PORTUGAL UPDATE: Joseph E. Stiglitz met with PM António Costa and with the parties that support the socialist government!!!p.23

allways were...

Cavaco should only announce the decision at the end of next week - source:
Economic
President now receives UGT and CGTP and will continue hearings next week. In between Madeira and will have to hear the parties. ... [link to economico.sapo.pt]

There 21m 9:16 João Pedro Pincha
Discuss the debt? "This is not taboo anywhere"

The PS faces the discussion of public debt sustainability naturally. Porfirio Silva, responsible for communication and socialist international relations, told the Daily News that "it is not taboo anywhere" approach the subject. PS and the Left Bloc undertook, in the agreement signed on Tuesday, creating a working group "for the assessment of external debt sustainability".

Socialists and favor blocs have something divergent positions on the issue. Firstly because, remember Porfirio Silva, "all the PS program strategy is a strategy within the European Union", while the Socialists are "critical of some aspects" of its operation.

Still writes DN that the working groups provided for in the agreements will aim not only public debt as private.

There 10m 9:29 João Pedro Pincha
TAP is the first breach of the left?

Writes the Economic Daily yesterday that the PS was taken by surprise when the PCP decided to bring to Parliament a draft law that aims to halt the sale of TAP, also finished yesterday. The Socialists want an airline controlled by the state, but do not see with bad eyes the entry of private capital in the company. Last night, John Galamba reinforced the idea that you can still go back and sell only 49% of TAP, keeping the rest in public hands. PCP and Block disagree and prefer the company 100% state - which is why, incidentally, that there is nothing in the agreements on this subject.

There 9m 10:03 João Pedro Pincha
Given the importance that the Parliament will have in the near future, the PS chose to take the parliamentary group "number two in the government," writes the newspaper i. That is, the choice of Carlos César as leader of the Socialist group will function almost as if he were Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, a position he probably will not be in the business future. The paper reports that Caesar only agreed to stay in the Assembly if it had next to people involved in the discussion of agreements with PCP, Bloc and Green: Ana Catarina Mendes and Pedro Nuno Santos, since Mario Centeno should assume ministerial functions.

As Portugal's ousted PM wants to dissolve Parliament: 'This is in the domain of a coup' Lisbon Faculty of Law Prof.

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ahahahahahaha

What's the funny?

That he might confirm his "Anibal" part of his name...

Seriously though, it's about time you people stand up against this coup. Because IT IS A COUP!!

Of course it is... the Portuguese people are totaly divided between left and right and the opinions totaly extremated... this will not end well!

TSF: Agrees with the proposal of Passos Coelho?
41% Yes 59% No without opinion 0%

OXI! Here we go again!

Of course, Paços Coelho wants new elections now, but people don't want it!

the funny is the way things are being done..there's a right way and a wrong way...
and Mr. Costa is not doing the right way...
and i'm quite sure that if we had elections again he would get even less votes...
more easily i would put catarina from bloco

35% yes 65% NO

THERE! You got your elections.



Os Tugas estão a abrir a pestana.

65% of people don't want new elections, that's it!

11:51 Now Catherine Hawk
Companies concerned with lists "extensive" benefits in the agreements left

The Association of Family Business was this morning with Cavaco Silva and told him he was "concerned" about "the extensive list of social benefits although legitimate are paid with money which was very prudently accumulated." This association is concerned that the new Government will announce "the markets we spent an ant policy for a cicada policy" and want to know the economic policies of a new executive.

The association also said it was in favor of "living wages for all" and that any increase in the minimum wage has to be discussed "in social dialogue thirst."

There 2m 12:18 Filomena Martins
Jorge Lacão considers the proposal for Passos Coelho to an extraordinary revision of the constitution to allow early elections "political despair." The parliamentarian PS former leader who was negotiating the constitutional revision of 1990, told TSF says that it is an attempt to game rules changes because right "does not feel resigned."

But the constitutionalist Jorge Miranda finds the proposed steps "very difficult" to achieve and considers that it "is not opportune".

There 23m 13:11 Catherine Hawk
Competitiveness Forum speaks perspective "too black" for the economy

Pedro Ferraz da Costa, president of the Forum for Competitiveness, was this morning meeting with Cavaco Silva and said that its platform was "very optimistic about the progress of enterprises" in recent years, now the situation was characterized as "very black ". This consideration does not appear linked to budget concerns, but "the reversal of economic policy that the statements of the PS, BE and PCP leave foresee," said Ferraz da Costa.

The businessman also warned that "there is a part of the population that thinks rightly that it was not faced in pre-electoral terms with a solution you right now that appears ahead" and it creates instability in the country.

Now 15:01 Filomena Martins
Former judge of the Constitutional and former member of the PSD in the last parliament, Paulo Mota Pinto comes in counter to the views expressed by the PSD and the CDS-PP leaders on proposals for an extraordinary revision of the constitution to allow early elections soon. On his Facebook page, cited by DN, Mota Pinto writes that "constitutional revision should not be used as a weapon in the daily partisan political struggle, nor should it be made to tow a situation or concrete case." According Mota Pinto, it is "an unrealistic proposal (and therefore mere argument in partisan political struggle), since the PS support is always essential for the constitutional review, and we know that will not give the current situation ".

16:15 Now Catherine Hawk
CGTP against Government management or presidential initiative

"We do not agree with any solution that pass by the continuation of this government, even if it is a government management or presidential initiative framework because it would keep instability and create conditions for transitional solution that would not bring benefits to the country," argued Armenian Carlos to the President of the Republic. For the CGTP the best way to "stabilize the country" is swear in the government of the Socialist Party.

There 1m 16:21 Helena Pereira
Mariana Mortágua: Do not nominate Costa would be "lurid"

"It would be disrespectful too visible, even lurid, the parliamentary majority" is not Cavaco Silva António Costa nominate as prime minister, considers Mrs BE Mariana Mortágua, in an interview to the Public. He adds, "Today we heard everything ... But a majority in Parliament also seems too large a democratic criterion to be ignored by the President."

On the possibility of a new Mariana Mortágua rescue is categorical: "Of course not." It argues that the comparison "between what is happening here and what happened in Greece does not make sense. Are completely different proposals compare what is not comparable only creates fear. " And stresses that the agreement "is not the PREC", the aim is to "reverse austerity measures".

On the possibility of motions of censure to be socialist government, Mariana Mortágua says this would be "redundant. If we think introduce a motion of censure it is because the agreement is over. "

17:07 Now Catherine Hawk
Country needs a "solution to the center"

The President of the Economic and Social Council, Luís Filipe Pereira, said the country "needs a solution to the center" to encompass the parties who advocate belonging to the European Union and the euro. He made a warning to the President of the Republic. "There is a risk. The social dialogue is a negotiation space and this involves discussion. If the agreement there is a discussion in which one party puts a story, but you already know that nothing is agreed there other institution will air follow-up to this, we are empty social dialogue ", considered Luís Filipe Pereira.

S & P: "The Socialist Party in Portugal is not the we or Syriza"

S & P: "The Socialist Party in Portugal is not the we or Syriza"
One of the agency responsible argues that perspective to the 'rating' of Portugal is stable. [link to economico.sapo.pt]

Good news. DBRS maintains rating of Portugal
20 minutes ago ELISABETE TAVARES
Under development

The Canadian credit rating agency maintained its investment grade rating to Portugal, as well as the stable trend for the country's prospects ... [link to expresso.sapo.pt]

There 3m 18:59 Catherine Hawk
Carlos Silva says it's important nominate António Costa

Carlos Silva, leader of the UGT, said after the meeting with Cavaco Silva that "it is important to nominate Antonio Costa" for the country to respond to the "commitments" external that is required. The union federation is against the possibility of a government management and reiterated that the country needs stability.

The UGT also promises that "will do everything" to defend the role of social dialogue and that the PS always defended this institution.