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Socialist Party (PT)

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Type: Organization

Name: Socialist Party (PT) (Partido Socialista, Socialist Party)

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Press Review – Constitutional Court threatens to reject new austerity measures

Sol«New rejections » , reports Sol , as the president of the Constitutional Court has threatened to reject the new cost-cutting measures presented by the government as alternatives to those the institution ruled against early this year included in the ... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 24 2013]

Entities: Constitutional Court, Aníbal Antonio Cavaco Silva, Porto (Portugal)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Press Review – Portugal FinMin meets German counterpart

Público«Cavaco fails strategy of consensus for post-troika period» , reveals Público , as Portugal’s president was expecting the document released after the Council of State meeting on Monday to express the consensus of the highest state institutions, ... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 22 2013]

Entities: Portugal, Jorge Jesus, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Constitutional Court

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Francisco Louçã/Mark Bergfeld: Interview with Francisco Louçã

Francisco Louçã is an economics professor at Lisbon's Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão. He is the author of numerous books and essays including Ensaio para uma Revolução [Rehearsal of a Revolution]; As Time Goes By -- From the Industrial Revolution ... [Published ZNet - May 20 2013]

Entities: Francisco Louçã, Mark Bergfeld, Portugal, Greece, Dictatorship

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

‘The health of zebras and the economy of fear’, by PDV editor Vítor Matos

T he hypothalamus determines the future of the country. The reactions of the Portuguese to fear , processed in this area of the brain, will dictate whether we’ll be paralysed by it, initiate a revolt or run away scared from the uncertainties of a future ... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 20 2013]

Entities: Threat, CDS-PP, Paulo Portas, National Institute of Statistics

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Left Bloc

Gay couples in Portugal may soon be able to adopt

Portugual will soon allow homosexual couples to adopt children, three years after it allowed them to marry.Portugal's parliament has voted for legislative proposals that will allow couples in a gay marriage or partnership to adopt each other's childr ... [Published Algarve Daily News - May 19 2013]

Entities: Portugal, Gay, Homosexuality, Left Bloc

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 5 reports

Same-sex couples win adoption rights for partners' children in Portugal

Portuguese parliament votes for partial adoption law for same-sex couples but stops short of full equalityPhoto by Alvesgaspar.Portugal’s Parliament has voted in favour of limited gay and lesbian adoption.The new law will allow those in same-sex couples ... [Published Gay Star News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Homosexuality, Portugal, Adoption

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Aníbal Antonio Cavaco Silva

Political crisis: President convenes Council of State

P ortuguese President Cavaco Silva announced that he has convened the Council of State for Monday, 20 May.The meeting of the advisory body will start at 5pm and its objective will be to discuss “the perspectives of Portugal’s post-troika economy “.The ... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 13 2013]

Entities: Paulo Portas, Crisis, Aníbal Antonio Cavaco Silva

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Spain, Portugal meet to find ways to help economy

Spain and Portugal's premiers are meeting to discuss the economic turmoil plaguing their countries and the measures the European Union should take to ease the crisis.Today's bilateral government summit in Madrid comes ahead of a gathering of European ... [Published RTE Online - May 13 2013]

Entities: Greece Bailout, Portugal, Spain

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Mark Bergfeld, "Interview with Francisco Louçã, Economist and Leading Member of Portugal's Left Bloc"

At delegates voted overwhelmingly to adopt the slogan for a You outlined some of the premises for a left government in . However, a left government would only be possible with the participation of the Socialist Party who isn't explicitly against all austerity ... [Published MRzine - May 13 2013]

Entities: Mark Bergfeld, Francisco Louçã, Left Bloc

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Tax bankers not bedrooms!

hile people struggling to survive on low incomes are being hammered by pay cuts, bedroom tax, cuts in council tax support and other benefits, Tory Chancellor George Osborne recently slashed the top rate of income tax for himself and his millionaire c ... [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]

Entities: Taxes, Socialist Party (PT), The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Capitalist parties rejected: Time for a new mass workers' party

the SocialistThe results of the county council election on 2 May marked a new low for all three major parties in Britain.For the first time ever not one of them got 30% or more of the vote, Labour scored 29%, the Tories 25% and the Liberal Democrats a ... [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]

Entities: The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Democrats, Elections, Socialist Party (PT)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

National Congress: Socialist leader unveils plan to boost employment

António José Seguro speaking at the closure of the 19th Socialist National Congress on Sunday (Photograph: Estela Silva/Lusa)S ocialist Secretary General António José Seguro proposed a plan to boost employment and called for an absolute majority , during ... [Published Portugal Daily View - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Socialist Party (PT), Portugal, Feira (Portugal), CDS-PP

Quotes

Mark Bergfeld, "Interview with Francisco Louçã, Economist and Leading Member of Portugal's Left Bloc"

Mark Bergfeld, "Interview with Francisco Louçã, Economist and Leading Member of Portugal's Left B ... [Published MRzine - May 13 2013]

During the visit of newly-elected Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta to Berlin on April 30, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "I think budget consolidation is now interestingly labelled with the word austerity, which is otherwise not used in Germany. We did not even know this word before the crisis." And her Calvinist Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schauble, echoed: "Growth and austerity are perfectly compatible."

Roberto Savio: The European Dream Going? [Published ZNet - May 12 2013]

..." So anyone who today comes up with a cockamamie argument such as: "Oh, even if we'd had Glass-Steagall in 2008, we still would have had the crisis" is either imbecilic, or lying through their teeth...

The British Empire's Concentration Camps Vs. Glass-Steagall [Published Executive Intelligence Review - May 09 2013]

Almost 2,000 votes is very creditable particularly because the Labour Party message on the street used the scare tactic of "if you vote TUSC you will let the right-wing present mayor back in"

Capitalist parties rejected: Time for a new mass workers' party [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]

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Tears of joy over surprise approval of gay co-a... [Published Algarve Resident - May 24 2013]
Press Review – Constitutional Court threatens t... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 24 2013]
Press Review – Portugal FinMin meets German cou... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 22 2013]
The European Dream Fading Away – Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - May 20 2013]
Francisco Louçã/Mark Bergfeld: Interview with F... [Published ZNet - May 20 2013]
‘The health of zebras and the economy of fear’,... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 20 2013]
Gay couples in Portugal may soon be able to adopt [Published Algarve Daily News - May 19 2013]
Crime and Punishment : Torturers Face Trial [Published Counter Currents - May 18 2013]
Gay adoption discussion returns to Parliament [Published Algarve Resident - May 17 2013]
Same-sex couples win adoption rights for partne... [Published Gay Star News - May 17 2013]
Portugal expands adoption rights for gay couples [Published Modesto Bee - May 17 2013]
Gay couples allowed to adopt [Published ENCA - May 17 2013]
Portugal expands adoption rights for gay couples [Published EveningSun.com - May 17 2013]
Portugal expands adoption rights for gay couples [Published Huffington Post - May 17 2013]
Mark Bergfeld, "Interview with Francisco Louçã,... [Published MRzine - May 13 2013]
Political crisis: President convenes Council of... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 13 2013]
Spain, Portugal meet to find ways to help economy [Published RTE Online - May 13 2013]
Roberto Savio: The European Dream Going? [Published ZNet - May 12 2013]
The British Empire's Concentration Camps Vs. Gl... [Published Executive Intelligence Review - May 09 2013]
Sri Lankan SEP holds May Day meeting [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 09 2013]
Capitalist parties rejected: Time for a new mas... [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]
Tax bankers not bedrooms! [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]
Salford - two-faced attack on mental health [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]
Usdaw ADM - fightback begins [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]
Portugal: Government in disarray... Left must s... [Published Socialist Party - May 08 2013]
Press Review – Minister of finance “transformed... [Published Portugal Daily View - May 08 2013]
Portugal pushes ahead with sweeping spending cuts [Published XinMsn - May 06 2013]
Italy should use its gold reserves to force a c... [Published Telegraph - May 02 2013]
The Blair Doctrine Redux: Obama Claims WMD in S... [Published Executive Intelligence Review - May 02 2013]
Portugal: 'Time for another April 25 revolution' [Published Green Left Weekly - May 01 2013]

Blogs

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Portugal's Constitutional Court Blocks Bailout ... [Published Global Voices Online - Apr 09 2013] This post is part of our special coverage Europe in Crisis . Portugal's Constitutional Court has struck down [pt] austerity measures considered necessary by the government to meet the conditions of its 78-billion-euro (101 billion US dollars) bailout ...
Is the Eurozone Nearing a Make or Break Point? [Published naked capitalism - Mar 05 2013] One of the dangers of trying to understand what is going on in the Eurozone if you are a hapless but interested American isn’t simply that you’d have to be fluent in a lot of languages to keep on top of the media, but the media themselves are, as NC ...
Portugal Gets the Giggles Ahead of Austerity Pr... [Published Global Voices Online - Mar 01 2013] This post is part of our Europe in Crisis special coverage. In the fight against tough government austerity, crisis-weary Portuguese are giving laughter a try. Besides pursuing politicians with the historic and revolutionary song Grândola Vila ...
Gatestone Update :: Soeren Kern: Ban Remains on... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Feb 14 2013] Ban Remains on Muslim Prayer in Spanish Cathedral by Soeren Kern February 14, 2013 at 5:00 am http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3589/cordoba-cathedral-muslim-prayer span style="text-decoration: initial;"> Print Send Comment RSS Share: ...
Portugal: Madeira dengue gets political [Published H5N1 - Dec 11 2012] Via Destak.pt: Manuel Pizarro (PS) diz que Governo cometeu "erro grave" no caso do surto de dengue. [Manuel Pizarro (Socialist Party) says government made "grave error" in dengue outbreak] The report, with my translation:O deputado do PS Manuel Pizarro ...