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26 Dec 2009 • Edition Nº 1042 • €1.50 inc. IVA • Publisher: Paul Allen-Luckman • Editor: Brendan de Beer • www.the-news.net
Our next edition 8 page 14 days
The next edition of The Home CHRISTMAS TV directory
Portugal News, with a weekly
review of the news in Insurance Guide enquiries
Portugal in 2009, will be PROPERTY underwritten up to in English
on 9th January 2010 supplement by Lloyds of 40%
London
Taxman gains see p.10 off
access to accounts
of suspects’ Portugal looks forward to a Happy New Year
families
Parliament has
with a surge in December reservations
approved a law decree
proposal presented by
the Community Party
PACKED
(PCP) whereby tax
inspectors will be given
greater powers to access
bank accounts during tax
fraud investigations.
(See Page 3)
Electricity bills to
increase by 2.9% PORTUGAL
The charges for
electricity are going to
rise by 2.9 percent in
2010 in mainland
Portugal, the equivalent
of a €3 increase for an
average bill of €40.
(See Page 4)
PARTIES
Thousands
awaiting
transplants
Dying whilst waiting for a
transplant is still a reality Full story, see p. 2
in Portugal, where the
waiting list now counts
more than 3,000 patients
and available organs or
willing donors are not
nearly enough.
(See Page 5)
Same sex
marriages set to be
approved before
2010
The Portuguese
government were
planning to present a law
decree proposal to
Parliament paving the
way for same sex
marriages by the end of
this year, a senior
minister said.
(See Page 5)
Faro among top
priority areas for
increased GNR
presence
The GNR will be giving
top priority to Faro,
Setúbal and Lisbon, for
the placement of their
944 recently graduated
officers. (See Page 7)
Christmas road
campaign in force
The National Road MMeerrrryy CChhrriissttmmaass && aa HHaappppyy NNeeww YYeeaarr
Safety Authority has
begun its Christmas
campaign in order to
alert and inform drivers of ttoo AAllll oouurr RReeaaddeerrss
the dangers of speeding
and drink driving.
(See Page 8)
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successively fall short of the mark, it now appears the country may finally have something to
CCCCCooooonnnnntttttaaaaaccccctttttsssss celebrate as hotels and resorts across Portugal are boasting near sell-outs for their Christmas and
PPPPPooooossssstttttaaaaalllll AAAAAddddddddddrrrrreeeeessssssssss:::::Apt 13 • 8401-901 • Lagoa New Year events, some resorts even boasting full houses for the festive period – and most without
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Lagoa Sol • Lote 3 r/c • 8400-415 Lagoa
TTTTTeeeeelllll::::: 707 500 655 ([phone]) The President of the Portu- News, “We are almost fully of Spanish spending a night or two the sector had been lost with the
NNNNNeeeeewwwwwsssssdddddeeeeessssskkkkk: 707 500 655 ([phone]) guese Travel Agency and Tour- booked for New Year’s eve. in Portugal, in comparison to the closing of businesses.
ism Association (APAVT) said “Christmas is unusually much same month of 2008. The amount Comparing Portugal to Spain,
SSSSSaaaaallllleeeeesssss::::: 707 500 677 ([phone]) recently that while the effects of slower as people tend to stay at of French tourists also grew by where taxes are lower, Joaõ
CCCCClllllaaaaassssssssssiiiiifffffiiiiieeeeeddddd: 707 500 646 ([phone]) the crisis are still apparent, there home, but we are still faring very 3.3 percent on last year’s Octo- Passos said: “If we raise our taxes
FFFFFaaaaaxxxxx::::: Gen 707 941 201 ([phone]) has been positive growth regard- well considering the time of ber figures. we will either start to lose out or
Fax: Sales: 707 942 053 ([phone]) ing reservations for the festive year”. The INE said hotel revenues in open the door to the competi-
season. In Lisbon, the Estoril Eden October dropped to €153.4 mil- tion”.
EEEEEmmmmmaaaaaiiiiilllll::::: [email protected] • [email protected] João Passos explained that says it has not noticed any dif- lion ($224.6 million) as hotels Meanwhile, the surge in inter-
WWWWWeeeeebbbbb::::: www.the-news.net despite a drop in revenue gener- ference in the amount of reserva- relied on discounts to attract visi- est for winter-sun destinations
PPPPPrrrrriiiiinnnnnttttt &&&&& DDDDDiiiiissssstttttrrrrriiiiibbbbbuuuuutttttiiiiiooooonnnnn ated by the tourist sector this tions from last year, and say they tors during the global downturn over the Christmas period has
year, there has been an expressed have not raised or lowered their despite the total number of tour- been confirmed by accommoda-
PPPPPrrrrriiiiinnnnnttttteeeeerrrrrsssss: MIRANDELA Gráfica, Lisbon surge in interest on behalf of tour- prices. ists who stayed in Portuguese tion-only specialist website
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and New Year in Portugal. There and Cuba are Portugal’s destina- percent, but were still fewer than It claimed pent-up demand for
DDDDDiiiiissssstttttrrrrriiiiibbbbbooooorrrrrsssss: VASP has also been healthy interest tions of choice, while within Por- those registered the previous early winter season holidays has
MMMMMeeeeemmmmmbbbbbeeeeerrrrr ooooofffff apct audited circulation from Portuguese nationals look- tugal the Algarve, Douro and year. led to an increase of more than
ing to travel abroad for this pe- Oporto are most in demand. Overall, since January, Portu- 50% in bookings in November,
PPPPPrrrrroooooddddduuuuuccccctttttiiiiiooooonnnnn riod. APAVT’s João Passos rea- gal’s hotels industry has suffered against the same month last year,
PPPPPuuuuubbbbbllllliiiiissssshhhhheeeeerrrrr::::: Paul Luckman • [email protected] “We have noted an increase in soned that, irrespective of the a rather positive global loss of 3.6 with the Algarve amongst the top
reservations for travel over “peaks” in seasonal reservations, percent in guests and 6.6 percent ten selling destinations which
EEEEEdddddiiiiitttttooooorrrrr::::: Brendan de Beer • [email protected]
Christmas and New Year and as happened over Easter, “it does in occupancy figures, especially also include Sharm el Sheikh,
PPPPPrrrrroooooddddduuuuuccccctttttiiiiiooooonnnnn::::: Madeline Luckman • [email protected] many destinations are sold out” not mean that these peaks will when compared with other main- Gran Canaria, Tenerife,
JJJJJooooouuuuurrrrrnnnnnaaaaallllliiiiissssstttttsssss::::: Carrie-Marie Bratley • Tommy Broad he said. save the year”. stream destinations. Lanzarote, Costa Blanca,
CCCCClllllaaaaassssssssssiiiiifffffiiiiieeeeedddddsssss::::: Rebecca Andrade Two of the Algarve’s most He acknowledged that “in re- Nevertheless, according to the Fuerteventura, Costa del Sol,
prominent resorts, the exclusive ality there has been a drop in the head of APAVT, predictions are Hurghada and Costa Brava.
PPPPPaaaaawwwwwsssss &&&&& CCCCClllllaaaaawwwwwsssss::::: Raquel Salbany
five-star Vila Vita Parc (Armação tourism sector”, which is cur- that the tourism sector will pick Sales and marketing director
PPPPPrrrrreeeeevvvvviiiiieeeeewwwww::::: Raquel Salbany de Pêra) and the Marriott’s Vila rently, in his opinion, “going up during the second quarter of Paul Riches said: “The terrible
TTTTTrrrrraaaaavvvvveeeeelllll::::: Sherry Hughes Sol Renaissance SPA & Golf through enormous turbulence”, 2010, though he refuted the idea weather in the UK and postponed
PPPPPhhhhhoooootttttooooosssss::::: LUSA • Press Association • PortugalNews both said reservations for the with overall losses in activity of of increasing tourist taxes within summer holiday plans have
Christmas period were looking between “10 and 20 percent”, the industry to compensate the driven people to think about get-
SSSSSaaaaallllleeeeesssss TTTTTeeeeeaaaaammmmm good, and their New Year’s which translates into an esti- loss in revenue. ting away for some early winter
events were “nearly sold out”. mated monetary value of be- “I am convinced that, if it does sun.
Raquel Abrantes, marketing tween €1.59 and €3.18 million. not happen in the first three “The fact that the winter flight
coordinator for Vila Sol said “we According to the National Sta- months of 2010, during the sec- availability has improved so much
receive new reservations practi- tistics Institute (INE) Portuguese ond quarter of the year we will compared to this time last year has
cally every day and the New hotel revenues fell 9.5 percent in start to see a positive reaction”. also boosted bookings.”
Year’s Eve event is also nearly October from a year earlier, even Regarding the possibility of Paul Riches added that
sold out”. though the total number of tour- increasing or introducing more eurozone resorts were holding
She said the majority of reser- ists edged up slightly, mainly taxes within the sector, Joaõ their own against those outside
vations and information requests thanks to more local travel as well Passos said it was “unthinkable”. the zone such as Egypt as Euro-
came from national citizens and as a significant rise in the number He further denied that tourism pean resorts had made prices more
local residents. of Spanish visiting the region. had been negatively affected by competitive, and bars and restau-
A spokesperson for Vila Vita In October this year there was the rise in unemployment, rants were being forced to com-
Parc also told The Portugal a 34.7 percent rise in the number though acknowledged jobs within pete with all-inclusive hotels.
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914 393 736 • 707 500 677
(all areas except the following) AA9AAA1rrrrreeeee2aaaaa 5 8RRRRR3eeeee 1ppppp8::::: 8Loulé to Ayamonte EU’s guide to trouble free and safe winter holiday travel
The European Commission Air and rail passengers already exceeding 3 hours. In all cases the assistance.
has launched a public consulta- enjoy rights guaranteed by Euro- company has to inform you 8. When you travel by cross-
tion on the future of air passen- pean legislation, while other about your rights on the spot, border train within the European
ger rights and released a top 12 list transport modes are set to fol- when an incident occurs. Union you are entitled to
of recommendations to guarantee low. The Commission has al- 3. If your luggage gets lost or reimbursement (or rerouting) and
travellers a safe and problem-free ready presented proposals to damaged, you have the right to a compensation, plus assistance, in
journey this Christmas. protect the rights of people trav- reimbursement of up to €1,223 case of cancellation or delay at
Vice-President Antonio elling by water or by bus or coach, when you take the plane. departure or at arrival of more
Tajani, Commissioner in charge which could be adopted as early 4. When you book your flight than 1 hour. You will also enjoy
of transport, has also announced as next year. ticket online, remember that the adequate information before and
details of a European-wide pub- As not all people are yet fully final price must be clearly during the journey.
licity campaign to make citizens aware of all the rights they enjoy indicated on the first page. 9. If your luggage gets damaged
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914 863 604 919 421 869 “As millions of Europeans islation, a publicity campaign airport, only take small quantities within the European Union, you
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Aljezur to Quarteira tive season, they can rest assured Apart from a special website maximum of 100 millilitres is up to €1,300. In case of accidents
SSSSSuuuuuppppppppppooooorrrrrttttt that the EU is doing all it can to in all of the EU’s official lan- permitted per container, which during the journey, you are
take the sting out of travelling”, guages, there will also be video includes creams, powder and entitled to advance payments and
AAAAAccccccccccooooouuuuunnnnntttttsssss::::: Gaby Rodrigues said the Commissioner. clips, posters and publications to mousse). The total amount of compensation for you or for
SSSSSuuuuubbbbbssssscccccrrrrriiiiippppptttttiiiiiooooonnnnnsssss::::: Samantha Hoather “The introduction of passen- be used in major transport hubs liquids per person cannot exceed your family.
ger rights for transport modes such as airports and train sta- one litre. 10. If you are not satisfied with
SSSSSuuuuubbbbbssssscccccrrrrriiiiippppptttttiiiiiooooonnnnnsssss such as aviation and rail is an- tions, while there will also be a 6. If you are planning to travel by your cross-border rail journey
52 editions of The Portugal News. cost €67.50 (Portugal), €135 other example of how the Union dedicated stand at international aeroplane outside Europe, check within the European Union, keep
(Europe) or €210 (World Airmail). Send your name and address makes a difference to the every- travel fairs. A budget of €1 mil- the black list of airlines banned in in mind that each railway
plus cheque or credit card details to Apt 13, 8401-901 Lagoa or day life of our citizens. This is lion is earmarked for this cam- the European Union before company has to communicate to
email [email protected]. Queries, please call 707 500 655. why I am proud to be announc- paign. buying your ticket. you the contact detail of the
ing that we will be launching an In the meantime, the EU has 7. If you are a passenger with complaint handling body, which
NNNNNeeeeewwwwwsssssllllleeeeetttttttttteeeeerrrrrsssss EU-wide publicity campaign to released its top 12 list of recom- disabilities or reduced mobility, will answer to your complaint
make clear to people what rights mendations for travellers this you will be granted non within one month.
To subcribe to our free weekly newsletters, sent by email every
they enjoy as passengers under Christmas: discriminatory access conditions 11. When you buy a travel
Friday please email [email protected]
European legislation, while at 1. If you travel by air and you are if you decide to travel by air or package, always make sure that
DDDDDiiiiisssssccccclllllaaaaaiiiiimmmmmeeeeerrrrr the same time opening a public denied boarding, or if your flight by cross-border train within the both the price and all relevant
consultation to give everybody is cancelled without notice or is European Union. You have the information are clearly indicated.
Although we do everything possible to ensure the integrity and the opportunity to express their subject to a more than five hour right to free assistance before, 12. Keep in mind that one out of
suitability of advertisements in TTTTThhhhheeeee PPPPPooooorrrrrtttttuuuuugggggaaaaalllll NNNNNeeeeewwwwwsssss,,,,, views on both what has been delay, ask for reimbursement or during and after the flight, when four road accidents can be
ANGLOPRESS Edições e Publicidade Lda, The Portugal achieved, and what can still be rerouting. travelling by air; to free assistance attributed to excessive alcohol or
News, its employees or representatives cannot accept any done, on air passenger rights 2. You also have the right to at the station and on board, when drug consumption. Don’t drive
responsibility for claims made by advertisers in their publicity,
when something goes wrong re- assistance and, in some cases, to travelling by train. Inform your if you are under the influence of
and cannot become involved in any disputes or litigation,
garding their flight”, said Vice- a monetary compensation in case air carrier at least 48 hours in alcohol or drugs!
howsoever arising.
President Tajani. of cancellation or a delay advance if you require such
news
The Portugal News • 26 Dec 2009 3
Taxman gains access to accounts of suspects’ families
Parliament has approved a law decree proposal presented by the
Communist Party (PCP) whereby tax inspectors will be given greater
powers to access bank accounts during tax fraud investigations.
According to the new legisla- This change in tax legislation qualify for this special dispensa-
tion, the taxman will now be able follows an unexpected move last tion.
to enter the bank accounts of fam- week, aimed to keep ailing busi- Previously, some companies
ily members of those being inves- nesses from closing their doors were allowed to negotiate the re-
tigated for tax evasion. due to burgeoning tax debts, when payment of their tax debts,
The law was passed with the the Prime Minister announced though only over periods not ex-
favourable votes of the PCP and that companies will be allowed to ceeding five years, but normally,
the Left Bloc, while the ruling repay the taxman over 120 the taxman has been reluctant to
Socialist Party and the main op- months. allow for a period greater than 12
position Social Democrats ab- The move to allow companies months.
stained. a decade to repay their taxes was However, the Prime Minister
The law further forces all fi- initially greeted with applause, has indicated that the measure
nancial institutions to pass on all though it became slightly more might only be a temporary one,
earnings and interest obtained muted when it was discovered suggesting it could possibly only
from savings accounts held by that only companies with debts apply in 2010, depending on the
their clients. in excess of 51,000 euros would rate of the economic recovery.
Beleaguered Lopes da
Mota resigns Eurojust post
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No date set for introduction of
The Justice Ministry said Freeport case, saying he was ing of a British-owned mall
it had accepted Lopes da resigning from Eurojust to in 2002, when Prime Minis- standardized Portuguese spelling
Mota’s resignation from “defend the interests of the ter José Sócrates was serv-
Eurojust, where he was serv- Portuguese state”. ing as environment minis-
ing as the EU organisation’s His lawyer said he would ap- ter. The Orthographic Accord standardising Portuguese spelling will not be implemented in
president, thanking him for peal the CSMP’s suspension Lopes da Mota has been Portugal’s schools next year and no date has been set for its introduction, Education
his “relevant services”. ruling. under investigation on sus- Minister Isabel Alçada said.
In a statement, Lopes da Ongoing investigations picions of having exerted
Mota reaffirmed his inno- into the Freeport affair centre pressure on magistrates in- “We have work to do with our Alçada said. ception of Angola and Mozam-
cence in the so-called graft on allegations of graft and in- vestigating the Freeport various partners to determine The treaty that has been rati- bique - allows a six-year period
and influence peddling fluence peddling in the licens- case. TPN/Lusa how we’ll introduce the Ortho- fied by all eight Portuguese- for its implementation.
graphic Accord in the schools”, speaking countries - with the ex- TPN/Lusa
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4 The Portugal News • 26 Dec 2009
High speed train project to create 56,000 jobs
Now is the time to move forward with the high speed train network project in Portugal, Sócrates reminded people that try.” With this initial stage now main markets”, adding that those
according to Prime Minister José Sócrates, who spoke during the signing of the work the project involved several concluded, it is time to move for- who make decisions can eventu-
years of studies: “There are a lot ward and carry out the project. ally be wrong, but those who never
contract for the first segment of the Lisbon-Madrid high-speed rail link, between
of things to do before a project of The Prime Minister imposed make a decision are wrong from the
Poceirão and Caia. this magnitude. There are many his stance on the project before start. The structural projects of
studies to make, in order to give critics, saying they “should think the high-speed train link will gen-
“The crisis is one more reason cedure in Évora, adding “There tract was the first step towards assurance to the Portuguese that Portugal can’t take the risk, nor erate a total of 56,000 permanent
to do it. It is at this time that the are a lot of people looking for a the high-speed rail link between the decisions we make are funda- pay the price, of straying even jobs in Portugal, according to stud-
country needs investments, and job and many companies waiting Lisbon and Madrid, and work mental for the future of our coun- further away from Europe and its ies made.
job opportunities” said José for this opportunity.” should commence in 2010, sched-
Sócrates during the formal pro- The signing of the work con- uled to be complete by 2013. José
Electricity bills to increase by 2.9%
The charges for electricity are The deciding factors for the to find a balance that is of inter-
going to rise by 2.9 percent in increase were not only to reduce est to both consumers and com-
2010 in continental Portugal, the electricity consumption, which panies.”
equivalent of a €3 increase for an should happen this year and in Many consumer associations
average bill of €40. In Madeira the 2010 as a result of the economic are part of the Rates and Tariffs
increase is of 2.5 percent and in crisis, but also for the paying off Board, such as DECO (Consum-
the Azores of 2.1 percent. of debts generated by the fixed ers Rights) and FENACOOP
The 2.9 percent increase of elec- tariffs of 2009 and due to the de- (National Federation of Con-
tricity charges in continental Por- valuation of fossil fuels. sumer Co-ops), as well as ANMP
tugal, proposed and accepted by The sector’s regulating body (National Association of Portu-
the Rates and Tariffs Board, will also said that the fixed tariffs for guese Citizens), EDP Distribu-
represent a €120 million reduction electricity are made “taking into tion and REN (National Electric-
of the country’s tariff deficit. account multiple criteria, trying ity Network).
Car scrapping incentive continues, but
only until 2010
The Government programme, 2010, where new car buyers re- In November, a total of 8,012
which has helped boost the sales ceive a fee for handing in their old vehicles were destroyed, the high-
of new cars by offering money in vehicles for scrapping. However, est figure in the last 18 months,
return for the scrapping of the in 2010 the maximum reimburse- according to data from Valorcar,
buyers’ old vehicles, will be con- ment will be dropped by 16 per- the company in charge of the ac-
tinuing in 2010, despite a reduc- cent, from €1,500 to €1,250. counts of the programme. The
tion of the maximum monetary The continuation of the pro- second semester of this year,
return. gramme still needs approval at without including December, has
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The Portugal News • 26 Dec 2009 5
Thousands awaiting transplants
Dying whilst waiting for a transplant is still a reality in Portugal, where the
waiting list now counts more than 3,000 patients and available organs or
willing donors are not nearly enough.
Of the 3,000 people on the “the best way to help” current peaceful, but in many places has
transplant list, 2,253 are waiting circumstances. helped to reduce the shortage of
for a kidney. And as the number The first transplant to take organs”.
of people needing new organs place in Portugal was done by Dr. Worldwide doctors continue
grows, the number of donors and Linhares Furtado in 1969. Since to raise awareness concerning
availed organs falls short of the then, until 2008, 21,290 people organ donation, in life and after
necessary figures. have undergone a transplant, the death. In Portugal, following a
So far this year 11 people have majority of which (8,139) receiv- campaign, the number of people
died waiting for a transplant. ing a new kidney. donating bone marrow for sick
These figures were released Domingos Machado, coordi- children rose dramatically.
last week by the National Collec- nator of Lisbon’s Hospital de It has been estimated that by
tion Unit for the Blood and Santa Cruz’s Kidney Transplant the end of this year 190,000 bone
Transplant Services’ Authority. Unit, stressed that “the duty to marrow donations will have been
Unit coordinator Maria João care for patients does not end with made, the majority of which (60
Aguiar said that this year “of the death” and believes that the fami- percent) by women, and that
45 urgent requests for liver trans- lies of donors should be number is expected to continue
plants, only 30 were possible. “honored”. to grow throughout 2010. Re-
And of the 26 requests for heart “In the United States families portedly, the average age of do-
transplants, only 13 were possi- who have allowed organ dona- nors is between 26 and 35.
ble”. tion often have funeral expenses Blood donations have also in-
She warned that the number of paid for or some form of monu- creased this year, due to cam-
people needing transplants con- ment of IT tribute paid to them paigns carried out over the past
tinues to grow. in way of thanks”, he explained. 12 months.
Hope, and raising awareness Dr. Machado admitted such At present, 40 in every 1,000
regarding donations, seems to be an approach is “not always people give blood.
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Foreign citizens make up
Credit card interest capped at 32.8%
6% of the EU population According to recently released public what the maximum limits terest.
figures from the Bank of Portu- on interest applicable by the Interest on new car loans has
gal (BdP), next year banks could National Bank would be in 2010. been set at 8.0 percent (concern-
be charging up to 32.8 percent in Regarding personal loans ing Long Term Leases), while in-
On 1 January 2008, 30.8 mil- foreign citizens in the EU27 lived Grand Duchy. interest on credit cards. (with the exception of car loans) terest on second-hand car loans
lion foreign citizens lived in the in these Member States. Meanwhile, Brazil, Cape The indicator was published the BDP has established a maxi- has been set at no more than 10.3
EU27 Member States, of which Among the EU27 Member Verde and Ukraine, respectively, last week by the BdP which made mum charge of 19.6 percent in- percent.
11.3 million were citizens of an- States, the highest percentage of have the biggest expatriate com-
other EU27 Member state. foreign citizens in the population munities in Portugal, according to
The remaining 19.5 million was found in Luxembourg (43 Eurostat.
were citizens of countries out- percent of the total population).
side the EU27, of which 6.0 mil- The percentage of foreign citi-
Same-sex
lion were citizens of other Euro- zens was less than one percent in
pean countries, 4.7 million of Romania, Poland, Bulgaria and
Africa, 3.7 million of Asia and 3.2 Slovakia. marriages
million of the American conti- Meanwhile, Portugal is still the
nent. Foreign citizens accounted country with the largest number
set to be
for 6.2 percent of the total EU27 of expatriates in France and Lux-
population. embourg, according to Eurostat.
In 2008, the largest numbers of Portugal’s immigrant commu- approved
foreign citizens were recorded in nity in France numbers 492,000,
Germany (7.3 million persons), or 13.6 percent of foreigners le-
before
Spain (5.3 million), the United King- gally living there. Some 76,000
dom (4.0 million), France (3.7 mil- Portuguese live in Luxembourg,
lion) and Italy (3.4 million). accounting for more than a third 2010
More than 75 percent of the of overseas citizens based in the
The Portuguese govern-
ment were planning to present
a law decree proposal to Par-
liament paving the way for
same-sex marriages by the end
of this year, a senior minister
said.
Pedro Silva Pereira, the min-
ister to the presidency, said
ALL
the draft bill was to be dis-
cussed in the Council of Min-
isters last Thursday and taken
to parliament later this month
A N G L I C A N C H U R C H for action.
He said the right of adoption
by homosexual couples would
not be included in the bill.
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6pm • Holy Communion ï Convento de S. José • LAGOA cluded a same-sex marriage
plan in its election manifesto
for last September’s legisla-
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liamentary minority, the pro-
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Douro cruise operator
Business in brief
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Portuguese power group EDP plans to reduce its emissions of
greenhouse gasses by 70% over the coming decade, company
sources said. In a statement EDP said renewable energy currently
with US tour operator accounts for 60% of the group’s installed capacity and nearly a
half of its total energy production. EDP “hopes to see an ambi-
tious climate accord reached in Copenhagen” this week to limit
global warming to two degrees centigrade, added the statement.
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European Union fishing ministers have reached agreement on
catch quotas for next year and Portugal says the deal has given it
“strong gains”. Speaking in Brussels after talks with EU colleagues,
Portuguese Fisheries Minister António Serrano said Lisbon has
got important concessions across the board in the bloc’s tempo-
rary quota accord for 2010. After negotiations on cod catches are
concluded with Norway, Portugal will have a quota of 5,800 tons
for next year. Brussels had wanted to reduce Portugal’s monkfish
catch for next year by 25% but this has only been cut by 15%, the
minister said. Portugal has managed to reduce planned quota cuts
for next year in a number of species, added Serrano.
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The accord for Portugal to back currency parity between São
Tomé and Principe’s Dobra and the Euro should enter into effect,
as planned, on January 1, Portuguese and STP officials have said.
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In 2008, the GDP per inhabitant in Luxembourg was more than
two and a half times the EU27 average, while Ireland and the Neth-
erlands recorded levels about one third above average. Austria,
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom and
Belgium were between 15% and 25% above the EU27 average.
France, Spain and Italy registered GDP per inhabitant between
0% and 10% above the EU27 average, while Cyprus, Greece and
Slovenia were between 0% and 10% below the average. The Czech
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30% lower than the EU27 average. Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania,
Latvia and Poland were between 30% and 50% lower, while Ro-
Douro Azul, the leading cruise operator on Portugal’s northern Douro River, has signed a “millionaire mania and Bulgaria were between 50% and 60% below the EU27
contract” with US tour operator Uniworld, assuring more than 136,000 visitors between 2011 and average.
2015, the company announced. PPPPPooooorrrrrtttttuuuuugggggaaaaalllll’’’’’sssss MMMMMoooootttttaaaaa-----EEEEEnnnnngggggiiiiilllll eeeeeyyyyyeeeeesssss MMMMMeeeeexxxxxiiiiicccccooooo bbbbbuuuuuyyyyy
Portuguese construction group Mota-Engil is reportedly study-
Revealing details of the agree- Port wine, at a cost of about €12 English market, due to the crisis pany said. ing the acquisition of a construction firm in Mexico where it al-
ment in a press statement, the million. and the lowered value of the The number of US, Belgian, ready operates a toll highway, company sources said. Mota-Engil
company said the deal was cou- Douro Azul said it foresaw pound to the euro, the space freed Dutch, Norwegian and Swiss CEO Jorge Coelho told Lusa his country is seeking further motor-
pled to its plans to build a new closing 2009 operations with un- up by the British has allowed the visitors to the northern region had way concessions in Mexico and also buying a construction com-
cruise ship for the vineyard-ter- specified record results. entry of new markets, such as also risen, it said. pany “if everything goes well.”
raced river, the fabled home of “Despite the reduction in the Israel and Australia”, the com- TPN/Lusa MMMMMaaaaacccccaaaaaooooo ----- HHHHHooooo’’’’’sssss SSSSSJJJJJMMMMM ooooopppppeeeeennnnnsssss 2222211111sssssttttt CCCCCaaaaasssssiiiiinnnnnooooo
Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, owned by gaming magnate Stanley
Zara founder richer than Portugal’s top 10 together Ho, opened its twenty-first casino in the territory last week, offi-
cials and company sources said. Located next to Macao’s ferry
terminal the Oceanus has 260 gaming tables and 560 slots and were
The personal fortune of It would take the combined Inditex’s main supplier. The top 25 wealthiest people inaugurated on December 15 by outgoing chief executive Edmund
Amancio Ortega, the man who fortune of Portugal’s 25 richest Presently Portugal’s richest have a combined estimated for- Ho.
created the Inditex retail chain men to surpass Ortega’s per- man is Américo Amorim, who in tune of €17.7 billion, little more
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(which owns international sonal wealth, achieved from the 2008 was estimated to be worth than Ortega’s €16.5 billion es-
brands such as Zara, Pull&Bear, building of a clothing empire. €2 billion, made from invest- tate. At a meeting in Brussels between the EC and the Oil Supply
Massimo Dutti and Berskha) has Portugal alone has 305 shops ments in the stock market and On a global scale, Amancio Group, held to discuss with Member States’ experts EU emer-
been evaluated at almost €16.5 of the Inditex chain, 55 of which from patrimony. Ortega is the 10th richest person gency preparedness, it was confirmed current levels of emergency
billion, making him the richest are Zara stores. Yet if Portugal and Spain were in the world. His shops can now oil stocks in Europe stand at 122 days of consumption, a figure
man on the Iberian Peninsula. This country is, in fact, one, Amorim’s fortune would be found in 73 countries and in well above the mandatory 90 days.
rank somewhere around seventh 2008 the chain sold some 80,000 EEEEEUUUUU aaaaacccccccccceeeeeppppptttttsssss MMMMMiiiiicccccrrrrrooooosssssooooofffffttttt cccccooooommmmmmmmmmiiiiitttttmmmmmeeeeennnnntttttsssss tttttooooo gggggiiiiivvvvveeeee uuuuussssseeeeerrrrrsssss
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people. Should the Spanish entrepre-
It has been estimated by the neurs decide to start selling up, The European Commission has adopted a decision that renders
magazine ‘Exame’ that Portu- 69 percent of Zara alone would legally binding commitments offered by Microsoft to boost com-
gal’s top 10 wealthiest entrepre- be worth an estimated €15.9 bil- petition on the web browser market. The commitments address
neurs are jointly worth around lion. Commission concerns that Microsoft may have tied its web
€9.3 billion, including the for- All of Portugal’s wealthiest browser Internet Explorer to the Windows PC operating system
tunes of personalities such as people saw their fortunes de- in breach of EU rules on abuse of a dominant market position.
Belmiro de Azevedo, the José de crease this year, with losses in the Microsoft has also committed to offer European users of Win-
Mello Group, and Joe Berardo. region of 8.5 percent. dows choice among different web browsers and to allow compu-
ter manufacturers and users the possibility to turn Internet Ex-
plorer off. Microsoft has also published an undertaking whereby
it commits to make far-reaching interoperability disclosures.
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South African budget airline 1Time will launch a service between
Johannesburg and the Mozambican capital early next year, com-
pany sources have said. ITime told the Lusa News Agency the
new flight will operate five times weekly undercutting current fares
by around 50 percent.
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The European Union is giving Portugal supplementary fund-
ing of €82 million, officials said. Some €50 million of Brussels’
new transfer goes to support Portuguese dairy farmers and an-
other €30 million is targeted at extending broad-band internet in
rural areas. TPN/Lusa
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The Portugal News • 26 Dec 2009
7
Impressive New
Year celebrations
planned for Lisbon
The Vasco da Gama tower will once again be the stage
for an impressive display of fireworks during the 2009/
2010 New Year celebrations.
Called the ‘Wave of Fire’, the nics will be a wave of fire covering
New Year firework celebrations a distance of 500 metres, replicat-
will begin at 00h00 of January 1st ing the movement of a real wave
2010 at the Vasco da Gama tower, with a total of 10,000 fireworks
in the Expo 98 grounds, and will being released from platforms on
last for ten minutes in total, illu- the river. The spectacular display
minating the night with fascinat- of fireworks is sponsored by Su-
ing pyrotechnics. per Bock and it will be an unfor-
The highlight of the pyrotech- gettable experience.
Red Bull agreement signed
Weeks after it was claimed the Red Bull Air Race was in
jeopardy of moving to Spain, Turismo de Lisboa has
signed an initial agreement with Red Bull Air Race for the
event to take place over the Tagus river in 2010.
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Tuesday by Turismo de Lisboa, 720,000 people to the Douro
representing Lisbon and Oeiras river last September. petition, free of charge, the usage
councils, and Red Bull Air Race, With Lisbon Council having of the space where the event takes GUESTS ARRIVING?
demonstrates the “desire for an only confirmed on Wednesday place, including the areas dedi-
international championship 16th December its involvement in cated to the planes, and a landing
event to take place over the Tagus the event, refuting previous strip, so that test flights, training DON’T PANIC...
River, between Torre de Belém speculations that the event might and qualifying flights can be car-
and the April 25th bridge, in be moving venue, it has also been ried out with ease.” Why not transform your long forgotten guest room this January?
2010” stated the document. revealed that Lisbon and Oeiras Both councils now have until
After being held in Oporto for councils must finance Red Bull by January 31st to complete a pro-
1 Pair
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will be hoping to gather as many The cities receiving the event gations and rights of the three Other Special Unlined
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increased GNR presence 2m40) with free &
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The GNR will be giving top priority to Faro, Setúbal and Lisbon, for the placement of rope tie backs for only
€20 per pair.
their 944 recently graduated officers. €499
According to the Internal due to the growing feeling of in- districts of the country. (up to 2m
Safety Report of 2008, Faro, security in the region, a fact that The recently graduated offic- width)
Setúbal and Lisbon were the dis- has been approached often in re- ers endured a nine month course, €499 or €549
tricts that presented the highest cent times by businessmen and which ended on Wednesday with
crime rates of the country last politicians in the region. a ceremony in Portalegre. A total (up to 2.4m
year. According to the GNR, Faro of 1,045 candidates enrolled for width)
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Poverty rife in Portugal Christmas road
campaign in force
Poverty in Portugal strikes 18% of its population, equivalent to around 2 Speaking before the ‘March
million people, but that number could more than double if the State aids Against Poverty’, which took The National Road Safety Au- roads.
place on Thursday 17th December, thority has begun its Christmas According to the National Road
were cut, according to the Executive Director of CAIS, a social care Henrique Pinto revealed that if the campaign in order to alert and in- Safety Authority (ANSR), over a
association. Government did not help strug- form drivers of the dangers of third of drivers killed in road colli-
gling families, the number of peo- speeding and drink driving. Sev- sions have elevated alcohol levels
ple considered poor in Portugal eral safety forces, such as PSP, in their system, and most deadly
could reach 41 percent, almost half GNR, Civil Protection and Emer- accidents are caused by excessive
the population. In the Executive gency Medical Services, are on speeding. The ANSR hopes to
Director’s view, this is the conse- high alert during the festive season. encourage safer driving this
quence of the existingnational cri- This year’s Christmas cam- Christmas season with its cam-
sis, now aggravated by the world’s paign, called ‘Arrive Home Alive paign, continuing the trend of
financial crisis. He believes there is to Loved Ones’, began on Mon- feweraccidents on the roads dur-
a “lack of political willingness” to day 21st December and will carry ing this month despiteincreased
resolve the problem of poverty: on until January 3rd, with several traffic due to the holidays.
“When budgets are made or pre- advertising campaigns also being In December last year, sev-
pared, each Ministry must place broadcast on television, radio and enty people lost their lives on
in its own budget these poverty advertising panels at the side of Portuguese roads.
funds, which are reflected in the
economy, education, housing, and
health services; besides the invest- Opening of new linen shop
ments they intend to make.”
However, he also admits the in Almancil
biggest obstacle in combating
poverty and social exclusion is due
to most of the population’s indif- Kathryn Owen and Michael thread polycotton sheet range in
ference to the matter, which gives Braidwood are very pleased to an- various colours, and an Egyptian
continuation to the cycle of fami- nounce the opening of their new Cotton sheet range in white or
lies living in poverty for genera- linen shop Linen Warehouse lo- cream with a regular stock of 200
tions. cated on the left hand side of the thread cotton and with 400 thread
Henrique Pinto said the ‘March roundabout just off the sliproad cotton available to order. Pillow-
Against Poverty’ “assembled the as you come into Almancil from cases are also available in oxford
public’s opinion to get closer to the EN125 from the Boliquieme or housewife styles in both
each other, to not be indifferent to direction. The location has private polycotton and Egyptian cotton.
the two million people or more parking and is very easily accessed Flannelette sheets and pillow-
that live on the brink of poverty from the roundabout. cases are available in various col-
in Portugal, that means men and Their opening hours will be ours up to kingsize.
women who earn less than Mon- Fri 10- 6 closed 1-2 for lunch They have a large range of pil-
€406pm.” and Sat 10-5 closed 1-2 for lunch. lows for all preferences, Duck
Although the March was organ- In the summer they will open a lit- feather, duck down, memory
ised by CAIS, Amnesty Interna- tle later to 7pm. foam, soft pillows, anti stress, anti
tional, AMI (International Medi- They will be opening with a allergy, Egyptian cotton cover
cal Assistance), the National celebratory drink and a small buf- pillows, luxury quilted and a few
Peace and Justice Commission, the fet on Saturday 9th January 2010, more kingsize and bolster etc.
Social Commission of Santos-o- at 10am everyone is welcome. Their cushions and duvet sets
Velho parish, the Obra do Ardina There will be opening offers and have a wide range of colours and
Foundation, the ‘Médicos do a winter sale on some of the prod- sizes to suit everyones require-
Mundo’ organisation, the ‘O ucts. Their products are very high ments personal or rental.
Companheiro’ association and the quality at low prices, they have Towels come in various sizes
European Anti-Poverty Network, budget ranges of sheets and tow- from face towels to super sheets
allfully supported the campaign. els for rental purposes, a good 70 500g or 600g with a very wide
range of colours, other products
include bath robes, mattress pro-
ENGLISH DENTAL SURGEON tectors, fleece underblankets, bed-
spreads, rugs, throws, bath mats,
Dr. Francis Haley teatowels, dishcloths and table-
cloths.
B.D.S. Electric blankets by Silent
Night will be in stock when they
(Guy’s Hospital, University of London) open on the 9th of January, al-
though most people wonder why
they would need them here in Por-
Av. 25 Abril, 184 - 1ºC 2750 - 511 Cascais tugal they sell like hot cakes and
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Computer Chronicles
Broadband Internet
This week we look at Broadband Internet and its availability here
in Portugal. Broadband connectivity allows high-speed
transmission of large amounts of data, including multimedia and
video for business or home use.
Delivering millions of bits of scribed to ADSL have experienced speed Internet access over a
data to your computer every sec- the growing pains of this very shared cable television line.
ond, a broadband connection re- promising network service. While cable modems have greater
duces the time spent waiting for WWWWWhhhhhyyyyy aaaaarrrrreeeee AAAAADDDDDSSSSSLLLLL download (from the Internet into
web pages and content-rich me- the home) capabilities, the band-
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A broadband connection is "al- fore vary, perhaps dramatically,
ways on." That means you can When your ADSL and tel- as more users in a neighborhood
instantly access the Internet and ephone service work together on get online at the same time. Cable
send and receive e-mail 24 hrs a the same line at the same time, the modem upload (from the home to
day. What's more, a broadband electronics inside a normal tel- the Internet) traffic will in many
connection lets you surf the ephone can be problem for high cases be slower than ADSL, be-
Internet at the same time you or frequency ADSL signals causing cause too many people in a
another member of your family noise to be heard on some tel- neighborhood are trying to send
is using the telephone. ephones. In order to keep these or receive data at the same time.
Broadband networks use a "fat- systems apart and stop them in- Many people ask how ADSL
ter" broadband cable compared to terfering with each other it is nec- can be so much faster than an
conventional telephone net- essary to separate the two com- Analog modem when it uses the
works. This means it can send and ponents from the telephone line same phone line. The answer is
receive vast amounts of data and in your home. This is where the that Analog modems send their
information up to 50 times faster ADSL Filter/Splitter comes in. signals through the public
than a standard dial-up connec- An ADSL filter is normally a switched telephone network, the
tion. In simple terms, think of small plastic box with a short lead same one that connects ordinary
broadband as an empty five lane that plugs into your phone socket telephones. ADSL modems "pig- that make up Web pages can be to offer two-way high-speed speeds, almost no loss of quality
highway instead of a single road and two outputs, one for your gyback" their signals on top of the received by your PC from satel- internet services across Europe. over long distances, and virtually
blocked with traffic. In terms of ADSL Modem and another for a voice signal. On the phone com- lites or broadcast towers. How- Fiber-Optic: You hear about unlimited capacity or "band-
costs broadband service provid- telephone. pany's premises, the line gets ever, with satellites, you need to fiber-optic cables whenever peo- width." All 32 volumes of the
ers usually charge a fixed rate rang- Some filters have only one tel- split - the voice calls are sent to have an additional phone line con- ple talk about the telephone sys- Encyclopedia Britannica, for ex-
ing from €29.00 a month to ephone output in them. ADSL the public switched telephone nection. In the past only your tem, the cable TV system or the ample, can be sent through an
€79.00 depending on the type of filters select the band of frequen- network, and the data transmis- downloads were received via sat- Internet. It's a unique technology optical connection in less than a
bandwidth supplied. Installation cies for each of the outputs, sion goes to the Internet. This ellite and your uploads were done that transmits data through hair- second. However typical
fees are typically around €45.00 phone or ADSL, and send just method moves data off the phone through your standard telephone thin strands of glass fiber, using broadband speeds being offered
and download speeds range from the correct band to the appropri- company’s lines and instead uses line which meant you paid two laser-generated pulses of light— by ISP’s on Fiber Networks are
512Kbps to 24Mbps with ate socket. For good system per- connections optimized for carry- services. However a Paris-based and light travels faster than any 50Mbps and 100Mbps.
4Mbps being the most popular. formance it is very important ing Internet traffic. operator Eutelsat has launched a other wave, 300,000 kilometers In our next edition I will dis-
HHHHHeeeeerrrrreeeee'''''sssss hhhhhooooowwwww that all your other telephony WiMAX: This relatively new satellite called E-Bird aboard the per second. Therefore these ca- cuss Mobile Broadband Services
equipment is separated from the broadband service has the poten- Ariane 5 rocket which is designed bles can attain mind-boggling available in Portugal.
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chines, burglar alarm systems up their "land lines" in favor of
Phone Lines: Broadband that is and dial-up modems. mobile phones, WiMAX could
delivered over ordinary phone Cable: Many of the same Ca- replace cable and ADSL services,
lines is called Asymmetric Digital ble TV companies that currently providing universal Internet ac- Make sure your
Subscriber Line (ADSL). Using provide access to TV programs cess just about anywhere you go.
your existing phone line, ADSL and pay-channels can also pro- WiMAX will also be as painless loved ones don’t
can deliver high-speed Internet at vide broadband access. The same as Wi-Fi e.g. turning your com-
the same time as voice calls or cable is used to connect both your puter on will automatically con- have to cope alone
faxes. There's no need to install a TV and PC to the cable service. nect you to the closest available
separate phone line for the The two don't interfere with one WiMAX antenna. In practical
Internet. ADSL uses only a por- another, so you can watch cable terms, WiMAX would operate
tion of your phone line's band- TV and surf the Web at the same similar to Wi-Fi but at higher The Portuguese way of funerals can ■ Complies with FSAregulations
width for connecting, so you are time. Cable modem speeds vary speeds (typically 70Mbps), over
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10 The Portugal News • 26 Dec 2009
Biker prophets resist “ungodly changes” and continue
bringing joy to the world
At a crucial time in Portugal’s history the men and women of the Christian
Motorcyclist’s Association of Portugal are resisting the spirit of the age by being heralds
of the Good News and defenders of ancient values. Most would rule bikers out as
unlikely candidates to be prophetic voices but it seems as if the Scriptures are being
fulfilled as it is written: “ But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the
wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong” (I Corinthians 1:27).
Christian symbols from public
space and the persecution of the
Church for her defiant stand, both
in Portugal and in the European
Union, are all in the pipeline.”
The members of CMA Portu-
gal believe that “the country of
Portugal, indeed all of Europe, is
on the verge of collapse. A moral,
ethical and spiritual recession has
begun. The implosion of Euro-
pean society is imminent. His-
tory has proven time and again
that people without God, with-
out the values and principles
taught in His Word, are
doomed!”
Yet, at such a dark time in the
nation’s history it seems as if
God has seen fit to raise up pro-
phetic voices in the most unlikely
places. The members of CMA RRRRRuuuuuiiiii CCCCClllllaaaaarrrrrooooo wwwwwiiiiittttthhhhh tttttwwwwwooooo ccccchhhhhiiiiillllldddddrrrrreeeeennnnn fffffrrrrrooooommmmm ttttthhhhheeeee AAAAAnnnnntttttóóóóónnnnniiiiiooooo
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In September and October of
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Party even occupying National city always with a view to call at a music concert.
“ Board positions. Their bikes led their government to reason on a Divided between two chap-
In a desperate attempt to such as the liberalization of traditions the nation is being cata- processions through the city number of key issues. ters, one in the south and one in
remain among the abortion, compulsory sexual pulted into something that is during the Legislative Elections. December was a big month for the center of the nation, these radi-
forerunners of EU States education of all school aged completely different from, and In the same month of November CMA. They took the Good cal bikers who are followers of
in the implementation of children with accompanying even completely opposite to, her their motorcycles occupied the News of Christmas to a Founda- Christ crisscross their country to
liberal, secular and condom distribution and former religious nature. The biker main avenue of the capital as they tion for abused, neglected and bring a message of love, peace,
antichristian laws, policies and teachings about safe sex (as pastor goes on to say, “every- led thousands in the World abandoned children in Lisbon. salvation and joy to the world.
values the government of Portugal opposed to teaching abstinence), thing once considered good, holy, March for Peace and non-Vio- The children were treated to Whether “Riding for the Son”
wants to become the 9th nation in and the introduction of new laws righteous, pure and Godly is un- lence. In fact this avenue of Lis- lunch, a game of football, rides on through the streets of their capi-
the world to legalize homosexual related to euthanasia, to name but der attack. To describe contem- bon is familiar to these bikers who the motorcycles and presents tal or visiting a small local school
marriages by January 2010,” a few.” porary Portugal as religious or also led 7,500 people in the March were distributed as each biker their goal is simply one: to share
says Eddie Fernandes, president There is no doubt in anyone’s Catholic is a huge misnomer. And for Life prior to the Abortion law adopted a child. Following that their faith. They live according to
of CMA Portugal. He goes on to mind that Portugal is changing there is more to come. I believe being passed. They have led at event on Sunday 13 December a Higher Code. Their purpose is
argue, “this follows other rapidly. No longer the bastion of other laws such as homosexual least 50,000 people in five major the bikers were invited to speak to take the message of Jesus of
monumental societal changes conservative Roman Catholic adoption, the removal of all marches down this avenue about their faith to a gathering of Nazareth to their nation. Indeed
160 non-Christian bikers! Secu- God must have a sense of humour
lar bikers don’t normally ask to use a group of bikers to be apolo-
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