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South African
Ambassador Chelsea confirmed late 19 September 2007 that manager
interview
José Mourinho has left the club by ‘mutual consent’
The Portugal News
speaks to the S. African
Ambassador on issues THE SPECIAL ONE
such as crime, affirmative
action, Robert Mugabe
and life after Nelson
Mandela. (See p. 2)
Bush is always
welcome in SAYS GOODBYE
Portugal
Prime Minister José See
Sócrates, on a visit to story,
Washington, appears to
have further cemented page18
ties between the US and
Portugal and says that
President George Bush
will always be welcome
in Portugal. (See p. 5)
Immigrant numbers
down
In its report on
immigration to Portugal,
the OECD says the
departure of 67,000
Ukrainian nationals
between 2004 and 2005
was largely responsible
for the reversing of
Portugal’s immigration
trend, which peaked in
2005 when 469,000 were
legally living and working
in Portugal. (See p. 6)
Schengen
enlargement for 8
states
The Schengen free
movement zone will be
expanded to include
eight of the European
Union’s newest
members by year’s end,
perhaps before
Christmas, the
Portuguese presidency
and the European
Commission
announced. (See p. 6)
Weekend weather
Lisbon: Saturday: Partly
Cloudy, high of 24º
Sunday: Sunny, high of
27º.Faro:Saturday:
Sunny, high of 26º
Sunday: Sunny, high of
26º.Oporto: Saturday:
Mostly Sunny, high of 23º
Sunday: Partly Cloudy,
high of 24º. Picture dated 03 February 2007 shows Chelsea manager Portuguese Jose Mourinho during his team’s Barclays Premiership League clash with Charlton Athletic at
the Valley Stadium in London. (Photo: EPA/Lindsey Parnaby)
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South African Ambassador
THE PORTUGAL
Thandiwe Profit-McLean
Thandiwe Profit-McLean is currently midway through her four-year term
as South African Ambassador to Portugal.
Before taking up her post, Ambassador Profit-McLean was Deputy
Director-General, Arts, Culture and Language in Society in the
Department of Arts and Culture. She was also the National Coordinator
of the 10 Years of Freedom Celebrations Presidential Project. This
week, she speaks to The Portugal News on issues such as crime,
affirmative action, Robert Mugabe and life after Nelson Mandela.
Confronted with the thorny “But if we look back at South As far as crime is concerned,
issue of Zimbabwe’s presence at African history, when we were and a moratorium issued by the
the EU-Africa summit later this in the thrust of apartheid, there government to better control the
year which will be hosted by was nobody who invaded the release of statistics referring to
Portugal, Ambassador Profit- country. South Africans had to the country’s high murder rates,
McLean explains: “The initial sit down and sort out South Af- she reasons that people have of-
intention of staging an EU-Africa rica’s problems. ten abused these figures for po-
summit is to get people talking. “The people of Zimbabwe litical gain, and says the impact
We have not had a summit for have to ultimately sort out the of apartheid on the post-apart-
seven years and the feeling was problems of Zimbabwe. There heid South African society is of-
mutual that it was due. has been ongoing discussion be- ten ignored.
Clearly the question of partici- tween Harare, the Zimbabwe “Many people are in denial as
pation has become an issue, but opposition, SADC and South to the relationship between
if the African Union is to be in- African President Thabo Mbeki apartheid and crime”, she says.
vited then the AU as a whole where dialogue has been encour- “Statistics are important for
should be represented. South aged, and UN proposals for purposes of comparison, be it
Africa cannot prescribe who peace have been supported.” crime, AIDS, housing or educa-
should or should not be present”. She further reasons that while tion.
She says that there is a lot of many nations are looking to South “But people are not just crimi-
goodwill amongst most of the 53 Africa to solve the problems of nals because they were born that
African states represented by the Zimbabwe, “Nobody is saying way. Let’s wait and get the sta-
AU, and the 27 nations that com- out loud what they think.” tistics right, people use statistics
prise the EU, and it would be a Ambassador Profit-McLean for political gain, almost irre-
pity if the summit were to be can- reasons that as her country and sponsibly”, argues the Ambassa-
celled, as there are so many other Zimbabwe “are neighbours, we dor.
issues the two continents need to bear the brunt of what is going on She continues that the coun-
talk about, not just Zimbabwe. in there.” try’s tourist figures are soaring.
But she stresses that the South But asks: “Where do you be- “We are hosting the World
African government has never gin and where do you end when it Cup, it is in our interest to host a South African Ambassador Thandiwe Profit-McLean. (Photo: The Portugal News)
ceased to express its interest in comes to interfering in the affairs safe World Cup. Crime is a pain
the observation of human rights, of a foreign state? for South Africa, we have sons She says that through the “White capital has benefited predominantly white South Af-
and does not support the viola- There is no country that feels and daughters who are victims”, elimination of poverty crime will from BEE. If you have a popula- rica. Many countries have streets
tion of rule of law anywhere in the as passionately about human she states, “Criminals do not be reduced. tion of 45 million and only five and places named after Nelson
world. rights as we do.” only target white people, or Por- “If I am living well, have food million are involved, the country Mandela. Reconciliation is a
tuguese people. They don’t see on the table, a home, water and will not realise its potential. Free- two-way street. Name changing
colour.” electricity, I will not be jumping dom did not only liberate black is about give and take. Nonethe-
Represented in Portugal by: Continuing on the theme of over your wall.” South Africans, but also white less, we talk about Tshwane but
ANGLOPRESS crime and the apparent greater The Ambassador is a staunch South Africans. we still say Pretoria, we talk
Edições e awareness of crime in South Af- supporter of black Economic “People choose to see affirma- about Guateng, but we still say
Publicidade, Lda rica to the extent that it has be- Empowerment (BEE) and says it tive action in a negative light. Johannesburg.”
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The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007 3
Portugal tops for e-government
Portugal has come from nowhere to set the trend for the rest of
Europe to follow. The country has sky-rocketed seven places up the
2007 e-government rankings and is now the third best European
Union state when it comes to providing online services at both the
citizen and business level. The study, presented on Thursday
afternoon, shows that Portugal has successively climbed the
rankings since they were first released in 2000 and the country has
now clearly become an example to its fellow 26 EU member states of
how to make rapid progress in this department.
Portugal is now officially one when the last such study was proved its rating by 11 places.
of the most sophisticated coun- published, climbed seven places The level of availability and
tries in terms of e-government as to third in terms of availability and sophistication of on-line services
efforts by the Lisbon hierarchy jumped six places to fourth when directed at companies, the survey
in recent years start reaping divi- referring to the sophistication of says, are both rated at 100 per-
dends. e-government. cent, values which are 29 and 16
The study was conducted by The list, in terms of availabil- points above the EU average, re-
consulting company Capgemini ity, is topped by Austria fol- spectively. While this figure falls
on behalf of the European Com- lowed by Malta. to 75 percent at citizen level, it
mission and consists of two sepa- Looking back at previous remains 25 percent above the
rate rankings; one on the availabil- years, Portugal’s progress is even community average.
ity of online services and the other more striking. The news of Portugal’s strong
comparing the sophistication of In 2005, the country was rated showing came as 36 countries
these services. 14th, meaning that in the space of gathered in Lisbon for a confer-
Portugal has, since June 2006 just two years, Portugal has im- ence on e-Government.
No more questions for
the McCanns
In a statement released on Wednesday afternoon, the Évora
District Attorney-General explained that no further questioning
of the parents of Madeleine McCann has been scheduled. The
news comes in the week where not only did police decide to
dispense with the services of their spokesman, but also where
the judge in the case failed to receive authorisation, for now, to
speak on latest developments.
In a statement issued late In another development, In the meantime, and
Wednesday evening district Portuguese police have been while no further questioning
attorney Luís Bilro Verão left without a voice after chief of Kate and Gerry McCann
explained, “No new evidence inspector Olegário Sousa was has been scheduled, investi- Prime Minister José Sócrates speaks to US President George W. Bush after a meeting in the
justifying further question- removed as police spokesman. gations can be conducted Oval Office of the White House on Monday. US President George W. Bush and Portugal’s Prime
ing has emerged since Sep- Apparent discord between through the issuing of roga- Minister José Sócrates met with each other to discuss world affairs, and relations between their
tember 7 (when Kate and him and fellow detectives has tory letters which are letters two nations. (Photo: EPA/Brendan Smialowski)
Gerry were madeformal sus- been a regular talking point issued to a foreign court re-
pects). among journalists in recent questing a judge to take evi- Shockwaves ripple
Mr Verão added that the months. dence from a specific person
current status of Unofficial reports suggest within that court’s jurisdic-
Madeleine’s parents will re- the Chief Inspector stepped tion.
main unchanged as “in ac- down in disgust at the constant According to the Portu-
cordance with investigative leaking of information. guese Civil Procedure Code, community as murder
elements collected thus far, Mr Sousa confirmed his re- the act of issuing a rogatory
the existing measures are moval from the case in a text letter is when a court or au-
deemed adequate”. message sent to The Portugal thority solicits a foreign au-
The judge concluded that News saying: “Good morning, thority to carry out a judicial suspects are freed
no line of investigation has the case is with the public pros- act.
been excluded, which effec- ecutor in Portimão so all fur- Should the act be deemed
tively means that Portuguese ther inquiries will have to be urgent, it can be ordered or so-
authorities are still pursuing directed at these services”. licited by telegram, tel-
the possibility that A spokesperson for the De- ephone or other analogical
Madeleine McCann was ab- partment of Public Relations means of telecommunica-
After being sentenced to 22 years in jail, the three suspects found guilty
ducted from her Praia da Luz and Documentation in Lisbon tion.
apartment on May 3rd. meanwhile told The Portugal These letters could also of British ex-pat John Turner’s murder, following a raid on his home in
Separately, the Supreme News that Chief Inspector contain requests which may Sobradinho da Alfeição, were released last Saturday under the new
Council of Magistrates this Sousa was no longer involved include the seizing of an ob- penal code of preventative custody.
week announced that it at any level in the case involv- ject.
would not be speaking di- ing Madeleine’s disappear- A legal source close to the
rectly on the case, nor allow ance. case has told The Portugal They had reportedly ex- on April 28th, 2005. Alfeição residence, tying up the
Judge Pedro Miguel dos She also said she was una- News that to her knowledge, ceeded the maximum time limit Detained by police on August man and his wife, Helen Turner,
Anjos Frias to do so. ware of plans to find a replace- no requests had yet been filed for suspects to be held in pre- 2nd 2005 and identified as Vasile before beating and brutally at-
It said the public prosecu- ment for her colleague. with British police, including ventative custody, of 18 Cucicea, Ioan Rusus and tacking Mr. Turner and fleeing
tor’s office was in charge of Back in August, the Chief confiscating personal pos- months, a recent law change that Dumitru Pekura, the three sus- with two top-of-the-range cars
investigations and would be Inspector said of police leaks in sessions. was introduced last week. As pects maintained that one of two and other valuables.
responsible for issuing infor- an extensive interview withThe It was also confirmed by the the new penal code was intro- others was singularly responsi- An initial autopsy from Faro
mation. However, admitting Portugal News: “They are un- Portuguese law office repre-
duced on Friday, the three men ble for the man’s attack and sub- hospital said Mr. Turner had
to “communicational inad- desirable. But it is difficult to senting the McCanns that
were freed the following day. sequent fate. Neither of the re- died due to a heart attack, though
equacies that still persist at establish who these leaks are. since taking charge of the
They had appealed the judge’s maining suspects was caught, it further autopsies in both Portu-
our courts” the council has Information is probably not case, “Portuguese newspa-
assumed, in collaboration leaked on purpose. I believe pers are being looked at, and original decision, which was an- is believed they fled the country. gal and the UK showed Mr.
with the judge, the release of sometimes things are said at an some clippings are being kept nounced on October 27th 2006, A group of five men had Turner had died as a direct result
any information, but says informal lunch after which a aside”. following John Turner’s murder stormed the Sobradinho da of the violent attack.
that for the time being, it sees friend tells a friend who knows They refused to elaborate
no need for the council or the a journalist. But there’s no as to why clippings were be- the-news.net
judge to speak publicly on the doubt, these leaks complicate ing kept, adding they were
case. my job.” not reading the British press.
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4 The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007
A very special
‘home-coming’
Born on May 1st, 1990, Maria de Jesus
Schöyen was a happy baby, full of giggles
and smiles. At just 18 days of age she was
placed in the care of Refúgio Aboim
Ascensão in Faro, from where she was
later adopted by ex-pats Bjorn and Rosa
Maria Schöyen. Seventeen years on,
Maria de Jesus, or Juju as she is
affectionately known, returned to volunteer
for two weeks’ work in the ‘Little Pink
House’, from where her life began.
Refúgio Abiom Ascensão di- and even to the zoo in Lisbon
rector, Dr. Luís Villas-Boas, de- were all packed into her active two
scribes Maria de Jesus as a “very weeks’ volunteering, rounded off
special young lady”. She was one by another trip to Lisbon on
of the first babies to be placed into Monday, before flying home on
the institution’s brand new adop- Tuesday, to see her ‘godmother’,
tion centre facilities, which were Maria de Jesus Soares.
inaugurated in 1990. A visit by Despite having few memories
Portugal’s then First Lady, wife of the home – Maria de Jesus left
of ex-Portuguese President when she was two – she still feels
Mário Soares, Maria de Jesus a strong bond with the workers
Soares, who is also president of and the children. Even though she
Dr. Villas-Boas’ ‘EI’ Infant was only there a short while she Maria de Jesus Schöyen with Dr. Luís Villas-Boas (Photo: The Portugal News / Carrie-Marie Bratley)
Emergency organisation, gave is warmly remembered by many
Juju’s her name. of the institution’s long-standing
Dr. Villas-Boas happily recalls staff, including the cook, the care- to their roots.
the first lady’s visit, when Maria taker, and a handful of carers. Not only was Maria de Jesus LOOKING FOR AN
de Jesus Soares saw the little girl, Whilst her dream is to be a the first adoptee to return to the
then still unnamed, picked her up flight attendant, Juju does not home from a foreign country, her
and “fell in love” with her. exclude the possibility of one day parents were amongst the first
“I suggested that maybe we working with children in such foreign ex-pats in Portugal to be ENTERTAINER?
could call the little girl after Maria institutions and “will definitely actively involved with Refúgio
de Jesus Soares and that she could return next year”. Aboim Ascenção. They have ac-
be her ‘godmother’. And she said This pleases Luis Villas-Boas, companied its progress since Luis
NO EVENT TOO
yes”, explains Dr. Villas-Boas. who always welcomes anyone Villas-Boas’ takeover in the early
Maria de Jesus Schöyen is who is interested in volunteering, 1980’s and still remain in touch. LARGE OR TOO
now 17 and currently sitting ex- principally during the hectic “I think it’s wonderful how SMALL
ams to become a flight attendant. months of summer, though “we these ladies take care of the chil- Private parties,
She lives with her parents in do have to be very cautious with dren”, says Juju, now a confidant corporate
southwest France, in Soustons. whoever we let work with the and happy teenager, “Its impor- events. We
Over the past 17 years she has children”. He is highly praising of tant that they are happy and
supply stages,
moved with her family around Juju’s work and dedication, he healthy babies, and I really have
lights, sound,
Europe, and has had a very happy hopes others will follow in her to congratulate the staff. They are
childhood. The family have kept footsteps by one day returning wonderful”. catering, and the
in touch with the Refúgio, from best
where Juju also has an adopted Portuguese entertainment.
brother, and says that knowing
she was adopted did not really CALL US
change her life.
“My parents told me when I language could be TODAY
was about seven or eight”, she We have a
says, “but when I found out I diverse client
wasn’t really shocked, it wasn’t at risk within 10 base and will
like my whole world fell apart or give expert and
anything. When I was at school helpful advice for
other children used to ask me if it
all your needs
was normal that I had white par- years in Timor
ents when I was black, but I never
really noticed”. ARE YOU ON
She made the decision to return OUR BOOKS?
to Faro and volunteer after she The Portuguese language in However, the replacement of Call us today
visited the institution with her East Timor “could be at risk in Bahasa, by Portuguese as the to register
parents in July. At Dr. Villas- five to 10 years if there is not everyday language of many (demo or
Boas’ suggestion she jumped at investment in teaching,” Dili’s Timorese has not been possible
audition
the chance, and for the past two education minister has due to insufficient resources
weeks has been actively involved warned. being channeled into teaching required)
in the daily life of the 95 children In comments to Lusa, João the European tongue, the min- Tel: 914
who live in the little pink house. Câncio said Timor’s govern- ister said.
599 933
“I talk to them and feed them, ment has no plans to alter the Timorese lawmakers ap-
and I’ve learnt how to try and status of Portuguese as an offi- proved a bill at the weekend to
make a small child stop crying”, cial language of the new nation, make Tetum the official lan- PORTUGAL’S NEWEST TALENT AGENCY
she says of her time in the along with Tetum. guage of instruction in the first
Refúgio, which Juju also de- But extra investment is two years of primary educa-
scribes as a “very positive expe- needed from Portugal and Bra- tion in state schools.
rience” of which she will take zil, Timor’s traditional Under the new system, Por-
home “lots of good memories”. Lusophone cooperation part- tuguese will be introduced as a
“When I get back I think I will ners in the fledgling state’s edu- foreign language in the third
be spending a whole evening tell- cation system, added Câncio. year of schooling.
ing my parents about these two Timor’s education minister “Timorese society doesn’t
weeks. They will want to know noted that at the time of Dili’s speak Portuguese. Introducing
every detail,” she laughs. “There independence five years ago, it Portuguese, a foreign language,
are so many adorable babies here was predicted that Indonesia in the first school year doesn’t Sole Agents for Group Elvis, Tribute Show
and I just want to take care of all Bahasa would die out as a lan- make sense,” Dili’s education
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The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007 5
Bush is always welcome in Portugal
US President George Bush has the importance of “joint work” Speaking after a meeting with US President George Bush at the White House Monday on a wide range
highlighted the importance of with Europe. of issues, Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates, although a sceptic of Washington’s Iraq’s
“joint work” between Washing- “We must resolve these diffi-
policies, highlighted the traditional friendship linking Portugal and the United States and said Bush
ton and the European Union and culties,” added Bush.
also thanked Portuguese Prime Prime Minister Sócrates, would “always be welcome” in Lisbon.
Minister José Sócrates for Lis- speaking in English, said the main
bon’s support for military inter- priority of Lisbon’s EU chair is
ventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. to maintain “a strong and united
President Bush was speaking Europe” and work “in close co-
after around an hour of talks with ordination with the US in favour
Portugal’s government chief, of stability and world security.”
whose country holds the EU Also present at the White
presidency. Both leaders made House meeting were US state
short declarations after the en- Secretary of State Condoleezza
counter and declined to take ques- Rice and her Portuguese counter-
tions from reporters. part, Luís Amado.
Bush said he had discussed the Ahead of his meeting with
“current level of relations” be- George Bush, which officials said
tween the US, the EU and Portu- had focussed on wide-ranging is-
gal. sues including the transatlantic
“I asked the prime minister alliance, international trouble
what the level of relations are and spots and alternative energy poli-
he told me they are good. I also cies, Portugal’s prime minister
think the same,” the US leader said he would brief America’s
said. leader on the priorities of Lis-
“The Portuguese prime minis- bon’s EU leadership.
ter told me that he wants to work These key concerns of Portu-
in close proximity to the US. I gal include the Middle East peace
said that I also want to work in process, Kosovo’s future status
close connection with him, main- and Afghanistan, said Prime
taining a strong cooperation.” Minister Sócrates, who, despite
Regarding the future of being skeptical of US policy in
Kosovo, an issue where Wash- Iraq, has reiterated the traditional
ington has divergences with some bilateral friendship between Lis-
EU member states, Bush stressed bon and Washington. TPN/Lusa
Historical artefacts
discovered during Prime Minister José Sócrates jogs in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC prior to being received by President George W.
Bush at the White House on Monday. (Photo: Lusa / André Kosters)
coastline cleaning
the-news.net
Last Saturday, September 15th, found a resting place on the calls, “People stared at us as we
dive school ‘Divers Cove’, based seabed, were two large Roman went out diving and came back
in Carvoeiro, Algarve, was anchors, believed to be over 2000 without fish but with armfuls of
amongst the many associations years old. Portimão museum of- rubbish. People found it weird.
that took part in a global aware- ficials were immediatley in- “Now the local communities
ness-raising day, that saw coasts formed and came to collected the all come out in force to help, and
and sea beds around the world items with delight. are much more environmentally
being cleared of debris and rub- It is thought the anchors will conscious”.
bish. During the morning’s on- soon be put on display. Stefan believes that, given the
goings, they discovered two sig- Stefan Bernhard Fend estab- nature of the rubbish, coastline
nificant examples of Roman his- lished Divers Cove in 1992. It fishermen and anglers can be held
tory, off the Western Algarve became a full PADI-recognised accountable for a large part of the
coastline. institution in 1993, and over the waste.
In collaboration with years has trained hundreds of “These fishermen do not have
Portimão-based diving school divers. any training or awareness
PortiSub, the event saw more Ever year the school takes part courses”, he explains, “all they
than 100 volunteers come to- in the global AWARE project, need to do is pay for their licenses
gether, who from 09h00 until which every year sees an increas- and they can go and fish. So
14h00 jointly cleared over 200 ing number of participants. maybe introducing a day’s course
kilos of rubbish from the seabed He hopes that next year even on how to correctly dispose of
and cliff faces along the coast- more people will volunteer to their rubbish, or installing bins
line. help in the environmentally sig- along the cliffs would help solve
As the first PADI-accredited nificant campaign. the issue”.
dive school in the country, Divers “When we first introduced the Another cleaning intervention
Cove adopted their pilot project project we were just a few for- is being planned for locals in the
AWARE – Aquatic World eigners taking part” Stefan re- winter.
Awareness, Responsibility and
Education – which has since seen
national adherence. It was Divers
Cove’s 15th year of being actively
involved in the global event, af-
ter introducing the project in Por-
tugal in 1993.
On Saturday morning the
many participants gathered at
Caneiros beach, including 22 staff
and organisers, 70 scuba divers,
some from a Spanish dive asso-
ciation, 12 free divers, 16 help-
ers and rubbish collectors and
four boats.
Much to the divers’ surprise,
amongst the glass bottles,
fishnets, hooks, nylon lines, and The divers who discovered the artefacts off the Western
other undesirable objects that had Algarve coastline
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6 The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007
Schengen enlargement may be
‘Christmas gift’ for 8 countries
The Schengen free movement has run perfectly”, Portuguese The target date is the “week tember 1.
zone will be expanded to include Internal Administration Minis- before Christmas”, Frattini said, “Up to now there has been no
eight of the European Union’s ter Rui Pereira said. “”The con- adding that it would be “a very problem on the technical level that
newest members by year’s end, clusion is that everything is be- good message for EU citizens”. makes this solution impossible or
perhaps before Christmas, the ing accomplished on time, thus The SISone4all system, a per- difficult” in implementation for
Portuguese presidency and the allowing by year’s end, by Dec. sonal data system developed by eight countries, mostly from
European Commission an- 31, the lifting of land and mari- Portugal’s immigration and bor- central Europe, that joined the
nounced. time borders, according to all der services, has been operational EU in 2004, Pereira said.
The announcement followed available data”. and undergoing tests since Sep- TPN/Lusa
an assessment by the EU’s inte- The commissioner for justice
EU Interior and Justice Commissioner, Italian, Franco Frattini (L) rior ministers in Brussels that gave and internal affairs, Franco
attends a news conference with Portuguese Minister of Interior their blessing to the Portuguese- Frattini, said the Portuguese Thousands of ducks slain
Rui Carlos Pereira (C) and Portugese Deputy Interior Minister designed SISone4all personal data presidency and the commission
José Magalhães (R) during a European Interior affairs council in system that will be implemented were working together with the
following bird flu fears
Brussels on Tuesday. Interior ministers debated on the state of with the planned end of land and new members states to assure
play of Schengen border-free zone’s enlargement, planned for maritime border controls. their timely inclusion in the
early next year. (Photo: EPA/Olivier Hoslet) “The evaluation of the system Schengen zone. More than 25,600 ducks have been culled at two farms in
Immigrant numbers Tomar and Barquinha in central Portugal. Acitivity has
Foreign bank card use hits been suspended at the farms amidst fears of a bird flu
outbreak after cases of the H5N2 virus were detected.
decline from record
record highs
A source has since confirmed longing to company Caça
a second lot of birds were also Brava, is reportedly the largest
470,000 in 2004 SIBS, the company that manages electronic operations of killed later in the week on the in Europe and spreads over 200
larger of the two farms, a purge hectares, being located just 100
debit and credit cards, said the highest number of
that is thought to have seen the metres from the second smaller
transactions ever with international cards, both for killing of some 90,000 ducks. farm.
The number of legal immi- tion trend.
withdrawals and payments, were recorded in Portugal last Due to the difficulty in catch- It was also revealed that the
grants in Portugal steadily in- Some 28,000 immigrants came
creased for a decade until 2004 to Portugal in 2005, down 6,000 month. ing the free-range birds, which ducks were killed using solid
disperse when detecting abnor- C02, to put them to sleep be-
when a record 469,000 foreign- compared to the previous year More than two million with- cities where the highest number mal movements, a weeklong fore being slain “to avoid suf-
ers were living and working in the due to low economic growth in drawals, totalling 260 million of transactions with foreign capture is said to have taken fering”, after which they are put
country, before falling in 2005 Portugal, the OECD report said. euros were made at automatic cards were recorded, with more place. in bags and buried on the farms.
due to the poor performance of From 2005, Brazilians teller machines across the coun- than 400,000 withdrawals total- The same source also con- This is contrary to initial re-
the economy, according to the (70,400) were the biggest group try in August, which is 24 million ling 55 million euros. firmed that during the first mass ports that the ducks were to be
OECD. of immigrants in Portugal, euros more than the same month In the Algarve, one in seven slaughtering 2,800 were killed incinerated.
In its report on immigration to closely followed by nationals of in 2006. withdrawals was made with a on Friday, 15,000 on Sunday Reportedly, both proprie-
Portugal, the OECD (Organiza- Cape Verde (69,600). The number of payments card issued outside of Portugal. and a further 7,800 on Sunday. tors will be remunerated for
tion for Economic Cooperation Citizens of Angola (34,600), made rose from 3.5 million trans- SIBS says it currently has 12,000 One of the two farms, be- their losses.
and Development) says the de- Guinea-Bissau (25,200) and the actions to 3.8 million, which cor- operational ATMs in Portugal.
parture of 67,000 Ukrainian na- United Kingdom (19,000) were, responds to a monetary value of
tionals between 2004 and 2005 respectively, the other biggest 300 million euros.
was largely responsible for the immigrant communities in 2005, Lisbon and Albufeira, fol-
reversing of Portugal’s immigra- the OECD said. TPN/Lusa lowed by Loulé and Lagos are the
Man dies, family blame traffic
police blunder
A delay caused by an ambulance driver being pulled over by BT traffic
police in Ponte de Lima while transporting a patient may have caused the
man’s death, say family members. It was a journey supposed to have
taken 15 minutes but which was delayed by 20 minutes as the ambulance
driver was made to wait for his breathalyser results.
The 54-year-old patient, As BT officials refuse to com- transported the victim, have af-
resident in Cabreiro, Arcos de ment, the man’s brother-in-law, firmed that the driver did inform
Valdevez, had previously Cesário Gomes has said, “It is police he was carrying two
been to his local health centre simply an incredible and revolt- “emergency patients”.
complaining of intense chest ing situation and I guarantee that However, a PR spokesper-
pains. He was sent by ambu- the family will not rest or stop son for the GNR (National Re- Classes
lance to the neighbouring until all responsibility has been publican Guard) traffic brigade,
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The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007 7
Finance ministers
look for unity
The European Union’s finance ministers
have agreed at a meeting in Portugal to French Finance Minister
Christine Lagarde holds a joint
seek a “united and strong voice” in
press conference together with
upcoming negotiations over a new US Secretary of the Treasury
model of governance for the Henry Paulson (unseen) at the
Economy Ministry in Bercy,
International Monetary Fund and the
Paris,on 17 September 2007.
choice of a new leader for the world The press conference was
financial body. about the next G7 meeting in
Washington from 19 through 21
October 2007. (Photo: EPA/
Lucas Dolega)
Portuguese Finance Minister tant to give emerging countries a
Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, stronger voice”, Almunia said.
who chaired the two-day In their working sessions Fri-
ECOFIN meeting, reaffirmed the day, the ministers ordered the
bloc’s support for Dominique bloc’s Economic and Financial
Some things
Strauss-Kahn, a former French Committee to study the transpar-
finance minister, for the post of ency of complex financial instru- in life are
IMF director-general and open- ments and bank risk management
ness to demands from emerging procedures in the wake of recent really precious
economies for a stronger role in international financial turbulence.
the IMF. They also decided to closely
The EU has and will continue monitor the quality of public fi-
to play an “important and con- nances and the need to modern-
structive role” in seeking to con- ize public administration within
tribute to reaching a “general con- the bloc’s member states.
sensus” on these matters at IMF Separately, the Eurogroup
meetings set for the end of next says it recognises risks, but side-
month in Washington, Teixeira lines immediate downward revi-
dos Santos told a news conference sion of growth prospects.
concluding the ECOFIN gather- The 13 finances ministers of
ing in the northern Portuguese the Euro Zone have acknowl-
city of Porto. edged that there were “added
Strauss-Kahn, who has the risks” to growth of their econo-
EU’s backing, faces only one chal- mies from recent financial tur-
lenger for the top IMF post, moil in international markets, but
former Czech central bank gov- set aside any immediate scenario
ernor Josef Tosovsky, who is of reducing growth projections
supported by Russia. for 2007 and 2008.
Teixeira dos Santos also said “We think that in 2007 and
his EU colleagues had converged 2008 our economies will expand
on the need to “re-enforce the le- around the potential growth,
gitimacy” of the IMF by giving without ignoring that risks have
greater “weight” to the “more increased due to the latest devel-
dynamic emerging economies”. opments in international markets
The EU, he added, was seek- that will impact on growth per-
ing a common position over revi- spectives”, the Eurogroup’s
sion of IMF quotas. president, Luxembourg Prime
“The more united and stronger Minister and Finance Minister
the EU’s voice is in international Jean-Claude Juncker, said at the
financial institutions, the better close of a meeting.
it will be”, the European Com- The Eurogroup meeting in the
missioner for Economic and northern Portuguese city of
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8 The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007
Sócrates ‘optimistic’ over
treaty approval after
Warsaw meet
After talks last Friday with Polish President Lech Kaczynski, Portuguese
Prime Minister José Sócrates said he remained confident that his country’s
EU presidency will finalise an accord on the bloc’s new treaty next month.
Prime Minister Sócrates, mak- replace the bloc’s aborted consti- ber 21, days after an informal EU
ing a blitz visit to Warsaw for tution. leaders’ gathering in Lisbon,
talks with Polish leaders, said his But Prime Minister Sócrates where Portugal’s EU chair hopes
talks with President Kaczynski said that legislative polls in Po- to get the Reform Treaty approved
had “reinforced the idea that po- land next month will not disrupt ahead of its signing off at a formal
litical will exists in all (EU) states efforts by the Lisbon EU presi- meeting of heads of state and gov-
to reach agreement (on the Re- dency to finalise a treaty. ernment in December.
form Treaty) during an informal “Elections in Poland will not After meeting Poland’s presi-
leaders’ meeting” next month in alter Polish foreign policy” and dent, Portugal’s prime minister
Lisbon. this means that EU member states held talks with his Polish coun-
Poland holds politically sen- will be able to reach accord on the terpart, Jaroslav Kaczynski, the
sitive legislative elections days new treaty “as quickly as possi- president’s twin brother.
after the Lisbon encounter, and ble”, said José Sócrates after meet- Warsaw has said that it would
there have been fears that War- ing Polish President Lech join London in opting out of the
saw could derail the Portuguese Kaczynski in Warsaw. Charter of Fundamental Rights,
EU chair’s efforts to cement a deal Poland holds politically sensi- a cornerstone of the new treaty.
on the Reform Treaty, meant to tive legislative elections on Octo- TPN/Lusa
S -T L H M
HORT ERM ETS TO OLIDAY AKERS
by Dennis Swing Greene
A 4 part series examining issues concerning short-term lets to holiday makers:
1) Misinterpreted Legislation • 2) When Renting becomes a Business
3) Commercial vs Residential Lets • 4) Rental Agent vs Villa Manager
Part 3: Commercial vs Residential Lets
Prime Minister José Sócrates makes a speech in his role as the leader of the Socialist Party In the UK, letting is deemed would be commercial (“Category publicity), the Internet is usu-
during the opening sessions of the New Frontiers Forum under the banner of “Opportunities for to be commercial when the B”) and the property would need ally the cheapest yet most ef-
All” last Saturday at the FIL Conference Centre. (Photo: Lusa / João Relvas) property is made available to to be licensed by the local Coun- fective means for reaching po-
the public at least 140 days a cil authorities. tential holidaymakers.
our year and rented at least 70 days Example nº 2 - On the other Whether you run your own
We use time to per annum. Unfortunately, hand, a property owner lets di- website or are part of a collec-
Portuguese legislation makes no rectly to holidaymakers, yet uses tive web service, it is imperative
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threshold between these two nance company. Such profes- Conditions”. Beyond the nuts
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special tax rate, lowering the rent, even if the owner subcon- defined, citing the appropriate
previous 25% levy to 15%, tracts part of the rental adminis- Portuguese statutes, so that no
came into effect with the de- tration to the company. In fact, doubt will exist as to the nature
clared intention of encouraging a professional maintenance serv- of your activity. It may also be
non-resident property owners ice is almost a necessity for the advisable to have a “Dis-
to declare their residential rental non-residentlandlord who is not claimer”, stating what you are
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their Portuguese properties. In of the year to sort out upkeep and not be a shadow of a doubt in
the same year, Inspectors administration requirements. eventual interpretations.
raided Rental Agents in the Al- No new licensing should be nec- If you have not already done
garve, fining both agents and essary and income declared as so, professional help is in order
owners. Since then, inspec- “Category F” rents. to ward off problems before
(cid:22)(cid:3)More currency less cost (cid:22)(cid:3)No Transfer charges
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gions. occurs when the owner contracts statement and agreed condi-
(cid:22)(cid:3)Efficient personal service (cid:22)(cid:3)No Commission fees
Commercial vs Residential for a fixed seasonal price with a tions could prove vital in pre-
Renting commercial letting agency. This paring a comprehensive, well
(cid:22)(cid:3)Fixed rates up to 1 year (cid:22)(cid:3)No minimum amounts
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tinguish between commercial to individual clients, assuming tual inspection process. “An
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The Portugal News • 22 Sep 2007 9
Wine sector reform a top priority
The reform of the Common Market
Organisation for wine is possible during
Portugal’s current EU presidency term,
though it requires an opinion from the
European Parliament in “useful time”,
Portuguese Agriculture Minister Jaime
Silva has told Lusa in an interview.
The reform is “extremely im- for wine ahead of the sector lib-
portant” for Portugal and also for eralisation planned after 2013,
the EU, and is thus one of the when producers will have to be
presidency’s key issues in the ready to compete internation-
agriculture sector, Silva said, ally, without major support from
ahead of the informal council of the EU budget.
EU agriculture ministers that was “We have to find a balance in
held in Oporto this week. wine reform”, Silva said, includ-
Minister Silva said he would ing some changes that make it
use the occasion to highlight con- hard to obtain a consensus. An
ditions in the nearby Douro River example is efforts to end the ad-
valley, famous for the production dition of sugar in the winemaking
of port wine. He hopes that when process, which is resisted by
EU ministers visit the Douro countries such as Germany, Aus-
vineyards they will understand tria or Slovenia, where that prac-
why it is “not possible to uproot tice is a longstanding tradition.
vines” and choose to produce Other member states such as
another species in the region. Portugal are more concerned with
Uprooting vines is one of the the uprooting of vineyards, al-
proposals put forward by the though Lisbon does not oppose
European Commission to reform this process as long as it is man-
the wine CMO. aged by each country.
Regarding the sector, “we Priorities besides wine on the
Spain’s Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Elena Espinosa, during the enthronement ceremony of Oporto wine fraternity at
want to reach a political consen- council agenda are to review ap-
the EU Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers, during the Portuguese EU presidency in Oporto on Sunday. (Photo: Lusa / Estela
sus on the major lines of the re- plication of the Common Agri- Silva)
form,” but any decision depends cultural Policy (CAP) until
on the opinion of the European present and to begin debate on ag-
Parliament, initially planned for riculture after the 2013 liberali- demand and production short- ness and innovation in the sector. allowable catch (TAC) for spe- problem species such as codfish.
February 2008, he said. sation, particularly financing and falls” in countries such as the In fisheries, the situation of cies subject to limits can be de- Jaime Silva said he did not ex-
The Lisbon minister is trying implications on the overall EU USA and Canada. stocks is traditionally discussed cided in December. pect much “room to manoeuvre”
to convince the European Parlia- budget. Adjustment proposals for the in the second half of the year so The Commission is due to to negotiate increased quotas for
ment to release the opinion before “It’s important to see what’s sugar CMO are also on the that fishing quotas and the total present in October its report on some species, such as whiting.
the end of the year, so that the happening on the market,” said agenda, as well as issues concern-
December council of EU agricul- the Lisbon minister, adding “if ing the milk market.
ture ministers can go ahead with there are clear signs that justify In the area of food security,
the decision to reform the wine changes before 2013 then we Portugal wants to simplify the
CMO. shouldn’t wait.” regulatory framework and move
He recalled the problems that He cited the example of rising forward with legislation on animal
must be overcome to obtain a cereal prices, due “not just to feed labelling, with an emphasis on
consensus and finish the process biofuels”, but also to “increased enhancing safety, competitive-
EU looks to Lisbon for immigration
reforms support
The European Union’s justice chief has unveiled plans for a “blue card” system for
skilled immigrants and also said he was counting on support from Portugal’s EU
presidency to approve bloc-wide reforms on immigration by the end of the year.
Justice Commissioner sioner added, under which work- vital to deepen dialogue on eco-
Franco Frattini, speaking at a ers would be eligible for two-year nomic migration, as this is a pil-
high-level conference on immi- residency visas with the possi- lar of Europe’s global immigra-
gration in Lisbon, said the EU bility of extension and eventual tion strategy and essential to
needs to ease its immigration right to permanent stay in the meet the rising demand for
controls. He said he would host country and later move to skilled labour in many sectors.
detail plans next month for a another EU state. Europe “must be more attrac-
“blue card” system, based on Proposals for immigrants to tive for qualified workers and
the US green card, to attract enjoy the same welfare and labor offer legal work opportunities to
more skilled workers to Eu- rights as EU citizens will also be those wanting to enter and work
rope. put forward next month, Frattini legally in the EU”, he said, add-
According to Brussels, told the conference. ing member states must crack-
around 85 percent of unskilled The EU already has 18.5 mil- down on the illegal labour mar-
migrants go to the EU and only lion legal immigrants, represent- ket and visa-less immigrants.
five percent of these workers ing about four percent of the 27- “A global strategy in matters
arrive in the US, with 55 per- state bloc’s population, he in- of legal migration is very advan-
cent of skilled labour going to formed the gathering of immigra- tageous to both sides (countries
America and only five percent tion experts and EU justice min- of origin and host states)”, said
to Europe. isters. Frattini, noting that it is neces-
Frattini said he wanted to In an interview with Lusa on sary to “remove the causes of
reverse these trends through the sidelines of the Lisbon con- desperate immigration at the
harmonization of EU immi- ference, Commissioner Frattini root” to resolve the problem.
gration policies to allow in said he was depending on support Questioned on projections
more workers across all cat- from Lisbon’s EU leadership to for Europe’s future demands
egories. approve proposals to reform the for labour, Frattini said United
The EU “blue card” pro- bloc’s immigration policies be- Nations figures forecast around
posals will be presented next fore the end of this year. 20 million workers will be re-
month, the Italian commis- Frattini underscored that it is quired by 2050. TPN/Lusa
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18 & 19 Ashbourne Villiers Investment 64 Bowen Technique Bowen Therapies 28 Algarve Real Estate Centre Real Estate
20 Sistrónica Alarms 65 Inácio Alves Publicity 29 Sovereign Tax Planning &
21 Montys Online Grocery UK Food Stuffs 66 & 67 All Seasons Paint Protection Paint Protection Assistance
22 Gudrun Robinson Tapestries & Rugs 68 Atrailux Energy 30 Remax Sinergia Portimão Real Estate
23 Eurocooling Heating & Cooling 69 Clear H2o Lda Pool Filters Water Filters 31 Carla Gomes - Remax Real Estate
24 Little Angels Childrens’ Wear Pool Systems 32 Money Caixa Lda Financial/Morgage Advice
25 Gallery Off The Wall Art Gallery 70 World Telecom Telecomunications 33 Viegas & Dias Lda Property
26 Babyworld/Mashona Rugs Baby Clothing 71 Collections Fashion 34 Classic & Antiques Estate Agent-Central &
Eastern Algarve
27 International Comunity Centre Church 72 Algarve Camping Motor Homes
35 The House Seckers Estate Agent
28 Necci Charity 78 M2M Blinds & Flyscreens Blinds
37 & 38 Cascade Resort Resort
29 Algarve Airsports Centre Microlight 79 Royal Paradise Properties Property
30 Euro Supplies UK Food / Party Shop 80 Kiss Fm Radio Car Show
31 Enquad-Art Paintings & Frames 81 David Haines &
João Paulo Carrondo Paintings/Photos
32 Smartcare Paint Fiaal Car Show
82 Portu Promo Embroidery
33 & 34 Bilhares & Desporto Games mscar Car Show
83 Entdecken Sie Algarve Magazines&Books
35 & 36 www.kayaktoursalgarve.com Kayaks Peugeot Motor Sá Car Show
84 Thomas Baur Wooden Houses
37 & 38 Furniture Frontera /Interior & Exterior High Farauto Car Show
Outdoor Living Quality Furniture 85 Happy Guest Lda Travel & Tourism Services
39 Cerâmica Portuguese Ceramic/ 86 Moira Mcguire Water Colourist
FOOD
Textiles From Provence 87 David Haines &
40 S.O.S. Sky Digital Satelite Tv System João Paulo Carrondo Paintings/Photos
FB1 Alan Franck South Africa
41 Giant Windows Windows 88 Cocoshells Jewellery
FB2 Faja Lobi Surinam
89 HC Spas Spas
PUFF FB3 1000 Sabores Ice cream made of tea,
Garden Show 98 Borderline Fencing jam,chocolates
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