Search Results for: Portuguese

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has continued this month’s surge in decisions to grant traditionally made European food products protection by adding them to the European Union’s (EU) protected geographical indication lists. It has announced protection for six more products, preventing them from being copied by food manufacturers based outside the regions where they are traditionally produced and manufactured.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has granted 18 traditionally made European Union (EU) food products protection by adding them to EU geographical indication lists, preventing them from being copied by food manufacturers outside these products’ home regions. These include Spanish marzipan ‘Mazapán de Toledo’; Portuguese smoked sausage ‘Alheira de Vinhais’; and Slovenská parenica, a smoked Slovak sheep milk cheese.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

MAJOR concerns have been raised about a draft European Union (EU) plan to attract highly qualified immigrants because of its ability to fuel an intense brain drain from Africa.

A hearing was staged last week in Brussels (June 26) at the European Parliament on the ‘blue card’ proposals now being designed by the European Commission, the EU’s executive body.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has hailed as a model a Portuguese scheme that retrained 1,700 unemployed workers in computer, Internet and telecommunications skills after losing jobs from the country’s textile and clothing sector.

Vladimir Spidla, the European Union’s (EU) social affars Commissioner praised the system at a conference staged near Porto by CITEVE, a private hi-technology textiles and clothing group.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has hailed as a model a Portuguese scheme that retrained 1,700 unemployed workers in computer, Internet and telecommunications skills after losing jobs from the country’s textile and clothing sector.

Vladimir Spidla, the European Union’s (EU) social affars Commissioner praised the system at a conference staged near Porto by CITEVE, a private high-technology textiles and clothing group.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE NEWEST members of the European Union (EU) – Bulgaria and Romania – have been roundly attacked in Brussels over failures to combat organised crime and corruption. Their inaction could cost them dear. Keith Nuthall reports.

BEING criticised by the European Commission could easily be compared to being slapped with a wet fish: unpleasant, but nothing to lose sleep about.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

PORTUGUESE auto workers who recently lost their jobs in layoffs are to receive Euro 2.42 million from the European Union (EU) in social assistance and retraining packages. The money will come from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, designed to help Europe cope with economic change brought by worldwide economic change.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

LEGAL restrictions that are limiting the availability of motor vehicle inspection centres in Portugal are to be challenged at the European Court of Justice, which may order that they be removed. The European Commission thinks the Portuguese government is breaking European Union freedom of trade restrictions by maintaining the rules, maybe preventing the operation of a sufficient number of inspection centres.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking Portugal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) alleging illegally excess red tape regarding the export of excisable products – including tobacco goods. Lisbon insists an administrative document is sent to customs officials six working hours before their release by exporting Portuguese warehouses.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is taking Portugal to the European Court of Justice alleging illegally excess red tape regarding exporting excisable goods – notably alcohol. Lisbon insists an administrative document is sent to customs officials six working hours before their release by exporting Portuguese warehouses.…