http://ap-2126.newsvine.com/en-usCopyright 2012Thu, 5 Apr 2012 16:21:59 +0000Thu, 17 May 2012 01:22:05 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11037629-imf-portugal-is-on-track-but-big-risks-remainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11037629-imf-portugal-is-on-track-but-big-risks-remaineufinancialcrisisportugalworld-newsinternational-monetary-fundbailed-out-portugalThu, 5 Apr 2012 16:05:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10899785-portugals-woes-drive-personal-bankruptcieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10899785-portugals-woes-drive-personal-bankruptciesbusinesseutimesportugalhardworld-newsnuno-pintoWed, 28 Mar 2012 10:07:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>WITH STORY SLUGGED PORTUGAL HARD TIMES - Nuno Pinto poses for a photo in a park near his home in Santa Iria de Azoia, a small town just outside Lisbon, on March 21 2012. Pinto is 40-years old, out of work and out of money, so he is contemplating losing the family home but is not happy with the personal bankruptcy which is engulfing the finances of the Portuguese people. Lenders demanded debt-reducing austerity measures have helped pitch the country into a steep decline, with a second straight year of worsening recession, and record unemployment. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>WITH STORY SLUGGED PORTUGAL HARD TIMES - Luis Sequeira Fernandes, a solicitor who runs one of Portugal's biggest bailiff offices, stands among thousands of processes files in one of the storage rooms of his firm in Alcochete, outside Lisbon, March 12 2012. Fernandes says that when his staff, acting on court orders, pursue assets to convert to cash they are increasingly finding that debtors have nothing left to confiscate. Lenders demanded debt-reducing austerity measures have helped pitch the country into a steep decline, with a second straight year of worsening recession, and record unemployment, prompting the plight of personal bankruptcy for many Portuguese families. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/22/10810814-portugal-strike-disrupts-public-transporthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/22/10810814-portugal-strike-disrupts-public-transporteufinancialcrisisportugalworld-newsThu, 22 Mar 2012 14:45:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman walks past graffiti reading in Portuguese "General Strike March 22", with the date updated from a previous strike in November 2011, in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The main union General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, CGTP, has called for a general strike on March 22 against the austerity measures program taken by the government, that includes cuts in salaries and in health benefits, linked to a 78 billion euro ($103 billion) bailout needed in 2011. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10233964-ailing-portugals-bond-yields-hit-record-highshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10233964-ailing-portugals-bond-yields-hit-record-highsbusinesseuportugalfinancial-crisisWed, 25 Jan 2012 15:23:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10094735-portugal-launches-labor-reforms-amid-recessionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/10/10094735-portugal-launches-labor-reforms-amid-recessionbusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalworld-newsTue, 10 Jan 2012 16:38:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9944894-monti-seeks-more-eu-support-ahead-of-merkel-talkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/04/9944894-monti-seeks-more-eu-support-ahead-of-merkel-talksbusinessfinancialeuropecrisiseuropean-unionworld-newsfinancial-crisisitaly-premier-mario-montiWed, 4 Jan 2012 13:25:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Spanish broker Cristina Garcia talks with a colleague in a trading room of a Portuguese bank, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Lisbon. Portugal has paid a markedly lower interest rate to borrow amidst a government austerity program aimed at winning back market confidence. Portugal's government debt agency said it sold 3-month Treasury bills following a similar auction last month. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>Brokers work in a trading room of a Portuguese bank, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Lisbon. Portugal has paid a markedly lower interest rate to borrow amidst a government austerity program aimed at winning back market confidence. Portugal's government debt agency said it sold 3-month Treasury bills following a similar auction last month. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portuguese broker Luis Gouveia reacts while talking with a colleague in a trading room of a Portuguese bank, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Lisbon. Portugal has paid a markedly lower interest rate amidst a government austerity program aimed at winning back market confidence. Portugal's government debt agency said it sold 3-month Treasury bills after a similar auction last month. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>French prime minister Francois Fillon delivers his speech at the opening of the "New World" conference in Paris, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. More than 300 participants from 18 countries take part in this two-day conference, engaged in direct, real-world dialogue to promote model projects and the best international practices pertaining to four key themes on tomorrow’s Internet: innovation and networks, respect for privacy, bridging digital divides, network security.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>French prime minister Francois Fillon delivers his speech at the opening of the "New World" conference in Paris, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. More than 300 participants from 18 countries take part in this two-day conference, engaged in direct, real-world dialogue to promote model projects and the best international practices pertaining to four key themes on tomorrow’s Internet: innovation and networks, respect for privacy, bridging digital divides, network security.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>French prime minister Francois Fillon delivers his speech at the opening of the "New World" conference in Paris, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. More than 300 participants from 18 countries take part in this two-day conference, engaged in direct, real-world dialogue to promote model projects and the best international practices pertaining to four key themes on tomorrow’s Internet: innovation and networks, respect for privacy, bridging digital divides, network security.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>French Prime Minister Francois Fillon delivers his speech at the opening of the "New World" conference in Paris, Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. More than 300 participants from 18 countries are taking part in this two-day conference, engaged in direct, real-world dialogue to promote model projects and the best international practices pertaining to four key themes on tomorrow's Internet: innovation and networks, respect for privacy, bridging digital divides, network security.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>French prime minister Francois Fillon, right, greets his Italian counterpart Mario Monti prior to their meeting at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Friday Jan. 6, 2012 (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>French prime minister Francois Fillon, right, shakes hand with his Italian counterpart Mario Monti prior to their meeting at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Friday Jan. 6, 2012 (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, right, shakes the hand of Italian counterpart Mario Monti, left, prior to their talks at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Friday Jan. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, for talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, for talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, for talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, on her way to welcome French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, on her way to welcome French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, shake hands after a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders are stressing that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, arrive for a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders are stressing that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy,right, arrive for a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders are stressing that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, stand next to each other during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders stressed that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, French President Nicolas Sarkozy brief the media after talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders are stressing that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, French President Nicolas Sarkozy brief the media after talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders are stressing that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, French President Nicolas Sarkozy brief the media after talks about the Euro debt crisis at the chancellery in Berlin, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The French and German leaders are stressing that they view boosting economic growth a priority as they push through with efforts to stem the eurozone's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>Italian Premier Mario Monti gestures as he speaks during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. No European nation is strong enough to ride out the continent's debt crisis alone, Italy's new premier insisted Saturday, urging fellow EU members to develop a common growth policy. Monti will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday and at a major European summit in Brussels at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Mario Monti met to discuss the Euro crisis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Monti met to discuss the Euro crisis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Mario Monti met to discuss the Euro crisis. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/16/9492429-portugal-wavers-on-debt-limit-in-constitutionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/16/9492429-portugal-wavers-on-debt-limit-in-constitutionbusinesseucrisisportugalworld-newsfinancial-crisisFri, 16 Dec 2011 13:20:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/07/9269123-little-christmas-cheer-for-austerity-hit-europeanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/07/9269123-little-christmas-cheer-for-austerity-hit-europeanseuchristmasworld-newsausterityWed, 7 Dec 2011 10:49:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, pedestrians walk around Christmas decorations in on the Rua Augusta, Lisbon's main shopping street. Traditionally the downtown neighborhood streets would be fully decorated with Chrismas lights. The streets of downtown Lisbon are usually ablaze with Christmas lights around this time - but this year the city has put on a somber show that matches the somber mood of austerity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, artist Miguel Braganca, right, show his puppets to Mariana Correa as she shops on her lunch break at a Christmas market featuring products manufactured in Portugal at Lisbon's Campo Pequeno bullring. The organizers of the event believe the promotion of Portuguese products can help the country out of it's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, people shop at a Christmas market featuring products manufactured in Portugal at Lisbon's Campo Pequeno bullring. The organizers of the event believe the promotion of Portuguese products can help the country out of it's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, pedestrians walk around Christmas decorations in on the Rua Augusta, Lisbon's main shopping street. Traditionally the downtown neighborhood streets would be fully decorated with Chrismas lights. The streets of downtown Lisbon are usually ablaze with Christmas lights around this time - but this year the city has put on a somber show that matches the somber mood of austerity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/23/8453956-port-wine-cherishes-its-past-looks-for-a-futurehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/23/8453956-port-wine-cherishes-its-past-looks-for-a-futureeuplightportugalworld-newsportwhen-dominic-symingtonSun, 23 Oct 2011 15:04:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Maria Augusta, aged 46, unloads a bucket full of grapes while grape-picking at sunrise, Sept. 20 2011, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. Producers are trying to reverse the decline by finding new export markets, among other measures. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Grape-pickers tread grapes in a traditional stone tank at Quinta do Vesuvio vineyard, Sept. 19 2011, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. After spending the day picking grapes on the slopes of the Douro Valley, in the evening the workers tread the grapes to be used in the production of Port wine. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Rows of vines cover the slopes above the Douro river, Sept. 19 2011, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. Producers are trying to reverse the decline by finding new export markets, among other measures. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>A grape-picker works on the slopes of the Douro Valley, Sept. 20 2011, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. Producers are trying to reverse the decline by finding new export markets, among other measures. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>A worker drops plastic containers for picked grapes along the rows of vines on the slopes of the Douro Valley, Sept. 20, 2011, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. Producers are trying to reverse the decline by finding new export markets, among other measures. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Front row left to right, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Second row left to right, Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme, Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Necas, Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Manuel Passos Coelho pose for a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Grape-pickers dance while treading grapes in a traditional stone tank at Quinta do Vesuvio vineyard, Sept. 19 2011, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. After spending the day picking grapes on the slopes of the Douro Valley, in the evening the workers tread the grapes to be used in the production of Port wine. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Dominic Symington, executive director of Symington Family Estates, poses for a photograph Sept. 20 next to wine vats at Quinta do Bonfim, one of their Douro Valley wine producing estates, in Pinhao, northern Portugal. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. Producers are trying to reverse the decline by finding new export markets, among other measures. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/13/8306973-portugal-govt-warns-of-severe-cuts-tax-hikeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/13/8306973-portugal-govt-warns-of-severe-cuts-tax-hikesbusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalThu, 13 Oct 2011 20:11:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/30/8066020-us-fugitive-wants-to-serve-time-in-portugalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/30/8066020-us-fugitive-wants-to-serve-time-in-portugalfugitivehijackercapturedworld-newsFri, 30 Sep 2011 20:54:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this photo released by Noticias de Colares on Thursday Sept. 29, 2011, U.S. fugitive George Wright is seen in a post office in Praia das Macas, Portugal in 2000. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. Wright is being held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, pending extradition hearings. He has asked to be released while the extradition process goes forward, and the court handling the case is considering his request, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Noticias de Colares)</p><p>In this photo released by Noticias de Colares on Thursday Sept. 29, 2011, U.S. fugitive George Wright is seen in a post office in Praia das Macas, Portugal in 2000. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. Wright is being held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, pending extradition hearings. He has asked to be released while the extradition process goes forward, and the court handling the case is considering his request, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Noticias de Colares)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8020352-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamlethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8020352-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamletfugitivehijackercapturedworld-newsWed, 28 Sep 2011 22:18:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An unidentified man enters the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A mailbox with the words U.S. Mail is seen outside the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, an FBI agent, left, wearing only a pair of swim trunks, per the hijacker’s instructions, carries a case containing a $1 million ransom to the opened door of a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded the ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/James Kerlin, File)</p><p>Ann Patterson holds a photo of her father, Walter Patterson, at her home in Howell, N.J. on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011. Patterson was killed in a robbery of his New Jersey gasoline station in 1962. His killer, George Wright, escaped in 1970 from prison in Leesburg, N.J., where he was serving a sentence of 15-to-30 years in the murder of Patterson. In 1972, after becoming involved with the Black Liberation Army, he helped hijack an airliner to Algeria. The last remaining fugitive in that sensational crime, he was captured Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 in Almocageme, Portugual. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, ransomed passengers deplane from a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded $1 million ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, FBI agents, wearing only swim trunks, per the hijacker’s instructions, prepare to deliver a case containing a $1 million ransom to a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded the ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/James Kerlin, File)</p><p>An undated photograph of Walter Patterson, is shown here in the Howell NJ home of his daughterAnn Patterson, on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011 next to a medal he was posthumously awarded for his Army service in World War II. Patterson was killed in a robbery of his New Jersey gasoline station in 1962. His killer, George Wright, escaped in 1970 from prison in Leesburg, N.J., where he was serving a sentence of 15-to-30 years in the murder of Patterson. In 1972, after becoming involved with the Black Liberation Army, he helped hijack an airliner to Algeria. The last remaining fugitive in that sensational crime, he was captured Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 in Almocageme, Portugual. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>Walter Patterson is shown in an undated photo provided by his daughter, Ann Patterson, on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011. Patterson was killed in a robbery of his New Jersey gasoline station in 1962. His killer, George Wright, escaped in 1970 from prison in Leesburg, N.J., where he was serving a sentence of 15-to-30 years in the murder of Patterson. In 1972, after becoming involved with the Black Liberation Army, he helped hijack an airliner to Algeria. The last remaining fugitive in that sensational crime, he was captured Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 in Almocageme, Portugual. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8019960-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamlethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8019960-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamletfugitivehijackercapturednew-jerseyworld-newsgeorge-wrightWed, 28 Sep 2011 21:48:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>An unidentified man enters the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A mailbox with the words U.S. Mail is seen outside the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, an FBI agent, left, wearing only a pair of swim trunks, per the hijacker’s instructions, carries a case containing a $1 million ransom to the opened door of a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded the ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/James Kerlin, File)</p><p>Ann Patterson holds a photo of her father, Walter Patterson, at her home in Howell, N.J. on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011. Patterson was killed in a robbery of his New Jersey gasoline station in 1962. His killer, George Wright, escaped in 1970 from prison in Leesburg, N.J., where he was serving a sentence of 15-to-30 years in the murder of Patterson. In 1972, after becoming involved with the Black Liberation Army, he helped hijack an airliner to Algeria. The last remaining fugitive in that sensational crime, he was captured Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 in Almocageme, Portugual. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, ransomed passengers deplane from a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded $1 million ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, FBI agents, wearing only swim trunks, per the hijacker’s instructions, prepare to deliver a case containing a $1 million ransom to a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded the ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/James Kerlin, File)</p><p>An undated photograph of Walter Patterson, is shown here in the Howell NJ home of his daughterAnn Patterson, on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011 next to a medal he was posthumously awarded for his Army service in World War II. Patterson was killed in a robbery of his New Jersey gasoline station in 1962. His killer, George Wright, escaped in 1970 from prison in Leesburg, N.J., where he was serving a sentence of 15-to-30 years in the murder of Patterson. In 1972, after becoming involved with the Black Liberation Army, he helped hijack an airliner to Algeria. The last remaining fugitive in that sensational crime, he was captured Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 in Almocageme, Portugual. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p><p>Walter Patterson is shown in an undated photo provided by his daughter, Ann Patterson, on Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011. Patterson was killed in a robbery of his New Jersey gasoline station in 1962. His killer, George Wright, escaped in 1970 from prison in Leesburg, N.J., where he was serving a sentence of 15-to-30 years in the murder of Patterson. In 1972, after becoming involved with the Black Liberation Army, he helped hijack an airliner to Algeria. The last remaining fugitive in that sensational crime, he was captured Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 in Almocageme, Portugual. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8012622-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamlethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8012622-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamletfugitivehijackercapturedworld-newsWed, 28 Sep 2011 14:17:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>An unidentified man enters the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A mailbox with the words U.S. Mail is seen outside the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this July 1972 file photo, an FBI agent, left, wearing only a pair of swim trunks, per the hijacker’s instructions, carries a case containing a $1 million ransom to the opened door of a hijacked Delta DC8 jet in Miami. The hijackers demanded the ransom in exchange for freeing 86 people on board and free passage to Algeria. George Wright, a 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen plane hijackings in U.S. history, was taken into custody by local police in Almocageme, Portugal, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail on Aug. 19, 1970 after being convicted of murder. Wright was also named as one of the hijackers of the Delta flight in 1972. (AP Photo/James Kerlin, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8010025-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamlethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/28/8010025-ap-exclusive-us-fugitive-hid-in-portugal-hamletfugitivehijackercapturedworld-newsWed, 28 Sep 2011 11:29:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This arrest photo taken Feb. 15, 1963 and provided by the New Jersey Department of Corrections shows George Wright while in custody for the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011, by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>An unidentified man enters the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A mailbox with the words U.S. Mail is seen outside the house where neighbors said fugitive George Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman who said she was Maria Do Rosario Valente, the wife of fugitive George Wright is seen outside the house where neighbors said Wright lived in Almocagema, near Lisbon Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7819878-china-charms-europe-but-beijing-has-own-agendahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/18/7819878-china-charms-europe-but-beijing-has-own-agendachinaeuropeworld-newshu-jintaocharmSun, 18 Sep 2011 06:38:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 file photo Chinese President Hu Jintao, center, talks to a member of the Portuguese National Republican Guard after he fell off his horse during a ceremony outside Lisbon's Jeronimos Monastery, during Jintao's state visit to Portugal. The public display of compassion was in keeping with with China's European charm offensive in recent years. It has waved its checkbook at a growing number of financially ailing European countries &#8212; although the actual impact on Europe's debt-stricken countries has been limited so far, and aimed mainly at winning friends and business contracts. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/21/6907104-portugals-pm-eyes-tougher-austerity-measureshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/21/6907104-portugals-pm-eyes-tougher-austerity-measuresbusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalworld-newsfinancial-crisisTue, 21 Jun 2011 13:37:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the Portuguese center-right Social Democrat Party, smiles during a news conference after a meeting with Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva at the Belem presidential palace in Lisbon on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. During their meeting Passos Coelho was appointed as new Portugal's Prime Minister. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/03/6784927-socialist-setback-in-portugal-polls-after-bailouthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/03/6784927-socialist-setback-in-portugal-polls-after-bailoutbusinesseuelectionportugalsocial-democratsworld-newssocialist-partyportugal-social-democratsSat, 4 Jun 2011 00:54:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates reacts during a political rally in Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, gestures during his election campaign closing rally Friday, June 3 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in Sunday's election held against the backdrop of a euro78 billion bailout. Slogan in the foreground reads "It's time to change". (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates reacts during a political rally in Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, smiles as he has an espresso at a cafe after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Amadora, outside Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout.. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, retrieves his ID card after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Amadora, outside Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, casts his ballot in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Amadora, outside Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates reacts in a political rally in Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates reacts in a political rally in Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates reacts in a political rally in Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, holds hands with a supporter during an election campaign march through downtown Lisbon Friday, June 3 2011. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in Sunday's election held against the backdrop of a euro78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, gestures at the end of his election campaign closing rally Friday, June 3 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in Sunday's election held against the backdrop of a euro78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates reacts towards supporters in downtown Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates, waves to supporters in downtown Lisbon on the last day of election campaigning, Friday June 3, 2011. Socialists personalities, from left to right, Socrates, former Portuguese President Mario Soares, and Ferro Rodrigues. Portugal's elections for a new government on June 5 risk delivering a messy political stalemate that could delay urgent economic reforms and aggravate Europe's debt troubles. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>An elderly lady casts his ballot in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, at a polling station in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>A woman retrieves her ID card after voting in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman votes at a polling station in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates talks to journalists after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>A woman holds her ballot while voting next to a mannequin in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, June 5, 2011 at a polling station in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Paulo Portas, leader of the Portuguese right-wing Popular Party, leaves the polling station after voting in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, June 5, 2011 in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>A child waits as his mother votes in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, at a polling station in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout.. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates talks with the press after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates leaves the polling station after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates talks with a member of the polling station after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates shakes hands with a member of the polling station in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates casts his ballot in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates casts his ballot in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates folds his ballot as he votes in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates retrieves his ID card after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>A woman picks up her ballot to vote in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, at a polling station in Amadora, outside Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout.. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portugal's interim Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates casts his ballot in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, talks to journalists after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5, 2011, in Amadora, outside Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Pedro Passos Coelho, center, leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party, PSD, drinks an espresso with local residents at a cafe after voting in Portugal's general elections Sunday, June 5 2011, in Amadora, outside Lisbon. Opinion polls indicated Friday that the main opposition PSD will unseat the ruling Socialist Party in the election held against the backdrop of a euro 78 billion bailout. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/15/6475514-portugal-raises-14-billion-at-debt-auctionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/15/6475514-portugal-raises-14-billion-at-debt-auctionbusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalFri, 15 Apr 2011 10:39:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/10/6444342-europeans-seek-new-lives-in-old-colonieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/10/6444342-europeans-seek-new-lives-in-old-colonieseuropebrain-drainworld-newsSun, 10 Apr 2011 10:02:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Friday, April 1, 2011, Jorge Borges, from Portugal, a 35-year-old unemployed civil engineer, is seen on a bridge in Zaragoza, Spain. Spain and Portugal have for decades lured poor immigrants from their former colonies. Now, in a historic role reversal, these one-time empire builders are seeing legions of frustrated young people head to old dominions in quest of a better life. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)</p><p>In this Saturday, March 12, 2011 photo, thousands crowd Lisbon's main Liberdade Avenue, during a demonstration to vent their frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating. Spain and Portugal have for decades lured poor immigrants from their former colonies. Now, in a historic role reversal, these one-time empire builders are seeing legions of frustrated young people head to old dominions in quest of a better life. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>In this Aug. 3, 2010 photo, people queue outside an unemployment registry office in Madrid. Spain and Portugal have for decades lured poor immigrants from their former colonies. Now, in a historic role reversal, these one-time empire builders are seeing legions of frustrated young people head to old dominions in quest of a better life. (AP Photo/Paul White)</p><p>In this photo taken Friday, April 1, 2011, Jorge Borges, from Portugal, a 35-year-old unemployed civil engineer, is seen on a bridge in Zaragoza, Spain. Spain and Portugal have for decades lured poor immigrants from their former colonies. Now, in a historic role reversal, these one-time empire builders are seeing legions of frustrated young people head to old dominions in quest of a better life. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)</p><p>In this Feb 22, 2011 photo Paula Gil, center, works on her computer with friends Joao Labrincha, left, and Alexandre Carvalho at their apartment in Lisbon. The three started a social media campaign organizing a protest to vent their frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating. Spain and Portugal have for decades lured poor immigrants from their former colonies. Now, in a historic role reversal, these one-time empire builders are seeing legions of frustrated young people head to old dominions in quest of a better life. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/29/6367826-portugal-rating-cut-again-deepening-debt-crisishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/29/6367826-portugal-rating-cut-again-deepening-debt-crisisbusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalworld-newsluiz-inacio-lulafinancial-crisisdebt-stressed-portugaldebt-heavy-portugalportugal-national-statistics-instituteTue, 29 Mar 2011 14:02:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, with his wife Marisa, waves as he leaves after being awarded the North-South Prize Tuesday, March 29 2011, at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. The North-South prize of the Council of Europe is awarded every year to two personalities in recognition for their efforts promoting North-South solidarity. Canada's Louise Arbour, at left, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Lula da Silva were awarded the 2010 prize. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks at his award after receiving the North-South Prize Tuesday, March 29 2011, at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. The North-South prize of the Council of Europe is awarded every year to two personalities in recognition for their efforts promoting North-South solidarity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks at his award after receiving the North-South Prize Tuesday, March 29 2011, at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. The North-South prize of the Council of Europe is awarded every year to two personalities in recognition for their efforts promoting North-South solidarity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks after being awarded the North-South Prize Tuesday, March 29 2011, at the Senate room of the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. The North-South prize of the Council of Europe is awarded every year to two personalities in recognition for their efforts promoting North-South solidarity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, center, attends the North-South prize ceremony Tuesday, March 29 2011, at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. Tuesday rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded debt-stressed Portugal's credit worthiness, deepening the country's financial plight as it fights to avoid a bailout. Portugal's government quit last week in a dispute with its rivals over a debt reduction plan and Silva is consulting with political leaders before announcing a date for general elections. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva, left, talks with Parliament President Jaime Gama Tuesday, March 29 2011, on the stairs of the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. Rating agency Standard & Poor's Tuesday downgraded debt-stressed Portugal's credit worthiness, deepening the country's financial plight as it fights to avoid a bailout. Portugal's government quit last week in a dispute with its rivals over a debt reduction plan and Silva is consulting with political leaders before announcing a date for general elections. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portuguese Presidente Anibal Cavaco Silva addresses the country Thursday, March 31 2011, announcing that general elections will be held on May 5, at the Belem presidential palace in Lisbon. The president decided to call elections after the government quit last week in a dispute with opposition parties over a new batch of measures to restore the country's fiscal health. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Portuguese Presidente Anibal Cavaco Silva addresses the country Thursday, March 31 2011, announcing that general elections will be held on May 5, at the Belem presidential palace in Lisbon. The president decided to call elections after the government quit last week in a dispute with opposition parties over a new batch of measures to restore the country's fiscal health. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Two elderly couples watch as protestors march by during a demonstration by young workers Friday, April 1 2011, in downtown Lisbon protesting unemployment and the government's austerity measures. A glut of bad economic news in recent days has worsened Portugal's plight, the country's budget deficit last year was 8.6 percent of gross domestic product according to an estimate by the National Statistics Institute, the Bank of Portugal predicts a double-dip recession this year, and unemployment has reached a record 11.2 percent. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/12/6254756-political-feud-in-portugal-endangers-governmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/12/6254756-political-feud-in-portugal-endangers-governmenttechnologybusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalworld-newsdebt-stressed-portugalSat, 12 Mar 2011 18:50:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Thousands crowd Lisbon's main Liberdade Avenue Saturday, March 12 2011, called onto the streets by a social media campaign to vent their frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating. Thousands more attended simultaneous protests at 10 other cities nationwide. Banner in the front reads Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>A man holds the Portuguese Republic Constitution and a red carnation as thousands crowd Lisbon's main Liberdade Avenue Saturday, March 12 2011, called onto the streets by a social media campaign to vent their frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating. Thousands more attended simultaneous protests at 10 other cities nationwide. The red carnation is the symbol of the 1974 revolution that restored democracy in Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/04/6188091-portugal-unveils-more-debt-cutting-measureshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/04/6188091-portugal-unveils-more-debt-cutting-measuresbusinesseufinancialcrisisportugaldebt-stressed-portugalFri, 4 Mar 2011 14:11:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Prime Minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates adresses the media during a joint news conference German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)</p><p>Head of European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet takes off his glasses during a press conference in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, March 3, 2011. Trichet announced that the ECB keeps its main interest rate unchanged. (AP Photo/Michael Prbst)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/10/6023704-debt-laden-portugal-raises-13b-in-t-bill-salehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/10/6023704-debt-laden-portugal-raises-13b-in-t-bill-salebusinesseufinancialcrisisportugalfinancial-crisisThu, 10 Feb 2011 11:42:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates during a congress meeting which aims to promote Portuguese exports in a global economy in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Portugal is one of the most vulnerable economies in the 17-nation eurozone due to its high debt and anemic growth, and it is scrambling to avoid a bailout by adopting harsh austerity measures. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates delivers a speech in a congress which aims to promote Portuguese exports in a global economy in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Portugal is one of the most vulnerable economies in the 17-nation eurozone due to its high debt and anemic growth, and it is scrambling to avoid a bailout by adopting harsh austerity measures. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)</p><p>Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates leaves the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon at the end of the twice monthly debate Thursday, Feb. 10 2011. Uncertainty over Portugal's financial future flared again Thursday when its borrowing rates hit new euro-era records, signaling the government and fellow European leaders have been unable to check the spread of the continent's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>A man smokes a cigarette by the door of a train as he waits for the train to depart Lisbon's Cais do Sodre train station Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Portuguese train engineers went on strike Tuesday, stoking pressure on the government as it cuts pay and hikes taxes to tackle a debt crisis that is threatening to engulf the country. Thousands of commuters were left stranded during morning rush hour as the national rail company said over 90 percent of trains didn't run. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>A man waits at Lisbon's Rossio train station Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Portuguese train engineers went on strike Tuesday, stoking pressure on the government as it cuts pay and hikes taxes to tackle a debt crisis that is threatening to engulf the country. Thousands of commuters were left stranded during morning rush hour as the national rail company said over 90 percent of trains didn't run. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>Passengers wait in a packed carriage to depart from Lisbon's Cais do Sodre train station Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Portuguese train engineers went on strike Tuesday, stoking pressure on the government as it cuts pay and hikes taxes to tackle a debt crisis that is threatening to engulf the country. Thousands of commuters were left stranded during morning rush hour as the national rail company said over 90 percent of trains didn't run.(AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>Commuters crowd Lisbon's Cais do Sodre train station Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Portuguese train engineers went on strike Tuesday, stoking pressure on the government as it cuts pay and hikes taxes to tackle a debt crisis that is threatening to engulf the country. Thousands of commuters were left stranded during morning rush hour as the national rail company said over 90 percent of trains didn't run. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p><p>European Commission's President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, left, meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates Monday, Feb. 14 2011, as they meet at Lisbon's Sao Bento palace, the premier's official residence. Portugal's statistics agency said in a preliminary report Monday that gross domestic product contracted 0.3 percent from the third to the fourth quarter, though exports remained strong. The country's economy grew 1.4 percent last year despite government spending cuts designed to ease the country's huge debt burden. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>European Commission's President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, right, shakes hands with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates Monday, Feb. 14 2011, as they meet at Lisbon's Sao Bento palace, the premier's official residence. Portugal's statistics agency said in a preliminary report Monday that gross domestic product contracted 0.3 percent from the third to the fourth quarter, though exports remained strong. The country's economy grew 1.4 percent last year despite government spending cuts designed to ease the country's huge debt burden. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>European Commission's President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, right, shakes hands with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates Monday, Feb. 14 2011, as they meet at Lisbon's Sao Bento palace, the premier's official residence. Portugal's statistics agency said in a preliminary report Monday that gross domestic product contracted 0.3 percent from the third to the fourth quarter, though exports remained strong. The country's economy grew 1.4 percent last year despite government spending cuts designed to ease the country's huge debt burden. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)</p><p>Passengers at Lisbon's Rossio train station argue about workers' right to strike and the country's economic situation Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Portuguese train engineers went on strike Tuesday, stoking pressure on the government as it cuts pay and hikes taxes to tackle a debt crisis that is threatening to engulf the country. Thousands of commuters were left stranded during morning rush hour as the national rail company said over 90 percent of trains didn't run. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/24/5908510-european-crisis-erodes-support-for-governmentshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/24/5908510-european-crisis-erodes-support-for-governmentsbusinesseuropevotersworld-newsangryMon, 24 Jan 2011 17:04:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Green Party leader John Gormley, left, and party members walk out of government Buildings, Dublin, Ireland, Sunday Jan. 23, 2011. Ireland's Green Party has withdrawn from the Irish government, raising pressure for Prime Minister Brian Cowen to resign from office and for Ireland to hold a national election sooner than March 11 as planned. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)</p><p>Manuel Alegre, the Portuguese Socialist Party presidential candidate, takes an elevator after delivering a speech conceding defeat in Portugal's presidential election Sunday, Jan. 23 2011 in Lisbon. Conservative President Anibal Cavaco Silva was re-elected for a second term. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques)</p>