Portugal’s President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is playing down the current increase in party political edginess over proposed EU sanctions against Portugal, blaming it on the July heat.
Following the President’s flippant comments on the threat to the Algarve from the oil industry, in the Algarve last Thursday, Rebelo de Sousa continues to make light of the very real threats to Portugal’s struggling economy posed by the proposed suspension of 16 EU aid programmes to the country, blaming the weather for the fractious nature of discussions between Portugal’s opposing parties. …read more
Source: Algarve Daily News
