Just how effective was Portugal’s General Strike?
Portugal’s General Strike on Thursday looked like a damp squib if the government’s opinion is anything to go by. The Minister of the Presidency, Antonio Leitão Amaro said on Friday that the [...]
State gives €30 million in sweeteners to Volkswagen for VW 1D 1
Portugal is to give Volkswagen Europa a €30 million offset, around 10% of the total €270 million that the car maker is investing at its Autoeuropa factory at Palmela. The money will be used to [...]
Autoeuropa stops production over lack of parts
Portugal’s largest car plant VW Autoeuropa will begin a two-week stoppage from September 1 that could last for an indefinite period because of a lack of parts from a supplier in Slovenia. [...]
