British MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown hopes to gain support on Tuesday for legislation that will change the rules affecting British expat voters before next year’s general election.
The rule currently debies Britons residing overseas from voting in UK elections if they have been abroad for more than 15 years.
Banco Espírito Santo (BES) is being investigated in New York on suspicion of its branch in Miami having been used for money laundering via a Venezuelan businessman, according to Monday’s Wall Street Journal.
The Aman Bank in Libya, owned 40% by BES, also is accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle to get money out of the country in early 2011, before the rebellion ended the dictator’s regime in October that year.
After five years of steady prices hikes, the cost of oil fell on Monday.
Brent crude sunk to $67.53 a barrel, the cheapest it has been since October 2009, but later crept up to just above $70 a barrel.
The German energy company E.ON has agreed the sale of its eco-energy businesses in Spain and Portugal to the Australian investment firm Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund #4 and Wren House (the investment vehicle of Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund for infrastructure) for €2.5 billion, well below the €3 billion asking price.
The German group said in a statement that it had found "a new strong owner for its activities, with extensive experience in the energy sector."
The number of immigrants living in Portugal decreased from 417,000 in 2012 to 401,000 a year later, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which called the drop a ‘permanent decline.’
The summary shows the decline as sustained and that the economic crisis and immigrants taking up Portuguese nationality have been the main factors.
US retailers profess themselves disappointed that Black Friday sales in the States fell by 11% compared to those in 2013.
The drop in sales came despite many outlets starting their offers before the Friday, edging well into what had always been a completely non-commercial Thanksgiving Day itself.
The unwelcome drop in temperatures across Portugal is due to polar air sweeping south through Europe and causing a steady but determined cooling off period.
The Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) said there will be a drop of five to six degrees Celsius in Portugal from Monday.
Europol has cracked down on counterfeit crime by seizing 292 web sites across Europe which were being used to sell fake labelled merchandise.
The wide range of goods included ‘luxury’ items as well as "sportswear, electronics, pharmaceuticals and pirated goods like movies and music".
