A member of the European Union since 1986, it is one of the poorestcountries in Western Europe, but rapid changes and strong growth areensuring that Portugal is gradually catching up.
Publié le 23/05/2020
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A member of the European Union since 1986, it is one of the poorest
countries in Western Europe, but rapid changes and strong growth are
ensuring that Portugal is gradually catching up.
To improve the
efficiency of the country's economic structures, the new Socialist
government launched a big wave of privatisations in 1996.
4.5 million Portuguese live abroad the equivalent 50 % of the country's
population.
Currency sent home by emigrants and incoming money associated with
tourism provide a significant part of the country's revenue..
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- The European Union, of which it has been a member since 1981, has justimposed an austerity plan on Greece.
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- Membre de l'Union européenne depuis 1986, c'est l'un des pays les pluspauvres d'Europe occidentale, mais des transformations rapides et uneforte croissance font que le Portugal comble peu à peu son retard.
- Political conflicts are becoming increasingly apparent between those whowant closer ties with the European Union and those who want more contactwith the CIS.