Portugal can learn from Irish recovery

The Portuguese government presented its 2015 budget on the 15 October 2014 - the deadline date for eurozone countries to present their 2015 budgets to the European Commission.

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European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: EU Economic Situation: Economies of the EU Member States: Portugal http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu/countries/portugal_en.htm

IMF: IMF and Portugal http://www.imf.org/external/country/prt/

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Times: Financial assistance in EU Member States: Portugal http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/assistance_eu_ms/portugal/index_en.htm

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: EU economic governance: Stability and Growth Pact: Draft budgetary plans of euro area Member States http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/economic_governance/sgp/budgetary_plans/index_en.htm

The Portugal News, 15.10.14: Government to submit 2015 budget to parliament http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/government-to-submit-2015-budget-to-parliament/32991

Euronews, 16.10.14: Portugal bins deficit target but promises more pain in 2015 budget http://www.euronews.com/2014/10/16/portugal-bins-deficit-target-but-promises-more-pain-in-2015-budget/

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: EU economic governance: Stability and Growth Pact: Draft budgetary plans of euro area Member States: Portugal 2015 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/economic_governance/sgp/pdf/dbp/2014/2014-10-15_pt_dbp_en.pdf

Jornal de Negócios, 16.10.14: Lisbon talking up the budget (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152081-Lisbon-talking-up-the-budget

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