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My recent interview with ECO, a national economics media outlet, reflects on the next political cycle through various political economy issues. The talk was broadcast on the 25th of March and recorded the previous week before the final electoral score was announced. -Full interview, 53’10” — https://lnkd.in/dkn6MGbr (all the topics below plus the ongoing study to forecast the net budgetary impact of the full recovery of the teachers working time for remuneration purposes — from 28’24” to 40’14”). -Part I, 19’20” (topics: is there a need to change the 2024 general government budget law? A cost-benefit political economy analysis of an amending budget for 2024; the Stability Programme or a new medium-term fiscal programming tool) — text (https://lnkd.in/d9yd47rG) and audiovisual record (https://lnkd.in/dVM5Wq8X). -Part II, 9’22” (topics: prospects of government stability, budget law or policy measures mother-law? Government vs Parliament dialectics in the months to come; social protest; Chega, Communist Party and the effectiveness of “cordons sanitaires” — text (https://lnkd.in/dcu44BxB) and audiovisual record (https://lnkd.in/dEUrDD3x). -Part III, 5’22” (topics: political inaction before the lack of UTAO (PBO) bylaws) — text (https://lnkd.in/dhzHMAta) and audiovisual record (https://lnkd.in/dDjy3Y-Y). -Part IV, 7’15” (topics: who pays and how the government-imposed ceiling on motorway toll rates; territorial toll rebates are not the right policy tool to redistribute personal income): text (https://lnkd.in/dxsrYxdw) and audiovisual record (https://lnkd.in/d_7hWxA8). #utao #pbo #baleiras #interview

Impacts & Policy Briefs the road to overwhelming amount of luxury. 904 000 000 000 euro i året. Nine-hundred-and-four BILLION Euros a year to share Norways 'share' of corruption based on average numbers approx 11 BILLION Euros a year. Exchange rate 1 Euro = 11,78 NOKs Population EU + EEC = 448 million people #romsenter #esa #nfd #corruption #integrity #eu #leyen Corruption and severe lack of integrity cost West Europe almost one thousand billions Euro per year. No big surprise really apart from the huge amount of cash involved. Who you know determines whether you receive research funding from the EU Want EU money? Then you should have gotten it before, you should know the right people – and preferably you should hire your own specialists to describe why the project is useful. https://lnkd.in/dhWMQ-FU

We all want a future made in Australia. How we make one is still the question and debate around the Albanese Govt’s FMiA mission. The first of a few columns exploring key areas of focus missing from the government’s reindustrialisation agenda for the nation.

The New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) has completed its submission to the Royal Society Te Apārangi (RSTA) on the Society's proposed governance restructuring. NZAS firmly opposes the proposed change and believes that if carried out, it would greatly diminish the standing and effectiveness of the RSTA in its important duties. Our comments and links to the release can be found at the link below. "The proposed changes undermine the intent of the legislation establishing RSTA with electoral colleges for constituencies deserving representation at the level of governance. Positions on the newly created advisory board would be a demotion as well with a frustrating and convoluted path to any information or influence." "Māori, early career researchers, member-based organisation, and regional branches would all be effectively demoted. This would undermine over a decade of great progress and improvement at RSTA." "The most deeply concerning aspect has been the inability of the RSTA to see that the changes, as well as the consultation itself, violate the accepted conventions of Te Tiriti The Treaty of Waitangi. These responsibilities are embedded in the constitutional framework within which the Act establishing the RSTA sits. https://lnkd.in/ggRudV5q

Today, Halvard Fredriksen, published a new blog post on EFTA studies. In May 2022, the Norwegian government appointed an independent committee to review Norway’s experience as a member of the European Economic Area, a decade after the last review. In spring 2024, as the EEA Agreement celebrates its 30th year in force, the committee handed its report over to the government. The full report is in Norwegian, but an English summary is available. This blog post aims to provide some context, highlight certain findings that might arguably be considered to provide some new insights, recommend a number of external reports commissioned by the Committee, and comment briefly on the reception of the Committee’s report. You can read the post by following this link: https://lnkd.in/dH6jiqe3

🚀 Optylon Krea 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 🚀 This week, our Optylon Krea Legal director, Isabel Mira, had the honor of participating in a seminar organized by Abreu Advogados and Imojuris, alongside esteemed panelists including the President of ALEP - Associação do Alojamento Local em Portugal, the President of the Municipality of Mafra, the Legal Director of Habitat Invest® and Vice-President of APPII - Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors. 👉 The event focused on the opportunities and challenges posed by the latest changes in the legislation governing Alojamento Local (AL). Isabel Mira shared the perspective of foreign investors, addressing how the ongoing regulatory shifts influence investment strategies in the Portuguese market. She also highlighted the significant economic impact that restrictions, such as an outright ban on AL in Lisbon, could have on operators, local employment, and the broader economy. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 Optylon Krea’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭. We remain committed to actively engaging in discussions that shape the future of the industry and advocating for sustainable solutions. #AlojamentoLocal #PortugalRealEstate #OptylonKrea #InvestmentLeadership #servicedapartments

In her insightful interview for CEE Legal Matters, our partner Ana Novaković Stipaničev discusses dynamic activities across multiple sectors in Croatia in 2024, highlighting M&A activities in retail, wholesale, pharmaceuticals, IT, construction, and hospitality. Ana also emphasizes the importance of the recently voted real estate tax law which addresses high real estate prices, the inability of regular citizens to purchase their own property, and the outcomes of short-term tourism rentals leaving properties empty most of the year. Furthermore, Ana explains how the European Court of Justice ruling in the Kolin case raised an important issue about companies from non-EU countries that regularly bid for public procurement contracts within the EU, particularly in the construction sector. #kps #CEE #CEELegalMatters 

LERU’s Senior Officers are meeting in Leuven in preparation for the upcoming Rectors’ Assembly at the University of Helsinki in November.   They discuss recent European & global policy developments and LERU’s priorities for 2025.    #LERU_SON

EV4EU former team member Alberto Rodrigues da Silva was officially appointed as the Secretary of State for Modernisation and Digitalisation, under the Ministry of Youth and Modernisation. 🔎 Alberto Silva is a researcher at INESC-ID within the Information Systems research area and a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico. Under the #EV4EU project he was responsible for Data Management and took part in building the project Business Models. The #EV4EU Coordination team wishes him the best for this new endeavor! #Science #Portugal #Modernization #HorizonEurope #EV4EU #Innovation #DigitalEu #EnergyTransition

Tomorrow a new government will assume office in Portugal. A government that needs quick results to move forward, with major and immediate challenges. Here is the profile of the 17 Ministers of the XXIV Constitutional Government, which will be completed with the appointment of the Secretaries of State next Friday. Hill & Knowlton Portugal