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The payments from EFSF were earmarked to finance €35.6bn of PSI restructured government debt (as part of a deal where private investors in return accepted a nominal haircut, lower interest rates and longer maturities for their remaining principal), €48.2bn for bank recapitalization, [213] €11.3bn for a second PSI debt buy-back, [215 ...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products. Prior to 2004, it was known as the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products or European Medicines Evaluation Agency ( EMEA ).
Gibraltar was part of the EU and partially inside its single market. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man were not part of the EU, but were in its customs union and enjoyed free trade. Akrotiri and Dhekelia continue to have partial integration with Cyprus, an EU member state, even after the UK is no longer an EU member.
EU+EEA+CH: The European Union + the European Economic Area + Switzerland, sign visible very often shown on the Schengen Area airports; Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Interparliamentary forum between the EU and Eastern Partnership member states. EFTA: European Free Trade Association; EMEA: Europe, the Middle East and Africa
international law juridical persons established through primary (treaty) legislation, either as an EU institution (the European Central Bank) or an EU body of other type (such as the European Investment Bank Group entities, the European University Institute, the European Stability Mechanism or the Unified Patent Court) other EU institutions
The admission of a new state the Union is limited to liberal democracies and Freedom House ranks all EU states as being totally free electoral democracies. [54] All but 4 are ranked at the top 1.0 rating. [55] However, the exact political system of a state is not limited, with each state having its own system based on its historical evolution.
Bank P A Bial: Health care Pharmaceuticals Trofa: 1924 Pharma P A Caixa Geral de Depósitos: Financials Banks Lisbon: 1876 State bank S A Central de Cervejas: Consumer goods Brewers Vila Franca de Xira: 1934 Brewery P A Chipidea: Technology Semiconductors Oeiras: 1997 Semiconductor, defunct 2009 P D Churchill's Port: Wine making Port wine Porto ...
Portugal's central bank is the Banco de Portugal, which is an integral part of the European System of Central Banks. The largest Portuguese banks are Banco Comercial Português and the state-owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos. [135] Portuguese banks hold strategic stakes in other sectors of the economy, including the insurance sector.