New
president at Portuguese lottery
(February 27. 2002) --
The Prime Minister of Portugal has appointed Mrs. Gertrudes Jorge president of
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, effective December 18, 2001. Mrs.
Jorge began her career in 1973 after graduating from Lisbon University with a
history degree. In 1995, she was appointed a member of the Executive Committee
of the Institute for Employment and Professional Training, and became
Vice-president of the Institute's Executive Committee in June 1996.
Prior
to her appointment to the lottery, she represented the Ministry of Labor and
Social Solidarity on the Interministerial Committee for Employment, which
strives for equality in work and employment. She also coordinated the work
undertaken by the OECD in 1997 to assess the performance of the public
employment services and has been involved in a number of European Commission
employment promotion initiatives.
Source: Santa Casa da Misericordia de
Lisboa, Portugal
Contact: Margarida Palma,
direccao@djogos.misericordiadelisboa.pt
European Court of
Justice Ruling Puts Spotlight on Portuguese Gaming Laws
LONDON, U.K. (April 1, 2010) - In principle, games of chance are prohibited
under Portuguese law. However, the state reserves the right to authorize the
operation of one or more such games according to a system that it deems
appropriate................Subscribers
Santa Casa da
Misericordia Recalls That European Court Recognized The Legality Of The
Monopoly Of Social Games
LISBON, Portugal (February 10,
2010) - The Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa reminded today that the Court
of Justice considered "legal and legitimate" monopoly of social games
that instuição holds.........................Subscribers
EC Refers Portugal to
the European Court of Justice Over Its Discriminatory Taxation of Lottery
Winnings
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 14, 2009) -- The European
Commission has decided to refer Portugal to the European Court of Justice for
its tax provisions which provide for taxation of the vast majority of foreign
lottery winnings whereas winnings from national lotteries or from lotteries
part of the European Euromillions network are exempt from income
tax....................Subscribers
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