15 julho 2003

CONTAMINANTES
Olhares para Portugal:
Italians called Europe's worst drivers: Italians are the worst drivers in Europe but Norwegians are the most likely to lose their cool, a survey has found. [...]
"Using verbal abuse is the preferred method in France (73 percent), Spain (64 percent), Portugal (65 percent) the Czech Republic (87 percent) and Germany (50 percent)" the report said.
Israel behind EU in ATM withdrawals per capita: Israel has only 208 ATM machines per million residents, compared with 295 in Sweden, 330 in Greece, 344 in Ireland, and 412 in Finland. Spain leads the list with 1,123 machines per million residents, followed by Portugal - 970, Luxembourg - 737, Austria - 727, and Belgium - 669.
Further down the list are Germany with 580 machines per million residents, France 582, Britain 575, Italy 549, and the Netherlands 435.
Israel also trails in the average per capital withdrawal in euro terms only €52, compared with €61 - France, €70 - Finland, €71 - Portugal, €91 - Britain, and €92 - Ireland.
TUC warns over migrant scam: An investigation by the TUC found one Welsh agency interviewing workers in Portugal, offering £1,200 a month for a 40-hour week working in a meat factory.
In reality those who took up the offer earned £3.60 an hour after deductions for transport and other charges.
These were identified as costs associated with his employment in the contract he signed, but it was never explained what these costs were.