5.0 Políticas internacionais

Construção de euro-regiões do interior

Note d’analyse n° 99 «Quelle sécurité d’approvisionnement électrique en Europe à horizon 2030?»

[Recurso eletrónico] À l’horizon 2030-2035, des déclassements importants de puissance pilotable sont prévus en Europe (en Allemagne, la sortie du nucléaire est prévue avant 2022 et la sortie totale du charbon en 2038, la sortie totale du fossile et la réduction à 50 % du nucléaire en France, la sortie du fossile et du nucléaire en Belgique…). Des études d’adéquation détaillées ont été réalisées pour les cinq années à venir, mais généralement pas au-delà. C’est ce qui a motivé cette investigation et un calcul même simplifié, afin de déterminer si des marges négatives n’apparaissent pas, qui soient suffisamment importantes pour jeter le doute sur la couverture du risque pour tous les scénarios probabilistes.
[Retirado de Beeker, Étienne (2021). “Note d’analyse n° 99 «Quelle sécurité d’approvisionnement électrique en Europe à horizon 2030 ?» Annexe Principe de calcul – Résumé des hypothèses principales – Incertitudes – Observations”. 15 janeiro 2021]

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Quelle sécurité d’approvisionnement électrique en Europe à horizon 2030?

[Recurso eletrónico] “Après qu’à l’automne le gestionnaire de réseau a mis en garde sur de potentielles difficultés d’approvisionnement en électricité en cas de grand froid cet hiver, la question d’éventuelles défaillances des systèmes électriques en Europe et en particulier en France a été remise dans le débat alors qu’elle avait quasiment disparu des préoccupations du grand public. Dans la prochaine décennie, les nombreux arrêts de centrales pilotables, au charbon ou nucléaires, actuellement programmés et dont les conséquences concrètes semblent assez peu intégrées dans le débat public, pourraient renforcer l’importance de cette question. L’objet de cette note d’analyse est de fournir quelques éléments permettant d’appréhender l’évolution de ces risques de défaillance afin d’engager à temps les politiques adéquates.”
[Retirado de Beeker, Étienne, com a participação de Dégremont, Marie. “Quelle sécurité d’approvisionnement électrique en Europe à horizon 2030?”. La note d’analyse de France Stratégie 2021/1 (n° 99), pp. 1-12]

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International tax competitiveness Index 2020

[Recurso eletrónico] “The structure of a country’s tax code is an important determinant of its economic performance. A well-structured tax code is easy for taxpayers to comply with and can promote economic development while raising sufficient revenue for a government’s priorities. In contrast, poorly structured tax systems can be costly, distort economic decision-making, and harm domestic economies. Many countries have recognized this and have reformed their tax codes. Over the past few decades, marginal tax rates on corporate and individual income have declined significantly across the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Now, most OECD nations raise a significant amount of revenue from broad-based taxes such as payroll taxes and value-added taxes (VAT).”
[Retirado do Introduction de Bunn, Daniel; Asen, Elke (2020). “International tax competitiveness Index 2020”. Tax Foundation.]

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Atlantic Core Network Corridor Study. Final Report. December 2014

[Recurso eletrónico] “Core network corridors should help to develop the infrastructure of the core network in such a way as to address bottlenecks, enhance cross-border connections and improve efficiency and sustainability. They should contribute to cohesion through improved territorial cooperation.This study aims to support the European Commission (DG-MOVE) in developing the work plan for the Atlantic Corridor, a diagonal corridor from Europe’s South-Western regions towards the centre of the EU that links the Iberian Peninsula ports of Algeciras, Sines, Lisboa, Leixões (Porto) and Bilbao through western France to Paris and Normandy and further east to Strasbourg and Mannheim. It covers rail, road, airports, ports, RRTs and the River Seine inland waterwayThe Atlantic Corridor has an important maritime dimension since it is linked to the crossroads of global maritime routes (via the Panama Canal and Straits of Gibraltar) notably toward North and South America, Neighbourhood countries and Africa; it is also endowed with high potential for deploying Motorways of the Sea and Short Sea Shipping as an alternative route to the inland backbone along the Atlantic coast.”
[Retirado do Sumário Executivo de Comissão Europeia (dezembro 2014). “Atlantic Core Network Corridor Study. Final Report”.]

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European system of accounts – ESA 2010

[Recurso eletrónico] “To achieve the objectives set by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and more specifcally on economic and monetary union, we need high-quality statistical instruments which provide the Union institutions, governments, economic and social operators, and analysts with a set of harmonised and reliable statistics on which to base their decisions and policy advice.Te new European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010) is a major development of the previous version of 1995. Progress has been achieved in the harmonisation of methodology and in the precision and accuracy of the concepts, defnitions, classifcations and accounting rules which are needed to enable a consistent, reliable and comparable statistical description of the economies of the Member States and the Union itself. ESA 2010 contains new chapters on important subjects such as financial services measurement, pensions and insurance, European accounts and government accounts. Tere are also new chapters on generic issues such as the rest of the world account, links with business accounts, and satellite accounts, with illustrative examples.”
[Retirado do Foreword de Eurostat European Commission (2013). “European system of accounts ESA 2010”.]

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Vade Mecum on the Stability and Growth Pact 2018 Edition

[Recurso eletrónico] This Vade mecum was prepared in the European Commission’s Directorate-General of Economic and Financial Affairs under the direction of Marco Buti, Director-General, Servaas Deroose, Deputy Director General, Lucio Pench, Director for Fiscal Policy and Policy Mix, and Gilles Mourre, Head of Unit for Fiscal Policy and Surveillance. Roberta Torre was the coordinator of the Vade mecum, building on former versions from Roberta Torre and Anne Van Bruggen, Angela D’Elia, Lourdes Acedo Montoya and Christine Frayne. This version of the manual benefitted from inputs by Alessandra Cepparulo, Anton Mangov, Matthew McGann, Ralph Schmitt-Nilson, and Roberta Torre. Comments and suggestions on the updated version were provided by Stefan Ciobanu, Angela D’Elia, Servaas Deroose, Reinhard Felke, Leo Flynn, JeanPaul Kepenne, Karolina Leib, Pim Lescrauwaet, Kieran Mc Morrow, Gilles Mourre, Lucio Pench, Lucia Piana, and Karl Scerri. Suggestions from the Alternates of the Economic and Financial Committee are gratefully acknowledged, too. Beyond specific inputs, the Vade mecum draws heavily on a series of methodological notes and policy briefs developed over the past years to cover the various aspects of the Stability and Growth Pact and its implementation.”
[Retirado de Comissão Europeia (2018). “Vade Mecum on the Stability and Growth Pact 2018 Edition”. Institutional Paper 075.]

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Policy Brief 11. Reforma da área do euro: comentário português a uma proposta franco-alemã

[Recurso eletrónico] “O presente policy brief apresenta alguns comentários construtivos à proposta franco-alemã de três economistas portugueses, Miguel Faria-e-Castro, Ricardo Reis e Ricardo Cabral. Foca-se em aspetos macro-financeiros desta proposta que têm em comum um elemento fundamental da política económica no Euro, a saber, a gestão da dívida pública no contexto do Euro, descentralizada na ausência de uma obrigação soberana comum na união monetária (ao contrário do que acontece nos EUA). São abordadas as recomendações para melhorar a regulação bancária (e o apoio ao setor bancário através de uma garantia de depósitos ao nível do Euro), a estabilidade nos mercados financeiros (através de um ativo seguro para a zona euro) e a gestão de crises financeiras (através de um mecanismo de reestruturação de dívidas pré-estabelecido). A relevância particular destes aspetos da proposta franco-alemã para o caso português, tendo em conta a dimensão dos desequilíbrios acumulados nos setores público e bancário durante o longo período de estagnação desde a entrada no euro (e a crise que se lhe seguiu), é evidente.”
[Retirado de Castro, Miguel Faria e; Reis, Ricardo; Cabral, Ricardo (junho 2018). “Policy Brief 11. Reforma da área do euro: comentário português a uma proposta franco-alemã”. Institute of Public Policy. Lisboa]

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Policy Brief 10. Repair and Prepare: Growth and the Euro after Brexit – a comment

[Recurso eletrónico] “This policy brief analyzes the “Repair and Prepare: Growth and the Euro after Brexit” report, (hereafter, the report). The report proposes a policy toolkit to strengthen the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and is an important contribution for the discussion regarding improvements to the euro area architecture. Such improvements are required in order to avoid further crisis and to ensure economic stability and growth in the euro area. The report is comprehensive and nuanced, with an array of detailed policy ideas within each group of proposals.”
[Retirado de Cabral, Ricardo; Morais, Luís Teles; Vicente, Joana Andrade (julho 2017). “Policy Brief 10. Repair and Prepare: Growth and the Euro after Brexit – a comment”. Institute of Public Policy. Lisboa]

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Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform

[Recurso eletrónico] “Doing Business 2019 is the 16th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time.ƒ Regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business are covered: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and labor market regulation. The labor market regulation data are not included in this year’s ranking on the ease of doing business.ƒ Data in Doing Business 2019 are current as of May 1, 2018. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms of business regulation have worked, where and why.”
[Retirado de World Bank (2019). “Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform”. The World Bank Group.]

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Forum para a Competitividade: Perspectivas Empresariais Nº 5 1º Trimestre de 2019 22 de Abril de 2019

[Recurso eletrónico] “A economia portuguesa deve desacelerar nos próximos anos, quer por razões do lado da oferta, quer do lado da procura. Excluindo as previsões extremas, o PIB de 2019 deve crescer entre 1,6% e 1,9%.
Em termos sectoriais, espera-se abrandamento na agricultura, indústria, comércio e turismo, estabilização nos outros serviços e melhoria na construção.
O crescimento do emprego deverá abrandar também e a taxa de desemprego deverá cair de forma mais lenta. A conjuntura internacional está em clara deterioração, embora seja prematuro falar em recessão. Os riscos principais são as guerras comerciais e o Brexit, que poderão levar a novas revisões em baixa do crescimento económico ao longo de 2019. Registe-se, como nota positiva, que a China e a Índia deverão manter um forte crescimento. A Euribor a 6 meses deverá permanecer negativa durante todo o ano de 2019.
A recente subida do preço do petróleo não parece sustentável e os preços do gás natural devem cair ao longo do ano. A Eslováquia, depois de um começo difícil, tem vindo a aplicar um conjunto muito alargado de reformas, o que lhe permitiu passar de um rendimento per capita de 45,7% da UE em 1993 para 81,4% da UE em 2018, tendo ultrapassado Portugal em 2012. É um caso de sucesso que merece ser estudado com maior detalhe, em particular as reformas na área fiscal (redução de impostos e simplificação fiscal); liberalização do mercado de trabalho; reforma da educação e a luta contra a corrupção.”
[Retirado do Resumo Executivo de “Forum para a Competitividade: Perspectivas Empresariais”. Nº 5 1º Trimestre de 2019 22 de Abril de 2019]

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Concatedral de Miranda do Douro

A Catedral de Miranda do Douro surge no decurso da criação da Diocese em Miranda do Douro e respetiva elevação da vila a cidade no ano de 1545. O projeto insere-se na tipologia de Sés mandadas construir por D. João III, cujo investimento se reflete na escala da edificação, que se destaca entre a restante malha urbana. Com traça de Gonçalo de Torralva e Miguel de Arruda, as obras tiveram início em 1552. Deste período chegou ao presente o corpo da igreja, pelo que a fachada que hoje observamos resulta de uma campanha construtiva posterior. Classificada como Monumento Nacional desde 1910, é o símbolo maior de Miranda do Douro.