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PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE ARMUT

Wirtschaftskrise in Portugal. Das hohe Haushaltsdefizit zwingt die Regierung von Ministerpraesident Jose Socrates zum Sparen. Obdachloser in Lissabon. Haushalt, Staatskassen, Staatshaushalt, Finanzkrise, Krise, Finanzen, Wirtschaft, Europa, 12.06.2010, QF; (Bildtechnik: sRGB, 60.16 MByte vorhanden)..English: financial crisis in Portugal, high budget deficit forces government of PM Jose Socrates to impose austerity measures, state debt, economy, Europe, June 12, 2010. Here: A homeless person in Lisbon. (KEYSTONE/LAIF/Theodor Barth/laif)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

Commuters cast their shadows against the ground as they walk along Comercio square during a 24-hour strike by Lisbon's subway workers, in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The strike was against pay cuts and the public company's possible privatisation. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker carries a washbasin after spray-painting it at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker puts on his clothes after having a shower at the end of his shift at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker spray-paints toilet basins at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker cleans off imperfections from washbasins at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, hundreds of washbasins and toilets are stacked on shelves at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. . (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker inspects a toilet basin at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker pushes a trolley full of washbasins at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker at the Valadares ceramic factory clocks off as he leaves at the end of his shift, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, a worker pushes a trolley full of washbasins into the drying room at the Valadares ceramic factory, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 12, 2015, Portuguese Carlos Sousa, a worker at the Valadares ceramic factory, shaves at the end of his shift in the locker room of the company, in Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal. The Portuguese factory shut down in 2012 amid Europe's financial crisis, its huge debts and outdated business practices dooming it to bankruptcy. Now, on the factory floor some 10 meters (30 feet) below the symbols of the broken past, some former employees are back at their jobs and fighting to rebuild their lives after the business was reopened by private investors. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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Needy people eat food distributed by a Portuguese volunteer association at Lisbon's Rossio square, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. Portuguese authorities provided 4.9 billion euros ($6.6 billion) in an emergency rescue to prevent the collapse of ailing bank Banco Espirito Santo, one of the eurozone country's oldest and biggest financial institutions. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE REGIERUNG

epa04186746 Minister of Solidarity, employment and social security of Portugal Pedro Mota Soares addresses the media during the press conference to announce the Budgetary Strategy Document (DEO), in Lisbon, Portugal, 30 April 2014. The document defines the guidelines for the policies with budgetary implications until 2018. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE REGIERUNG

epa04186730 Maria Luis Albuquerque (L), Portuguese Minister of State and Finance, and Minister of the Presidency and Parliamentary Affairs, Luis Marques Guedes, address the media during the press conference to announce the Budgetary Strategy Document (DEO), in Lisbon, Portugal, 30 April 2014. The document defines the guidelines for the policies with budgetary implications until 2018. Others are not identified. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE REGIERUNG

epa04186729 Maria Luis Albuquerque, Portuguese Minister of State and Finance, addresses the media during the press conference to announce the Budgetary Strategy Document (DEO), in Lisbon, Portugal, 30 April 2014. The document defines the guidelines for the policies with budgetary implications until 2018. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE REGIERUNG

epa04186726 Portuguese Minister of State and Finance Maria Luis Albuquerque (L) accompanied by The Minister of Solidarity, employment and social security of Portugal Pedro Mota Soares (R) and by the Minister of the Presidency and Parliamentary Affairs Luis Marques Guedes (C) arrives to the press conference to announce the Budgetary Strategy Document (DEO), in Lisbon, Portugal, 30 April 2014. The document defines the guidelines for the policies with budgetary implications until 2018. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

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An elderly woman carrying bags and pulling a trolley crosses the street after going shopping, in Lisbon, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said in a television interview late Tuesday that pension levels will not be restored in the near future after cuts, during a financial crisis that forced it to ask for an euro 78 billion (US$107.7 billion) bailout in 2011. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE ARBEIT

Construction workers have their meals during a lunch break, in Lisbon, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said in a television interview late Tuesday that salaries in the private sector will be indexed to productivity, as Portugal tries to recover from a financial crisis that forced it to ask for an euro 78 billion (US$107.7 billion) bailout in 2011. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa04164775 Pensioners hold flags and a banner reading 'Pensioners demand government out!' as they arrive at Rossio Square during the protest 'For April / Against Robberies in Pensions / March of Outrage and Protest' in Lisbon, Portugal, 12 April 2014. The protest took place in several cities in Portugal with thousands of pensioners protesting against the austerity measures. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa04164771 Pensioners march towards Rossio Square during the protest 'For April / Against Robberies in Pensions / March of Outrage and Protest' in Lisbon, Portugal, 12 April 2014. The protest took place in several cities in Portugal with thousands of pensioners protesting against the austerity measures. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa04164769 Pensioners march towards Rossio Square during the protest 'For April / Against Robberies in Pensions / March of Outrage and Protest' in Lisbon, Portugal, 12 April 2014. The protest took place in several cities in Portugal with thousands of pensioners protesting against the austerity measures. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa04164767 A man watches the protest 'For April / Against Robberies in Pensions / March of Outrage and Protest' from a coffee shop in Lisbon, Portugal, 12 April 2014. The protest took place in several cities in Portugal with thousands of pensioners protesting against the austerity measures. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

People run and shout slogans as they march towards the Portuguese parliament during a protest by Portuguese university students in Lisbon, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The protest was against cuts in the public education system. The white banner on the right with the faces of the Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho and the Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva reads in Portuguese: "Out". (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

Portuguese riot police officers stand guard outside the Portuguese parliament, during a demonstration by Portuguese policemen and other security forces against salary cuts and other austerity measures, in Lisbon, Thursday, March 6, 2014. Scores of Portuguese riot police have stopped protesting off-duty colleagues breaking through a security cordon around Parliament. In a tense two-hour standoff Tuesday, uniformed police formed a barrier around the parliament building to keep out the protesters who were part of a march of more than 10,000 police officers. Dozens of demonstrators pushed up against the police line but failed to break through. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04113030 Riot Police officers stand in front of the Portuguese Parliament at the end of the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions against the salaries cuts and the austery measures imposed by the overnment, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04113000 Police officers gather in front of the Parliament during the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions to protest against the salary cuts and the austerity measures imposed by the government, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04112999 Police officers gather in front of the Parliament during the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions to protest against the salary cuts and the austerity measures imposed by the government, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04112998 Police officers gather in front of the Parliament during the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions to protest against the salary cuts and the austerity measures imposed by the government, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04112996 Police officers gather in front of the Parliament during the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions to protest against the salary cuts and the austerity measures imposed by the government, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04112997 Police officers gather in front of the Parliament during the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions to protest against the salary cuts and the austerity measures imposed by the government, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE GEWERKSCHAFT PROTEST

epa04112995 Police officers gather in front of the Parliament during the demonstration of PSP, GNR, ASAE, SEF, Maritime Police, and prison guards unions to protest against the salary cuts and the austerity measures imposed by the government, in Lisbon, Portugal, 06 March 2014. EPA/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

A tram rides past active and retired military personnel, foreground, gathering under umbrellas in downtown Lisbon Thursday, Feb. 13 2014. Military professionals' organizations called the gathering to protest the government's austerity measures that include cuts in military budgets and retirement pensions. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Portuguese railway workers block the rail track during a protest at Lisbon's Santa Apolonia train station, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. During protest, that was against salary cuts and other austerity measures, the workers scuffled with Portuguese police officers. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Portuguese railway workers scuffle with Portuguese police officers as the workers block the rail track during a protest at Lisbon's Santa Apolonia train station, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. The protest was against salary cuts and other austerity measures. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

A demonstrator carries a skinned rabbit during a protest by workers' unions in Lisbon against the government's austerity measures, Saturday, Feb. 1 2014. The rabbit is a reference to Portuguese prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho whose family name, Coelho, means rabbit. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Children at a kindergarten watch a demonstration by retired teachers in Lisbon Thursday, Jan. 30 2014. Teachers' unions organized the demonstration outside the prime minister's official residence to protest cuts in the pensions of retired teachers. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

A woman shouts slogans outside the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, during a protest by the Portuguese pensioner and retired people association, APRe!, against cuts in pensions. Inside the parliament Portuguese lawmakers were debating the new austerity proposal of the government to tax pensions after the Portuguese Constitutional Court rejected a government plan to cut state pensions above euro 600 (US$820) a month. The placard reads in Portuguese: "Fight against the confiscation". (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Protestors holding a banner that reads "Burning of the government and their right-wing policies", walk under heavy rain and Christmas lights during a demonstration called by Portugal's main union CGTP, General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, against the government's austerity measures Wednesday, Dec. 18 2013, in Porto, Portugal. The Portuguese government insists it can follow the same path as Ireland, which will unhook itself from foreign financial support this month. But hurdles remain that could compel Portugal to ask for more help, like Greece did when it got a second bailout, and prolong Europe's debt woes. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Protestors holding a banner that reads "Burning of the government and their right-wing policies", make a bonfire during a demonstration called by Portugal's main union CGTP, General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, against the government's austerity measures Wednesday, Dec. 18 2013, in Porto, Portugal. The Portuguese government insists it can follow the same path as Ireland, which will unhook itself from foreign financial support this month. But hurdles remain that could compel Portugal to ask for more help, like Greece did when it got a second bailout, and prolong Europe's debt woes.(AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Demonstrators and union leaders shout slogans during a protest by shipyard workers of Viana do Castelo shipyard, ENVC, northern Portugal, against a government plan to privatize the company, outside Sao Bento palace, the Portuguese Prime Minister official residence, in Lisbon, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The government announced it will subcontract the shipyard and its infrastructure to a private company until 2031, which will have to hire 400 of the current 609 employees. One of the most delicate points in the privatization process will be the accumulated debt of euro 260 million (US$ 356 million). (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Demonstrators march during a protest by shipyard workers of Viana do Castelo shipyard, ENVC, northern Portugal, against a government plan to privatize the company, Lisbon, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The government announced it will subcontract the shipyard and its infrastructure to a private company until 2031, which will have to hire 400 of the current 609 employees. One of the most delicate points in the privatization process will be the accumulated debt of euro 260 million (US$ 356 million). (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

A sheet that reads in Portuguese: "Government Out" is fixed at the Portuguese Finance Ministry's entrance during a protest, in Lisbon, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Lawmakers from the coalition government approved the 2014 budget proposal Tuesday in the face of fierce opposition from those indignant at the prospect of a third straight year of austerity as the country battles to avoid asking a second bailout. Portugal needed a 78 billion euro ($105 billion) financial rescue in 2011 when it almost went bankrupt amid the debt crisis that engulfed countries sharing the euro currency. The words in the glass read in Portuguese: "Finance Ministry". (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03965979 A protester is pushed away during the speech by Portuguese Finance Minister Maria Luisa Albuquerque at the parliamentary debate on the state budget for 2014, in the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, 26 November 2013. The Portuguese parliament was due to approve the country's toughest austerity budget in decades, amid concerns that legal challenges could endanger the country's economic recovery. The 2014 budget foresees savings worth 3.9 billion euros (5.3 billion dollars) - or 2.3 per cent of Portugal's gross domestic product (GDP). The measures include salary cuts of up to 12 per cent for government employees earning more than 675 euros a month. The debate was accompanied by protests by workers, pensioners and small business owners outside the building. EPA/MIGUEL A. LOPES

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03965783 A pensioneer holds a poster reading 'Euro and Troika out of Portugal' during a protest organized by the union CGTP on the overall vote in the State Budget for 2014, in front of the Portuguese parliament, Lisbon, Portugal, 26 November 2013. The approval of the State Budget for 2014 in the Portuguese Parliament is expected to be accompanied by protests by workers, pensioners and small business owners who intend to contest the worsening austerity. EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03965775 Taxis are parked in front of the Portuguese parliament during a national demonstration of the taxi industry promoted by unions in protest against a tax increase in the State Budget for 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal, 26 November 2013. The approval of the State Budget for 2014 in the Portuguese Parliament is expected to be accompanied by protests by workers, pensioners and small business owners who intend to contest the worsening austerity. EPA/JOSE SENA GOULAO

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Portuguese public magistrate workers gather around a sign that reads in Portuguese: "Lisbon's Justice Campus" during a strike called by their unions, in Lisbon, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. The Portuguese government's woes are piling up as it battles to comply with austerity measures demanded by its euro 78 billion ($105 billion) bailout. Amid a recent spate of strikes by labor groups and street protests against pay and pension cuts, Lisbon ferry workers walked off the job Monday. Also, court sessions were canceled as magistrates went on strike, while a walkout by border guards caused delays at airports. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

A man, wearing a cap with the initials of the Portuguese Judicial Police, gathers with others protesters at Lisbon's Justice courts during a strike called by Portuguese public magistrate unions, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. The Portuguese government's woes are piling up as it battles to comply with austerity measures demanded by its euro 78 billion ($105 billion) bailout. Amid a recent spate of strikes by labor groups and street protests against pay and pension cuts, Lisbon ferry workers walked off the job Monday. Court sessions were also canceled as magistrates went on strike, while a walkout by border guards caused delays at airports. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

People walk at Lisbon's Santa Apolonia train station Thursday morning, Nov. 7 2013, during a 24-hour rail workers strike. Some thirty percent of scheduled trains were canceled as staff at train company Comboios de Portugal staged their latest protest against cuts to their pay and entitlements. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932366 Demonstrators hold up signs with the words 'Government Out' during a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932346 A demonstrator holds up a placard with the words 'Delinquents' during a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932345 Citizens shout slogans against Government inside the Portuguese Parliament during the debate on 2014 state, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Parliament ends the debate today on the Government's proposal of General State budget (OE) for 2014, document that will be approved with the votes Government parties PSD/CDS-PP. According to reports, the draft of the 2014 state budget brings new austerity measures, envisaging spending cuts of about 2.5 billion euros (3.4 billion dollars) in 2014. Civil servants earning more than 600 euros a month could see wage cuts ranging from 2.5 to 12 per cent, media reports said, citing budget documents. EPA/TIAGO PETINGA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932344 Citizens shout slogans against Government inside the Portuguese Parliament during the debate on 2014 state, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Parliament ends the debate today on the Government's proposal of General State budget (OE) for 2014, document that will be approved with the votes Government parties PSD/CDS-PP. According to reports, the draft of the 2014 state budget brings new austerity measures, envisaging spending cuts of about 2.5 billion euros (3.4 billion dollars) in 2014. Civil servants earning more than 600 euros a month could see wage cuts ranging from 2.5 to 12 per cent, media reports said, citing budget documents. EPA/TIAGO PETINGA

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932342 Demonstrators hold up signs reading 'The people is fighting. Government out. Down with the right wing. Traitors.' during a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Parliament ends the debate today on the Government's proposal of General State budget (OE) for 2014, document that will be approved with the votes Government parties PSD/CDS-PP. According to reports, the draft of the 2014 state budget brings new austerity measures, envisaging spending cuts of about 2.5 billion euros (3.4 billion dollars) in 2014. Civil servants earning more than 600 euros a month could see wage cuts ranging from 2.5 to 12 per cent, media reports said, citing budget documents. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932320 Demonstrators holds up placards with the words 'Elections Now!' during a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Protestors gather in front of the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Friday, Nov. 1 2013. Thousands protested outside the parliament while lawmakers debated the government's 2014 state budget proposal Friday. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Protestors march towards the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Friday, Nov. 1 2013. Thousands protested outside the parliament while lawmakers debated the government's 2014 state budget proposal Friday. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932183 A demonstrator holds up a placard with the words 'Dirty death: the best solution for this situation' during a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932174 Demonstrators stage a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932173 Demonstrators stage a protest in front of the Portuguese Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932168 The Portuguese Parliament is reflected in the mirrored sunglasses of a protester during a demonstration in front of the Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

epa03932167 A demonstrator holds up a banner with a picture of Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (L) and Vice Prime Minister Paulo Portas (R) and the words 'These pirates rob the people, sink the country' during a demonstration in front of the Parliament against the State Budget for 2014, an initiative organized by the left-wing union CGTP-IN, in Lisbon, Portugal, 01 November 2013. The Portuguese Parliament ends the debate 01 November on the government's proposal for the General State Budget for 2014. EPA/MARIO CRUZ

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

People waiting in line for taxis cast shadows Thursday morning Oct. 31 2013 inLisbon. Lisbon subway workers have walked off the job for the fifth time this year as labor groups continue their fight against austerity measures and economic reforms enacted in return for Portugal's 2011 bailout. The 24-hour strike Thursday coincided with the start of a parliamentary debate on the government's 2014 state budget proposal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

PORTUGAL FINANZKRISE PROTEST

Supporters of a civic movement called "Screw the Troika", one of them holding Portugal's flag, march to the Portuguese parliament to protest austerity measures the government has been compelled to adopt in return for an euro 78 billion ($107.6 billion) bailout agreed on in 2011, in Lisbon, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. The government and the so-called Troika of bailout creditors, Portugal's fellow eurozone members, the European Central Bank, ECB, and the International Monetary Fund, IMF, insisted the country must repair its finances to restore investor faith. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)