Memo: Statement by the EC, ECB and IMF on the Tenth Review mission to Portugal

Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Lisbon 4-16 December 2013 for the tenth quarterly review of Portugal’s economic adjustment programme.

The BBC and other news sources reported that Portugal had moved a step closer to exiting its bailout programme after the Troika approved the progress of the Portuguese authorities.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Portugal passes latest austerity budget http://www.europeansources.info/record/portugal-passes-latest-austerity-budget/

ESO: Background information: Memo: Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on the eighth and ninth review mission to Portugal http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-statement-by-the-european-commission-ecb-and-imf-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-review-mission-to-portugal/

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: EU Economic Situation: Economies of the EU Member States: Portugal http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu/countries/portugal_en.htm

European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Times: Financial assistance in EU Member States: Portugal http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/assistance_eu_ms/portugal/index_en.htm

BBC News, 16.12.13: Portugal passes 'troika's' bailout review of its economy http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25409121

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