Nov. 21 2023
Source Page: Space for Our Future: UK aims to join Atlantic Constellation with funding for new Earth observation satelliteFound: built in the UK will be of the same design and launched in the same orbital plane as 3 others from Portugal
Apr. 09 2024
Source Page: Navigating NATO procurementFound: Germany, Greec e, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal
Mentions:
1: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) situation in Europe is sliding backwards, whether it is in Poland, Hungary, Greece, Germany, Spain or Portugal - Speech Link
Feb. 08 2024
Source Page: UK and Denmark establish voting rights treatyFound: fifth country to sign a voting rights treaty with the UK, following treaties signed with Poland, Spain, Portugal
Asked by: Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing emission control areas in the European Atlantic from Portugal to Ireland, around the UK to Iceland and Norway for sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen for shipping.
Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
As set out in the Clean Maritime Plan published in 2019, we have committed to consulting on options for extending the North Sea Emissions Control Area.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) understand it, that is twice the legal limit in the United States and Germany, and four times that in Portugal - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) there are continuing problems with the process of issuing residence cards—an example often cited is Portugal - Speech Link
2: Leo Docherty (Con - Aldershot) It is a particular issue in Portugal, but we have been very grateful to the Portuguese Government for - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: John Baron (Con - Basildon and Billericay) continent, in those countries where we do have reciprocal rights—I think those countries are Spain, Portugal - Speech Link
2: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) mentioned, the bilateral treaties at the moment are with four EU states—Poland, Spain, Luxembourg and Portugal - Speech Link
Mar. 20 2024
Source Page: UN Human Rights Council 55: Joint Statement on Sudan Humanitarian AccessFound: Denmark Italy Kyrgyzstan Japan North Macedonia Finland Croatia Georgia Lithuania Spain Switzerland Portugal
Asked by: Priti Patel (Conservative - Witham)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department holds information on the countries that will implement the OECD Pillar 2 minimum corporation tax measures from 31 December 2023; and what discussions he has had with (a) the OECD and (b) his counterparts in other countries on the implementation of that measure.
Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Countries that have committed to apply Pillar 2 from 31 December 2023 or 1 January 2024 include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vietnam. Japan are implementing for 1 April 2024.
Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Hong-Kong and Singapore have committed to implement for 1 January 2025.
There are many other jurisdictions that have taken steps towards Pillar 2 implementation.
There are regular multilateral discussions at Ministerial level, including at the level of the G20, on how to ensure swift and coordinated implementation of Pillar 2, as well as the support that can be provided to developing countries in that regard.