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Enquanto este país chafurda nas atribulações da vida académica do nosso primeiro-ministro, o prestigiado e insuspeito Financial Times releva aquilo que realmente nos deveria interessar:

Few people could be more aware of how much the economic and political climate in Portugal has changed recently than José Manuel Barroso.
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When he visits Lisbon in July, as Portugal takes over the European Union’s rotating presidency, he will find his country in a much brighter mood than when he left it under the shadow of recession.
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In less than two years, Portugal’s budget deficit, which had soared to 6.8 per cent of gross domestic product by early 2005, has been cut to 3.9 per cent.
It is expected to fall close to 3 per cent – the maximum allowed under eurozone rules – by the end of this year.
Economic growth has outstripped forecasts, reaching 1.3 per cent in 2006, up from 0.5 per cent the previous year, as exports surged by more than 9 per cent, against 1 per cent in 2005
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So far, Mr Sócrates has won praise from Joaquín Alumnia, EU monetary affairs commissioner. He has also gained political capital at home for his efforts to cut the deficit through structural reforms, rather than resorting to the one-off measures adopted by several previous governments.

Pois, mas que interesse tem tudo isto quando comparado com o título académico de José Sócrates?