Response to the PPCC Letter sent to the Ministry of Economic Development of Poland regarding BIT agreement
On 26 September 2017, the PPCC received a formal response to our letter regarding possible termination of BIT agreement between Poland and Portugal, signed by Mr Tadeusz Kościński, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development of Poland. To see the full text of the letter, and the respective working translation into English, click on the button below.
Euro Pool System (EPS) and La Palette Rouge (LPR) celebrate together 25 years of activity
PPCC Team takes 3rd place at IGCC International Chambers Football Tournament
The PPCC Team took 3rd place in the traditional IGCC International Chambers Football Tournament organised on 2nd September 2017 in Wilanów. After rather turbulent group stage, our Team finally gained efficiency in the quarterfinals by pragmatic 2-0 win over Belgium. In the semifinals, despite very good start and 1-0 lead (photo below), we suffered a late goal and lost 1-2 to the talented Italian team.
PPCC team played in the following line-up: Manuel Maioral (Atlantika, GK) – André Martins (Mota-Engil), Jacek Sosnowski (Hertz), Pawel Sulej (PPCC), Wojciech Baczyński (PPCC, Cpt.) – David Valente (Expandglobe), Bruno Oliveira (SDV), Marco Reis (Fuste).
PPCC Letter sent to the Ministry of Economic Development of Poland
As many of you might have noticed, on 18 July 2017 the Polish Council of Ministers submitted to the Parliament a draft proposal allowing the President to unilaterally terminate the current agreement on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments, signed between Poland and Portugal on 11 March 1993. The primary grounds stated in the written reasoning is the European Commission’s negative attitude toward intra-EU BITs (i.e. BITs between EU Member States) and purported doubts as to whether the Poland-Portugal BIT is in accordance with EU law.
Given the importance of the subject, attached please find a letter sent by the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) to the Ministry of Economic Development of Poland, with our voice on this matter (with working translation version in English).
Detailed information on the subject may be found on following links:
http://orka.sejm.gov.pl/Druki8ka.nsf/Projekty/8-020-644-2017/$file/8-020-644-2017.pdf (draft proposal with written reasoning)
Chefe António Costa, do Restaurante Portucale, no programa da RTP “Portugueses pelo mundo”
O Chefe António Costa, Chefe e sócio do restaurante Portucale, Associado PPCC, foi entrevistado para o programa da RTP “Portugueses pelo Mundo”. Esta edição do programa foi dedicada a Chefes Portugueses a trabalhar no estrangeiro.
Manuel Maioral, dono da Atlantika e sócio do restaurante Portucale, também está presente num dos segmentos.
Convidá-mo-lo(a) a ver o vídeo aqui e recomendamos fortemente uma visita ao restaurante Portucale, para provar os excelentes pratos do Chefe Costa!
DZP Adviser of the Year in prestigious Infrastructure & Construction Diamonds contest
On 8 February in Warsaw INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION DIAMONDS were awarded for the second time. The contest committee awarded Domański Zakrzewski Palinka a prize in the Adviser of the Year category. Prizes were awarded for special achievements in the infrastructure & construction sector.
Statues were presented at a gala concluding the VIII Polish Infrastructure & Construction Conference, sponsored by the Polish Construction Engineers Chamber, the Polish Association of Construction Employers, the General Directorate of National Roads and Motorways, the European Council of Civil Engineers and the International Project Finance Association.
The Infrastructure & Construction Conference organised by the Executive Club is an annual meeting of prominent infrastructure leaders attended by representatives of the largest companies, renowned representatives of the sector from Poland and abroad.
“The Adviser of the Year award is confirmed by the DZP Infrastructure & Energy Practice’s solid position on the legal services market. This success is the outcome of the cooperation and involvement of all the members of our team, which is focused on finding effective solutions to our clients’ problems,” said Marcin Krakowiak, Partner and Head of Practice.
He added, “We would first of all like to thank our clients, who have trusted us to handle their most complex projects and matters, for this outstanding achievement”.
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