Andorran-Portuguese relations

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The Andorran-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Andorra and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1994.

The bilateral relations are traditionally considered to be good. They are shaped by the Portuguese community in Andorra and the Portuguese support for Andorra's efforts to join the EU . Andorra has also had observer status in the community of Portuguese-speaking countries since 2018 .

In 2016, 10,300 Portuguese citizens were registered in Andorra, which together make up around 15% of the population of Andorra and form the largest foreign community in the country after the majority of the population of Catalan and Spanish in general .

In 2015, nine Andorra citizens were registered in Portugal.

history

The Hostal Valira in the capital Andorra le Vella: Andorra wants to work more closely with Portugal, especially in tourism

After the economic upturn from the 1960s onwards, Andorra's democratic and constitutional structure consolidated from the 1970s to the 1990s. Especially from the 1980s to the early 2000s, more and more Portuguese people moved to Andorra, where they found employment, especially in trade and gastronomy, and became entrepreneurs themselves.

In 2003, Portugal opened its own embassy in Andorra, which it closed again in 2012 as part of the extensive austerity measures following the euro crisis .

During his visit to Portugal in February 2016, Andorran Foreign Minister Gilbert Saboya Sunyé met his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva . In doing so, they concluded some agreements for their countries, including a double taxation agreement and various student and vocational exchange programs. In addition, they signed letters of intent, particularly for closer cooperation in tourism .

The Andorran side declared their hope for more Portuguese investments and a transfer of Portuguese know-how in areas such as tourism, food industry, new technologies and information technology . The Portuguese side thanked for the good reception and integration of its citizens and continued to promise support for Andorran interests, in particular the efforts to join the EU.

At the 12th Conference of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries in Cape Verde on July 17 and 18, 2018, Andorra was granted observer status.

The city palace Palacete dos Condes de Sabrosa from the 18th century, residence of the embassies of Andorra and Finland in Lisbon.

diplomacy

Portugal does not have its own embassy in Andorra, the Portuguese representation in the Spanish capital Madrid is responsible . There is a Portuguese honorary consulate in the Andorran capital Andorra la Vella .

The Andorran representation in Portugal is located at 76 Rua do Possolo in the Lisbon municipality of Prazeres . Andorra does not have consulates in Portugal or in the rest of the world.

economy

The Quinta do Panascal winery on the Douro : After raw tobacco, Portuguese wines are the country's most important export to Andorra

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP looks after Andorra from the AICEP branch in the Spanish capital Madrid.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth EUR 3.161 million to Andorra ( 2015 : 2.884 million; 2014 : 3.826 million; 2013 : 3.777 million; 2012 : 4.260 million), of which 30.5% was food, 3, 8% agricultural products, 2.5% paper and cellulose and 2.1% clothing.

In the same period, Andorra delivered goods worth EUR 0.186 million to Portugal ( 2015 : 0.152 million; 2014 : 0.053 million; 2013 : 0.068 million; 2012 : 0.171 million), 31.8% of which were vehicles and vehicle parts , 5.7% clothing, 5.4% minerals and ores and 2.3% machines and equipment.

This put Andorra 129th among buyers and 156th among suppliers in Portuguese foreign trade, while Portugal was 32nd among buyers and 13th among suppliers in Andorra's foreign trade in 2015.

The bilateral agreements concluded in 2016 (including a double taxation agreement ) and letters of intent (including cooperation in tourism, vocational training, student exchanges and know-how transfer) are intended to further strengthen bilateral trade.

Sports

The logo of the Andorran football club FC Lusitanos

The Andorran national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have met four times so far, for the first time at a friendly in Lisbon on August 18, 1999. This, like the three following games, ended with a victory for the Portuguese selection (as of April 2017).

The Andorran and Portuguese women's national teams have not yet met (as of April 2017).

Andorran national players like José Da Cunha , Victor Moreira or Marcio Vieira come from Portuguese families in Andorra.

FC Lusitanos , which emerged from the Portuguese municipality of Andorras in 1999, is one of the country's more successful clubs. In 2002 he won the Andorran Football Cup and was Andorran Champion in 2012 and 2013 .

Web links

Commons : Relations between Andorra and Portugal  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with Andorra at the diplomatic institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d Portugal e Andorra aprofundam cooperação no turismo ("Portugal and Andorra deepen cooperation in tourism"), article from February 19, 2016 from the Portuguese news portal Sapo24, accessed on September 1, 2017
  3. ↑ Website on Portuguese migration in Andorra (Table A.3) at the Portuguese scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on September 1, 2017
  4. ↑ Number of foreigners in the official foreigner statistics by district , Portuguese Immigration and Border Authority SEF, accessed on September 1, 2017
  5. ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in Andorra ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (port.), Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed September 1, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / idi.mne.pt
  6. ↑ CPLP: OBSERVADORES ASSOCIADOS , website of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries CPLP on observer status, accessed on September 1, 2019
  7. ↑ List of Portuguese diplomatic missions abroad (under ANDORRA (Principado de)) , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on September 1, 2017
  8. ^ Page on the Andorran Embassy in Portugal , website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Andorra, accessed on September 1, 2017
  9. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Andorra , AICEP website, accessed on September 1, 2017
  10. ↑ see list of international matches of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets
  11. ↑ see list of the internationals of the Portuguese national soccer team # international match balance sheets