Portuguese-Slovenian relations
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The Portuguese-Slovenian relations include the bilateral relations between Portugal and Slovenia . The countries have had diplomatic relations since 1992. Until Slovenia's independence in 1991, relations were determined by the Yugoslav-Portuguese relationship .
The relationships are considered friendly and problem-free. The connecting elements are above all the common membership in the EU and NATO , they both belong to the Schengen area and share the same currency as the euro . Slovenia and Portugal are also partners in a number of multilateral organizations, including a. in the OSCE , the Union for the Mediterranean and the OECD , and they cooperate in the European Space Agency , of which Slovenia is not yet fully a member (as of July 2019). The bilateral trade, which can still be expanded, is steadily increasing, particularly with the division of labor in the automotive industry.
151 Slovenian citizens were registered in Portugal in 2018, most of them in the greater Lisbon area (78). 59 inhabitants of Slovenia were born in Portugal (as of 2018).
history
Portugal recognized the independence of Slovenia on January 15, 1992, and on February 3, 1992 the two countries established diplomatic relations.
On March 10, 1993 , Octávio Neto Valério , Portugal's representative in Vienna, accredited himself as the first Portuguese ambassador in Ljubljana.
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In the course of the subsequent rapprochement between Slovenia and the EU, the Portuguese-Slovenian relations also became closer. Both countries signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of education, culture and science in Lisbon on April 6, 1998, and a defense cooperation agreement followed on September 16, 1998 in Ljubljana. On May 20, 1999, in Warsaw, they signed a road transport agreement for the transport of people and goods. On May 4, 2000, a mutual investment promotion and investment protection agreement came into force. In Ljubljana they signed an agreement on cooperation in science and technology on June 6, 2001, and again in Ljubljana on March 5, 2003, a bilateral agreement on the prevention of tax evasion and double taxation , which came into force on August 13, 2004.
In 2004 Slovenia joined the EU, to which Portugal has been a member since 1986, and became a member of NATO, which Portugal co-founded in 1949. This brought the two countries closer together.
In 2005 Portugal opened its own embassy in Ljubljana, Maria do Carmo Allegro de Magalhães became head of the newly opened first Portuguese embassy in Slovenia on July 19, 2005. Slovenia also opened its own representation in Lisbon.
In the course of the respective austerity measures as a result of the euro crisis from 2010, Portugal and Slovenia closed their mutual embassies again in 2012. Relationships remained good.
diplomacy
Between 2005 and 2012, Portugal had an embassy in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana , and on March 1, 2013, Slovenia was back in the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador in Vienna . Portugal has not yet opened consulates in Slovenia (as of August 2019).
Slovenia has also not had its own embassy in the Portuguese capital Lisbon since 2012 ; the Slovenian Foreign Ministry is directly responsible. Slovenian consulates are in Porto and Funchal on Madeira Island .
Town twinning
- Sesimbra and Škofja Loka (since 2011, as part of the Douzelage )
- Samuel and Moravče (since 2004, as part of the European Charter - Villages of Europe )
economy
The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have its own representation in Slovenia; the AICEP office in Vienna is responsible.
The bilateral trade volume in 2016 amounted to 96.8 million euros, with a trade surplus of 18.4 million euros in favor of Slovenia. In 2016, 346 Portuguese companies were trading with Slovenia.
In 2016 Slovenia imported goods and services worth 39.2 million euros from Portugal ( 2015 : 34.7 million, 2014 : 37.1 million, 2013 : 37.5 million, 2012 : 47.1 million Million). The share of goods amounted to 29.8 million euros, of which 21.8% plastics and rubber, 14.3% shoes, 13.7% machines and devices, 11.6% textiles, 7.3% chemical-pharmaceutical products and 6 , 5% paper and cellulose.
During the same period, Portugal imported goods and services from Slovenia worth 57.6 million euros ( 2015 : 60.8 million, 2014 : 47.9 million, 2013 : 46.5 million, 2012 : 39.7 million .), of which 28.1% vehicles and vehicle parts, 28.1% chemical-pharmaceutical products, 14.3% machines and devices, 6.6% hides and leather, 6.0% metal goods and 5.0% plastics and rubber .
In Portugal's foreign trade in goods, Slovenia was 57th as a buyer and 58th as a supplier. In Slovenia's foreign trade in goods, Portugal ranked 40th both as a buyer and as a supplier.
Culture
The Portuguese cultural institute Instituto Camões is active in Slovenia. a. it maintains an editing department at the University of Ljubljana .
Sports
Soccer
The Portuguese women's national football team and the Slovenian women's national team have played against each other twice, the first time on November 21, 2009 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia . The qualifying game for the 2011 World Cup ended 4-0 for Portugal. The Portuguese also won the second leg on June 23, 2010, 1-0. Slovenia has not yet been represented in the Portuguese Algarve Cup (as of July 2019).
The Portuguese national team and the Slovenian men's national soccer team have not yet met (as of July 2019).
Slovenian players often appear for Portuguese clubs, such as national goalkeepers Vid Belec and Jan Oblak . National players like Gregor Balažic , Andrej Komac , Rene Mihelič , Miran Pavlin , Nejc Pečnik , Ermin Rakovič and Etien Velikonja were also under contract in Portugal. The most successful was the fiery national player Zlatko Zahovič , who u. a. twice Portuguese champion was with FC Porto and Benfica Lisbon , where he then ended his active career.
Handball
At the European Handball Championship in Portugal in 1994 , Slovenia and the hosts met in Group B of the preliminary round. Slovenia won just 23:22 and ended up 10th, Portugal finished 12th.
They did not meet at the 2004 European Championship in Slovenia. Slovenia finished second, Portugal finished 14th.
They also did not meet at the 2003 Handball World Cup in Portugal. Slovenia ended up on 11th, Portugal on 12th. So far, Slovenia has not hosted a World Cup (as of July 2019).
tennis
Tennis players from Portugal and Slovenia regularly compete in tournaments in the other country. At the most important Portuguese women's tennis tournament, the WTA Oeiras , there were also Slovenian winners. So Katarina Srebotnik won the tournament in 1999, and together with her compatriot Tina Križan in doubles she won there again in 2000. At the most important Slovenian women's tournament, the WTA Portorož , there have not yet been any Portuguese winners (as of July 2019).
Cycling
Slovenian cyclists also regularly take part in the Algarve Tour . In 2017, the Slovenian Primož Roglič won the race, in 2019 another Slovenian, Tadej Pogačar , won the race .
Portuguese drivers also regularly take part in the Tour of Slovenia . In 2014 the Portuguese Tiago Machado won the race.
At the UCI Road World Championships 2001 in Portugal, Slovenia finished 13th, the hosts were left empty-handed. Slovenia has not yet hosted a UCI Road World Cup (as of 2019).
The Slovenian Gašper Švab came third in the Grand Prix du Portugal stage race in 2007.
Web links
- Overview of Portuguese-Slovenian relations at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Website on Portuguese-Slovenian relations in the diplomatic portal of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on August 30, 2019
- ↑ List of foreign citizens in Portugal (by district) at the Portuguese Immigration Office Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras, accessed on August 30, 2019
- ↑ Website on Portuguese-Slovenian migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on August 30, 2019
- ↑ a b c d e Overview of Portugal's economic relations with Slovenia , PDF download from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on August 31, 2019
- ↑ a b Information on the website of the former Slovenian embassy in Lisbon , accessed on 7 September 2019
- ↑ Information on Portuguese representations in Slovenia in the portal of the international Portuguese communities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, accessed on August 31, 2019
- ↑ Overview of the Slovenian representations in Portugal , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, accessed on 7 September 2019
- ↑ Overview of the presence in Slovenia , website of the Instituto Camões , accessed on August 31, 2019
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