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Oliveira, Daniel

5 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Expresso - Portugal | 30/06/2008

A way out of Europe's impasse

The weekly magazine Expresso proposes a way out of the impasse in which Europe finds itself after the Irish rejection of the EU Reform Treaty: "The European Union is an excellent idea, but the Europeans make it impossible to implement. ... Everything has been tried ... apart from the most difficult alternative: facing the facts and changing our approach lock, stock and barrel. The European Union is an absolutely unique project in human history. An unprecedented step was taken with the introduction of a common currency. But then the project came to a halt. It lacks political and social unity and democratic legitimacy. ... There are only two solutions for the impasse Europe now finds itself in. ... Opting for a less ambitious treaty that everyone can accept, or becoming even more ambitious and voting in a parliament in the next elections that will have the democratic legitimacy to decide the direction Europe will take."

Expresso - Portugal | 16/07/2007

'Sicko' makes case for European healthcare

Marking the Portuguese opening of 'Sicko', Michael Moore's documentary on the American healthcare system, Daniel Oliveira praises the European system. "43 million Americans don't have access to care. ... The quality of the American healthcare system, in the hands of insurance companies, ranks the United States 37th in the world according to the World Health Organization. The first ten are almost all European. Take note: Portugal is 12th. ... The next time that someone, to defend the privatisation of the public healthcare system, talks to you about freedom of choice and quality of service, watch this film. A European spends less and can choose between private and public. An American spends more to choose between insurance and ... nothing. All while being obliged to negotiate for his life."

Expresso - Portugal | 16/12/2006

Corruption in Portuguese football

In 2004, the case of the 'golden whistle' burst onto the Portuguese football scene with allegations of influence peddling. Since then the sports pages have been regularly fed with cases of suspected paybacks, threats and corruption. Daniel Oliveira responds to the appointment last week of the prosecutor Maria José Morgado, in charge of further investigation into the case of the 'golden whistle'. "We have tolerated a lot of things from our sports leaders. They threaten journalists, finance groups of hooligans organised into clubs of supporters, buy local members of parliament and siphon off the most public money possible. Insolent and contemptuous, they are not the least bit afraid of the justice system. … If this case gets lost in the tortuous meanders of our justice system, we will have to draw the conclusion that we are living Sicily and do what Sicilians do: emigrate. Since last Thursday, there remains one hope: Maria José Morgado.”

Expresso - Portugal | 03/04/2006

Respect for immigrants begins at home

Columnist Daniel Oliveira condemns the way Portugal treats its immigrants, just as Portuguese Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral is in Canada to protest that country's expulsion of illegal Portuguese immigrants. "We have some of the worst immigration legislation in the EU...We give immigrants a poor reception. We pay them poorly, if we even pay them. We give them neither roofs or rights...On arrival, immigration officials humiliate them, the police beat them up. Our behaviour as a host country is shameful. We exploit, persecute, and insult immigrants. But when something far less serious happens to our fellow countrymen, our hearts throb with fine sentiment. Because our people are different. They are white, they are honest workers struggling to make a living."

Expresso - Portugal | 09/01/2006

Smokers defend their rights

"Ireland, Italy and now Spain. The wave of anti-tobacco hysteria is invading Europe and getting closer! (...) The anti-smoking fight is the new crusade of the 21st century," the editorial writer Daniel Oliveira notes ironically. "Smokers, it is time you demand that your rights be respected! (...) 1: Smoking is a right. 2: Smokers have a right to a dignified and comfortable space at their workplace, as in any place where they are obligated to spend a prolonged period of time. 3: Smokers must pay a fair price for tobacco and be taxed in a reasonable manner, since the State should not be seeking to profit from its citizens' addictions. 4: Smokers must not be made the targets of humiliation in national anti-smoking camapigns. Such campaigns should inform the smoker of the risks incurred, without preaching from some moral high-horse or treating us like infants."

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