Abbey National:

Abbey National: I read that. Spanish queen takes budget route to London Tuesday, June 2 07:14 pm. Spain's Queen Sofia gave a lesson in austerity amid the economic crisis when she flew on a budget airline for a reported 13 pounds (15 euros). The Spanish monarch travelled by Ryanair but a royal palace spokesman would not confirm the cost reported by Britain's Daily Mail newspaper on Tuesday. "The reason was not the cost or the company but that it was the best option" to get to London from the northern Spanish city of Santander, a palace spokesman told AFP. The 70-year-old queen first used the national airline Iberia to fly from Madrid to London on Thursday to visit her brother Constantine, the former King of Greece, who was to undergo heart surgery. She then used Ryanair to travel from London's Stansted airport to Santander on Saturday, where she attended an armed forces ceremony with her husband, after which she returned to London, also on the Irish budget carrier. Ryanair is the only commercial airline that flies direct between the northern Spanish city and London. Constantine, 68, left Greece in 1967 after a military coup and now lives in London with his wife. "It is usual for members of the royal family to use regular airlines for private trips," except for King Juan Carlos who always travels on military flights, the spokesman said. Low cost Ryanair has only one class of passenger, no reserved seats and offers basic levels of comfort. On-board services must be paid for. The airline itself issued a humorous response. "Ryanair is Spain?s second largest airline and all Ryanair passengers are treated like Kings and Queens at Europe?s lowest prices," it said.

Good God it’s not the Troncoso Brazilians yet… Because, if not, - the Abbey will be rebranded as Santander by the end of 2010 in line with the groups other UK subsidiaries, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley. Not enough the Brussels, Strasburg ETAras “cheio de emocion’ walking London streets defending Russian Jew’s ArselorMittal?:

Efacec ganha contrato recorde na Europa Central

Empresa ganha encomenda de 17 milhões de euros para a National Electric Company da Bulgária.

A Efacec ganhou uma encomenda de três lotes de trabalho para a reabilitação das subestações de Tzarevetz, Burgas e Metalurgichna, na Bulgária . A empresa presidida por Luís Filipe Pereira dá, assim, mais um passo na sua estratégia de afirmação na Europa Central, um dos sete mercados prioritários para a sua expansão internacional. A encomenda, no valor de 17 milhões de euros, é a maior até hoje ganha pela Efacec na Europa centra l e marca a sua entrada no mercado bulgaro, considerado pela direcção do grupo metalomecânico português "uma âncora fundamental para os negócios na região". Os três lotes, a concluir em 18 meses, abrangem a entrega, instalação de equipamentos, construção, trabalhos civis e comissionamento da obra. A reabilitação assegura um funcionamento de longo prazo das subestações e contribui para a estabilidade do suporte estrutural da rede eléctrica de 400 kV da Bulgária.