Economy

The Warm Up Programme of International Music Conference TCT - Tomorrow Comes Today, kick starts today, 12 October with Emmy Curl. This event will be held in Porto, next year.

The cultural event "Serões da Bonjóia" will feature a fado session under the Arts Cycle. The Fado Porto Club will perform at Quinta da Bonjóia, 12 October starting at 9.15 pm. The entrance is free.

The Portuguese application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is among the most eligible applications, with Porto ranking among the five "top performer" cities, regarding key criteria for selection. Further to the European Commission's assurance that the Portuguese application gathers the necessary requirements, this independent study reaffirms that Porto is able to host EMA.

Porto's Stock Exchange Palace (Palácio da Bolsa) plays host to the 1st Portuguese Congress of Entrepreneurship and Franchising, on 9 October. This event is organised by the Portuguese Franchising Association (APF) that also celebrates its 30th anniversary and gathers over 30 guest speakers, both national and international that will approach several issues on the sector.

The fiftieth Edition of MODtissimo starts today, 3 October and it will run until tomorrow, 4 October at the Customs Building. The trade fair gathers both national and international apparel industry of fabric and accessory manufacturers. This year the event is part of Porto Fashion Week 10th edition, which started 28 September.

According to an analysis carried out by the European Commission, concerning the evaluation of Member States' proposals to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Portuguese application meets the necessary requirements. That is to say that Porto is eligible. The decision belongs to the 27 Member-States that start debating the issue next Friday.

More than 1500 children enjoyed the Aquaporto Festival, promoted by municipal company Águas do Porto. This is the 4th Edition of this water festival, which kicked-off at 10 am, next to the Water pavilion, in the City Park and will run till 30 September. Participation is free.

The quality of the architecture that is developed in the city of Porto is recognised, once more: an office of young architects from Porto has won the international tender "Aviapolis Urban Blocks", organised by the city of Vantaa, near Helsinki. The bid to create a new urban area was developed jointly with a Swedish office.

One of the most popular gastronomic events in Porto is back to D. João I Square. This is the fifth time that both people from Porto and visitors to town can have a bit of something that excites the desire for more.

Over 400 suggestions for entertainment and conviviality have enlivened the city of Porto these last three months. Like in previous years, the municipal programme "Verão é no Porto" (summer is in Porto) enabled a diversified programming full of events throughout the city.