Portugal needs to obey to every EU rules or it will be thrown out. In this recession Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece will have really big problems. I wouldn't choose a country to live where in this easy times there are serious economic problems because in hard times it will be disasterous. I have friends in Portugal because of "no divident tax" policy for foreigners, but I know that all of my wealthy friends will disappear as soon as the waited economic collapse comes. I'm planing in long term that's why I won't choose Portugal or any EU country.