Agreement of 1990 in all its news dispatches. An important activity of the Lusa news service is also to provide news to the news agencies of the Portuguese-speaking African countries, and also share the services of Lusa to various public and private institutions. It is part of the Alliance of Portuguese Language Information Agencies. Awards On 24 September 2010 Lusa was bestowed with the "Award of Excellence and Quality of Work 2010" awarded by the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), through its technical director Paulo Nogueira dos Santos. In 2012, Lusa was awarded the insignia of the Order of Timor-Leste by president of East Timor José Ramos-Horta. Shareholders Lusa's stock capital is held by References Notes External links News agencies based in Portugal Government-owned companies of Portugal 1986 establishments in Portugal