One of Portugal 's airline captains has warned of the dangers of uncertainty in Lisbon . The comments from Fernando Pinto , head of TAP Air Portugal , come as Portugal 's economy is fragile . The southern European country is grappling with unemployment at 17.5 % while the economy is forecast to contract by 1.9 % for 2013 , according to Europe 's statistics office Eurostat . Finance ministers of the euro area have given Portugal and Ireland seven more years to repay debt . But one economist says for Portugal , the worst ` ` not over yet ''
One of Portugal 's airline captains has warned of the dangers of uncertainty in Lisbon . The comments from Fernando Pinto , head of TAP Air Portugal , come as Portugal 's economy is fragile . Finance ministers of the euro area have given Portugal and Ireland seven more years to repay debt . But one economist says for Portugal , the worst ` ` not over yet ''