Recently, the renowned European airline EasyJet announced that due to the UK's departure from the European Union, it is considering establishing a new EU headquarters within the EU zone. Cities across multiple EU countries have expressed their desire to 'marry' the airline. Consequently, a battle for the regional headquarters base has begun.
Previously, EasyJet's headquarters had always been located in the UK, and Brexit has directly placed the airline, which relies on European operations as its base, in a dilemma. EasyJet's move has made people realize the advantages of establishing regional headquarters for multinational corporations in their own countries. So, where will the new EU headquarters ultimately land?
EasyJet's EU headquarters may go to Portugal, settling in Lisbon
EasyJet Chairman John Barton once stated that Lisbon, Portugal, is currently EasyJet's top choice. Regarding the olive branch extended by John Barton, Ana Mendes Godinho, the Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, appeared very excited, stating, "Portugal will do everything possible to attract EasyJet to settle in Portugal."
Portugal has a stable political and economic environment. In addition to EasyJet, Tesla is currently another important foreign investment that Portugal is hoping to attract with the strength of the entire nation. In fact, since last year, Portugal has begun to formulate plans to build Lisbon into Europe's newest base for startups, innovation, and regional headquarters.
To this end, the Portuguese government is making multi-faceted efforts, not only proposing a series of preferential policies in terms of investment environment and policy, but also updating its new national image in the field of commercial investment in the international market, including opening as many as 54 new routes to promote Portugal's rich tourism resources to the world. According to data, the newly opened routes will include direct flights to Toronto (Canada), Stuttgart (Germany), New York (USA), Budapest (Czech Republic), and Beijing (China).
In addition, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has announced that he will increase the scale of investment in public infrastructure. He stated: "We will increase investment in public infrastructure by 20%, mainly targeting schools, health centers, hospitals, national defense and security construction, and road construction." Major cities in Portugal, such as Lisbon and Porto, will be the first beneficiaries of future large-scale infrastructure plans. The first to be sought after by investors are investment-grade street-front shops and hotel apartments located in major cities like Lisbon and Porto.
Therefore, it is highly likely that EasyJet's EU headquarters will belong to Portugal and settle in Lisbon.
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