The committee that oversees the SIS and SIED acknowledges problems with recruitment and retention and warns that the lack of access to metadata limits operational capacity.
Alert over the lack of spies in the intelligence services
Saturday, 4 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Public Administration (Administração Pública) is Portugal's central, regional and local government bodies and the public-sector workforce that deliver services like healthcare, education and municipal functions. A pay rise announced on 20 February 2026 raised the state's base public-sector salary to €934.99 with retroactive payments back to January 2026, so employees and those who contract with state bodies should expect updated payrolls and potential budget effects.
