The Minister of Infrastructure says waiting time at Lisbon airport has been reduced to half an hour. He sought to convey a reassuring message, saying that border control remains in place. 'Portugal is a sovereign country that respects and applies rigour to the control of its borders,' he said.
Miguel Pinto Luz assures that 'Portugal continues to control its borders'
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Context & Explainers
The border-control system is the set of checks and databases used to process non-EU travellers at entry points — passport and visa checks, biometric data capture and automated database searches such as the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the Entry/Exit System (EES). A temporary suspension of automated checks at Lisbon Airport means those arrivals may be processed differently (more manual checks or national procedures), which can change wait times, administrative workload and how security checks are carried out for non‑EU citizens.
