The power and duty of the Entity for Political Accounts and Financing to revoke the decision

It is Portuguese domestic law itself that prohibits the anonymisation of donations to political parties, for reasons fundamentally linked to matters of significant public interest. Opinion by Ana Sirage Coimbra

Ventura's Venetian

The proposal provides for the nominative disclosure of donations, but without a tax identification number, address, or any element that allows verifying whether the name corresponds to a real person or a combination of syllables with a bank account.

Political party funding: Chega moves forward with a bill to balance transparency and privacy

Ventura says it is important to know who provides funding, but wants the private lives of donors to be protected.

Ventura wants political party donations to be disclosed by name

André Ventura announced a bill that mandates the disclosure of donors to political parties and media outlets, strengthens oversight, and provides for harsher sanctions.

Chega joins PS, BE and Livre to present a bill to disclose party financiers

André Ventura announced that the party will present an initiative in Parliament and argues that donors should be identified, while keeping data such as addresses or professional information private.

Chega moves forward with bill to balance transparency and privacy of party donors

Chega is set to submit a bill to parliament to clarify rules regarding the disclosure of party donors, proposing a greater balance between transparency and privacy, as well as more resources for oversight. The initiative was announced by the party leader, André Ventura, during a press conference at the party's headquarters in...

PS wants identity of political party donors to be of "public interest"

The PS wants the disclosure of the origin of donations to political parties and election campaigns to be classified as a matter of public interest.

PS wants party donations to be of public interest

Socialists propose amending the party financing law to classify donor identities as being of public interest, countering an opinion that had previously concealed this data.

Vote on CADA and Accounts Entity hearing postponed at Chega's request

The Left Bloc submitted the request regarding the identification of party donors.

Chega available to approve proposals that bring more transparency regarding party financiers

The reaction comes after the Entity for Political Accounts and Financing (ECFP) stopped making the identities of party donors available last week.

Does Pedro Duarte not want it known who gives money to the PSD?

Pedro Duarte says that identifying donors could allow employers to know the political orientation of their workers. Does this excuse make sense?

Chega in favour of transparency regarding party financiers

“I think that if it is necessary to change the law, we should do so in order to reinforce transparency, to reinforce that possibility,” argued the president of Chega, André Ventura.

Secret donations. Most parties say they want to end secrecy

Although contacted by TVI/CNN Portugal, PSD and CDS were the only ones that chose not to make any comment, without revealing their position on the subject.

IL denies failure to submit documents regarding accounts

At issue is a report by CNN Portugal, according to which the ECFP considers that accounts were not provided. The party states that the information is false and that “no document or clarification was left unprovided.”

PS drafts bill to clarify that party donors are subject to scrutiny

Socialists state that current legislation allows for the disclosure of names of those who donate to political parties. However, if there are doubts, the law should be changed. The former president of the ECFP states that omitting donor names is illegal.

Political financiers, campaign backers no longer need to be identified - Portugal Resident

PCP and BE deny any intervention to prevent access to the identification of financial donors

The reactions follow a TVI report which revealed that the Entity for Political Accounts and Financing has stopped making the identities of political party donors available.

Donations to political parties to become secret: BE and PCP distance themselves from Chega

For two decades, journalists were able to scrutinise private funding for political parties and campaigns. The entity changed its interpretation following questions from Chega, PCP, and BE. The Left Bloc states they provide information, unlike Ventura's party, and the PCP denies blocking access. Chega has not submitted its list for two years.

PCP denies intervention to prevent identification of donors

PCP states that the claim that the party “intervened at any point to prevent the consultation of donor identification” has “no foundation whatsoever.”

It is no longer possible to know who funds political parties and campaigns

The Entity for Political Accounts and Financing (ECPF), an independent body operating under the Constitutional Court, has stopped providing access to the origin of funding for political parties and campaigns, as previously reported by ECO in January. However, from now on, this position is supported by a legal opinion and the media...

PSD, Chega and PS. Five years later, audits demand explanations regarding money with no known origin

Audits concluded in early 2026 – but referring to the 2020 accounts… – are demanding explanations from several parties due to thousands of euros with no known origin. Oversight of money in politics is slow – very slow…

Excessive zeal by the Accounts Entity regarding public access to the list of political party donors is outside the law

The ECFP made the decision based on an opinion requested from the Commission for Access to Administrative Documents (CADA), due to issues raised by Chega, BE, and PCP.

BE: 'Accountability' to the entity regarding donors continues

The BE states that it has never stopped submitting the list of party-affiliated and non-affiliated donors to the Accounts and Financing Entity, but contests the disclosure of individual data.