Latest news and stories about government policy in immigration in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
The Court of Auditors has certified the Presidency of the Republic's accounts despite identifying significant inconsistencies in asset management, while simultaneously addressing financial irregularities involving PJ director Luís Neves.
An analytical overview of recent shifts in national visa policies and gold residency programs, specifically examining their impact on expatriate communities and coastal living trends.
Chega leader André Ventura has expressed willingness to support the government's Single Social Benefit (PSU) proposal, provided the PSD agrees to seven specific conditions, including restrictions on immigrant support, while the Left Bloc has introduced an alternative bill.
An analytical exploration of the growth and development of Portuguese tech unicorns, as featured in E magazine.
The PS secretary-general reacted to the warning about an increase in irregular immigrants arriving by train and bus in the Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas.
The Portuguese team lost 98-90 in Matosinhos. Additionally, the President of the Republic has enacted the so-called return law.
The bill arrived at Belém last week. The President has until next week to request a constitutional review. Also, higher education applications in the first phase exceed those of last year.
The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, stated today in Torres Vedras that Portugal is creating conditions to welcome and integrate migrants, unlike other countries where there is a “lack of regulation of migratory flow”.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro stated that Portugal is working to integrate migrants by providing housing, employment, and access to essential services, contrasting this with countries that lack regulated migration flows. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Luís Neves called for a firm and unified European response to the recent migration crisis in Ceuta, emphasizing the need for border security and the return of those who do not meet legal requirements for stay.
Luís Montenegro stated that he is creating conditions to welcome and integrate migrants.
The PSD announced it wanted to hear from former socialist ministers regarding immigration. Ten days later, those names disappeared. Rui Pedro Antunes explains what happened.
Immigration from countries outside the OECD has been an important driver of economic growth per worker, according to a study from the University of California, which found an association between economic performance and more open migration policies.
With 14% of immigrants 'alarming' the country, the PSD has found an excuse for the chaos in public services. Blaming the PS is the new sport and Bugalho has already scored goals. Also, the 'great convergence fraud'.
The Iberian unit will carry out multidisciplinary work: border control, combating illegal immigration, human trafficking, and organised crime, including drugs.
The leader of Chega has threatened to reject the proposal to create a Single Social Benefit (PSU) if the Government does not agree to condition access to support for immigrants without social security contributions.
The leader of Chega stated that another of Chega's demands 'relates to community service'.
The Portuguese government has denied entry visas to a group of midwives who were scheduled to participate in an international conference held in Lisbon.
The Portuguese government has denied entry visas to a group of midwives who were scheduled to participate in an international conference held in Lisbon.
The Portuguese government guarantees that all visa applications are “analysed and processed in a rigorous, objective and factual manner”
The meeting in Lisbon begins with a speech by José Luís Carneiro. Regionalisation, European integration and immigration are among the topics under discussion.
Ventura met with Montenegro at São Bento. The PSD reportedly accepted six of the seven conditions set by Chega, but the exclusion of immigrants without social security contributions remains an open issue.
Chega set a condition this Friday for approving the proposal to create a Single Social Benefit (PSU), requiring that immigrants must contribute for at least five years before being eligible for social support. In a press conference at the party's headquarters in Lisbon, the leader of Chega rejected 'cosmetic changes'...
The Minister of the Presidency argues that Portugal welcomes immigrants with “humanism,” unlike other European countries with more aggressive policies.
The party considers it “wrong” that the law “allows those who come to Portugal to receive benefits without ever having made contributions.”
The Prime Minister has won almost everything within his party, but at São Bento, fragility is the order of the day. Also, Passos as a toxic asset, corruption in local government, and the country that drives away immigrants.
933,000 notifications of pending cases were issued to the mission structure, concerning 568,000 unique individuals served.
For Paula Santos, António José Seguro was expected to show 'greater distance from the options contained in this law, which he himself criticises' and to veto it for further consideration by the Assembly of the Republic.
The PCP parliamentary leader accused the President of the Republic this Monday of contradiction for promulgating the Nationality Law, arguing that the 'set of messages' accompanying the decision justified a veto of the bill. Speaking to journalists at the party's national headquarters in Lisbon, MP Paula Santos stated that the decree...
