Public services news in Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Lisbon City Council says it supports “those who really need it” regarding school meals

The municipality led by Moedas wants to end the 50% discount for students who do not benefit from School Social Action, which was created in 2024. The PS and the Left Bloc say they will vote against the change.

Lisbon voters pass $21.6 million school budget

Sun Journal10 Jun

$150,000 funding to be voted on for the Lisbon pool

WKBN.com10 Jun

Court of Auditors considers Lisboa 65+ health plan “redundant and inefficient”

Audit states that a “very significant portion of the resources mobilised” by the service created by Moedas in October 2022 “did not translate, on a proportional scale, into effective healthcare”.

Today in the news: Sick leave, INEM and CML

The Government spent 2.3 million euros per day on sick leave, while INEM recorded a loss of 7.6 million in 2025, for the second consecutive year. Lisbon City Council is set to open tenders for 163 management positions and Paulo Rangel rejects criticism of the Government by Pedro Passos Coelho. See this and other news in...

User waits in a long queue to be served by the Institute of Registries and Notaries at the Campus de Justiça

Workers from the registry and notary offices began a week-long strike this Monday against the critical situation in the sector.

Students to protest against yet another delay in the National Conservatory renovations

The school community has been out of the Convento dos Caetanos for eight years, waiting for the works to be completed. This Monday, they will hold a protest-concert near the ministry to demand answers.

Are there more immigrants working at Santa Maria than those being treated? False

A PS deputy claims the information came from the ULS president, but the hospital denies it. There are 330 foreign workers, and since 2024, approximately three thousand immigrants have been treated annually.

Lisbon pool will not open in 2026

WKBN.com4 Jun

"The strike brought no news and no solution": Montenegro calls for reflection from the unions

The Prime Minister believes that many families were harmed, especially children, and that the political positions behind the strike were already known.

Clinical Director of ULS Lisboa Ocidental resigns

João Gamelas has resigned as clinical director for the hospital area of ULS Lisboa Ocidental, citing personal reasons while acknowledging that a breakdown in trust and professional relationships influenced his decision. The resignation follows reports of a toxic work environment within the Human Resources department of the ULS, which oversees the São Francisco Xavier, Egas Moniz, and Santa Cruz hospitals, as well as 19 health centres. The Health Regulatory Authority (IGAS) is currently investigating the HR department's operations and hiring practices under director André Coelho Dias.

PSP checks 53,000 foreigners in 15 hours at airports

The maximum waiting time at arrivals was 60 minutes in Porto and 47 minutes in Lisbon.

Lisbon Airport: Expansion of the border area inaugurated

Border control at Humberto Delgado Airport has had more human and physical resources since this morning. The expansion of the border area has been inaugurated. The work will allow for an increase in the number of electronic entry gates and PSP counters.

The CNPD does not lack resources. It lacks institutional memory

Recent commentary on the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) often cites a lack of funding and staff as the cause for its decline. However, the author argues that the institution's past performance—including record-breaking fines and investigations between 2021 and 2022—proves it once had the capacity to act effectively. The current drop in activity is attributed to the systematic loss of experienced staff and a shift in leadership priorities, rather than a lack of resources. In an era of rapid digitalisation and AI, the author warns that a weakened data protection authority is a threat to all citizens, as the institution's role in both enforcement and public education is essential.

Sanitation workers demand "substantial investment"

Urban cleaning workers deliver a list of demands to Moedas for better facilities and collection vehicles. The union accuses the government of lying about a recent 2.3 million investment.

Lisbon loses 2,000 beds, worsening pressure on continuing care

Association president tells Parliament that the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) was “catastrophic”: “two-thirds” of the beds remained unexecuted due to delays that began under the previous government and have continued under the current one.

Lisbon loses 2,000 beds, worsening pressure on continuing care

Despite the creation of new beds funded by the PRR, several units have closed due to a lack of financial sustainability.

Passenger control: Government denies responsibility for the system

The Government denies having responsibility for the failures in passport control at Lisbon airport.

Looking to the side!

The courts live in a state of permanent emergency.

Primary school children in Lisbon prevented from attending classes

Guardians received instructions at 9 pm not to bring children to class the following day. The situation persisted until parents announced a strike. “They stay at school, but without supervision.”

More than one hundred nurses protest in Lisbon on strike day

More than 100 nurses from across the country are demanding salary increases in Lisbon today and protesting against the bank of hours system, on a day of national strike called by the Portuguese Nurses Union (SEP).

Nurses on national strike demand hiring of more professionals and an end to precarious contracts

The Portuguese Nurses' Union is calling for a 35-hour work week for all nurses and demanding the payment of retroactive salary adjustments from 2018 to 2021, related to career progression.

Tourist tax to fund Christmas lights in Lisbon

Carlos Moedas' executive will propose that the Lisbon Tourism Development Fund provide 750,000 euros to the Lisbon Tourism Association for this year's Christmas lights. The move follows controversy surrounding the 'Lúmen' operation, which investigated corruption in public procurement related to previous festive lighting contracts. Additionally, the Lisbon City Council will discuss delegating waste management and street cleaning responsibilities to the city's 24 parishes, as well as funding for emergency services, new Municipal Police vehicles, and the Popular Marches.

Health workers begin two-day strike over wages and working conditions

The stoppage called by the National Union of Workers in Services and Public Entities (STTS) covers all professionals in the health sector. It includes a demonstration in Lisbon and aims to demand better wages, staff recruitment, and the restoration of withdrawn rights.

EGEAC administration thanked non-striking workers; union repudiates "more or less declared objectives"

The EGEAC Board of Directors congratulated the “effort of the workers who remained at their posts” during last Friday's general strike. The union criticised the content and the “more or less declared” objectives of the message.