Latest news and stories about lobbying in Portugal for expats and residents.
In Portugal, few professions attract as much prejudice and misunderstanding as that of the lobbyist. It is therefore urgent to explain what it means to represent legitimate interests in a state governed by the rule of law.
Lobbying will now be able to be carried out by individuals and private companies with public bodies prior to political decisions being taken.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa promulgated the decree regulating lobbying, creating the Transparency Register for Interest Representation and imposing rules on national and foreign entities.
The President of the Republic today promulgated the parliamentary decree regulating lobbying activity, noting that “the main issues” that had justified his veto in 2019 “were taken into account”.
After the New Year, the debates are back. There are 16 days left until the presidential election and the campaign begins next Sunday.
There was talk of dissolving the Assembly, of Justice, of conflicts of interest and of troops in Ukraine. Also mentioned were withdrawals (on the left), funders (controversy) and lobbying (even more controversial).
In the final presidential debate, Gouveia e Melo accused Marques Mendes of being a lobbyist and a facilitator of business deals.
In the presidential campaign, Marques Mendes labelled an admiral 'desperate' while launching an attack that accused his rival of ties to lobbying groups.
