Government insists it will not pay for refusing 420 refugees
Leitão Amaro says there is no payment planned at present. Brussels is reviewing Portuguese data after the discovery of a further million immigrants in the country.
Government insists "there is no bill to pay" for refusing to accept refugees
According to Diário de Notícias, Portugal will pay more than eight million euros in order not to host around 420 asylum seekers.
Justice minister welcomes Ukrainian mothers and children at Lisbon airport
A grandmother, 15 mothers and 18 children, victims of the war in Ukraine, arrived in Lisbon on Saturday.
Government speaks of "migratory pressure" and contests distribution of refugees to Portugal
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The Government argues that Portugal is under migratory pressure and refuses to commit to hosting refugees under the European solidarity mechanism. This week, there was a European agreement to distribute 21,000 asylum seekers. Portugal voted against it and now wants to negotiate an exception with the Commission.
Portugal seeks adjustments to the migration pact
Portugal voted against the European Commission's Solidarity Mechanism to resettle 21,000 refugees in member states next year. The government claims that the Commission does not have an accurate picture of the national migration pressure, but assures that it is working to find a solution.
