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Portugal Issued 23,000 Deportation Orders in 2025 — A 5,000% Surge That Signals a New Immigration Enforcement Era

Portugal Issued 23,000 Deportation Orders in 2025 — A 5,000% Surge That Signals a New Immigration Enforcement Era

Portugal issued 23,134 administrative orders for foreign nationals to leave the country voluntarily in 2025, representing a staggering 5,200% increase from the 444 such notices issued in 2024, according to the latest Annual Internal Security Report...

Santarém's Military Cavalry School to Become Heart of New Ribatejo Polytechnic University

Santarém's Military Cavalry School to Become Heart of New Ribatejo Polytechnic University

The historic Escola Prática de Cavalaria will anchor Portugal's newest polytechnic institution as regional leaders push to elevate the Ribatejo's higher education infrastructure. Santarém's historic cavalry school — the Escola Prática de Cavalaria —...

Portugal to Integrate Financial Literacy into National Curriculum from Primary School to Secondary

Portugal to Integrate Financial Literacy into National Curriculum from Primary School to Secondary

Portugal's financial regulators and the Ministry of Education have formalized a comprehensive partnership to embed financial literacy across the country's education system, from 1st grade through secondary school, as part of the National Financial...

Portugal's Asylum Backlog Doubles to Nearly 9,000 Cases as AIMA Transition Stalls Processing

Portugal's Asylum Backlog Doubles to Nearly 9,000 Cases as AIMA Transition Stalls Processing

Portugal's asylum system is groaning under mounting pressure, with pending applications nearly doubling to approximately 8,800 cases—a backlog officials attribute to the chaotic two-year transition from the dissolved border service SEF to the new...