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In-depth coverage of Portuguese politics, parliament, government policy, and political analysis. Daily updates on legislative changes, coalition dynamics, and how politics affects expats.

The Portuguese Parliament, the Palacio de Sao Bento in Lisbon, a neoclassical facade with columns and the Portuguese flag flying above

PSD and CDS Move to Double the Residency Bar for Non-EU Newcomers to Two Years for the New Single Social Benefit — PS Brands the Amendment an 'Approximation to Chega' as the Far Right Holds Out for Five

Governing partners PSD and CDS have filed amendments raising the minimum legal residency for non-EU/EEA nationals to claim the Prestação Social Única from one year to two. PS calls it an 'approximation to Chega', which still wants five. Carve-outs protect children and the disabled.
The Portugal Brief
A wooden judge's gavel resting on its block

Lisbon Court Sends Sócrates-Era Public Works Secretary Paulo Campos to Trial Over the €1 Billion Road-PPP Case — Judge Carlos Alexandre Pronounces Five of Ten Charges as Costa Pina Walks Free Thirteen Years On

Portugal's Central Criminal Investigation Court has committed former Public Works secretary Paulo Campos to trial in the road-PPP corruption case — five of ten charges pronounced, with an estimated €1 billion in damage to the State, thirteen years after the file opened.
The Portugal Brief