Portugal News

Lisbon, June 12, 2025 – In a sweeping legislative push to redefine the boundaries of Portuguese citizenship, the right-wing political party CHEGA has tabled a bill in Parliament aimed at restricting access to Portuguese nationality and reintroducing mechanisms for its revocation in specific cases. The proposed law, if enacted, will mark a significant shift from the country's traditionally inclusive stance on naturalization and birthright citizenship.

Chega will present a draft resolution to ask the Government to temporarily suspend family reunification until the migration situation “is resolved”, announced today the party leader, who accused the executive of ineffectiveness in this matter.

With more than a thousand signatures, a proposal for a Brazilian lawyer will be analyzed by parliamentary committee. The goal is to reach 7,500 supports and ensure debate in plenary.

Council of Ministers reinforces measures in the areas of AIMA, renewable energy, Social Security and hospital health. New appointments and investments also approved.

The Government approved this Thursday, May 29, a set of measures with a strong impact on public administration, immigration, energy and health, in a written deliberation carried out through the executive's computer network. Among the diplomas, the extension of the AIMA mission structure, new targets for renewables, and an investment of 10.9 million euros in the Social Security contact center stand out.

Implementation of new control systems affects the arrival of non-European passengers to Portugal

Non- EU citizens are facing difficulties at Portuguese airports , especially in Lisbon . Queues to pass through immigration have reached 4 hours since the implementation of new control systems, which began last Monday (19).

Images show the chaos in the boarding areas, and reports indicate that some people became ill in the queue, with medical services being called. The responsible agency mentioned a greater risk in the evaluation of these passengers' documents.

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is losing patience with Portugal. He can no longer hide his frustration with the level of bureaucracy in Portugal and elsewhere, and is threatening to stop investing there if things don't change.

These criticisms were made through a post on the social network X. The executive considers that Portugal has worsened significantly in recent years. A warning that our political leaders should take very seriously.

Chega has become the eighth right-wing populist party with the largest parliamentary representation in the European Union countries. A political tendency that arrived in Portugal later, but with force.

On a Sunday marked by high expectations, the polls in Portugal confirmed the continuity of the government of the Democratic Alliance (AD), led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro. The center-right coalition secured victory in the parliamentary elections, but without winning an absolute majority, which points to future negotiations in Parliament. The surprise, however, came with the performance of the far-right Chega party, which technically tied with the Socialist Party (PS) in number of deputies.

Portugal’s snap national election on Sunday 18 May 2025 – the third general election in as many years – was called after Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s minority government lost a confidence vote this spring. The vote came amid a decade of “fragile governments, only one of which had a parliamentary majority but which collapsed halfway through its term last year”. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa dissolved parliament following allegations (the so‑called Spinumviva scandal) involving Montenegro’s family firm, and called early elections for stability.

The protocol, a flagship of the Government's migration policy, provided for the issuance of visas within 20 days, but its implementation continues to be blocked by bureaucratic obstacles and a lack of clarity in procedures