Demonstration against uncontrolled immigration takes to Lisbon’s streets
CHEGA leader describes “historic day. Movement will not stop growing” Almost 3,000 people gathered in Lisbon today, rallying to the ‘Salvar Portugal’ demonstration against uncontrolled immigration, convened by right wing
New PSP unit forms focussed on Portugal’s frontier controls
“Government wants more effective control of immigrants” – tabloid Today’s Council of Ministers is tipped to approve the formation of a new PSP unit to man the country’s borders, and
Over 50 immigrant associations pile pressure on government
Want “expression of interest” mechanism restored to aid immigrant access to Portugal Immigrant associations are refusing to take the government’s new rules on immigration without a fight. They are focused
Further immigrant violence in Porto
With the media being hugely diplomatic now when it reports incidences of crimes or violence involving immigrants comes the story today of “a 30-year-old man stabbed in a brawl with
First immigrant outreach centre starts processing 400,000+ case backlog
The first of a series of new immigrant centres to be created as part of an outreach network set up for Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) opened
President warns of confusion created within immigration debate
“There is a difference between reality and narratives constructed about it” Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa warned today of the difference between the reality of immigration and narratives that
Immigrant associations schedule protest outside parliament for October 25
Various associations representing immigrants in Portugal have scheduled a protest to take place outside parliament in Lisbon on October 25 calling for the reinstatement of the “manifestation of interest” document
CHEGA pushes for national referendum on immigration
Wants referendum in exchange for support for AD government Right wing party CHEGA is ready to propose to parliament a national referendum on the creation of quotas for immigrants. The
Lisbon city council to hold three debates on immigration
At the proposal of the PAN Party, Lisbon city council will hold a thematic debate on immigration, with three sessions, the first scheduled for September 12 to be on ‘institutional
More attachés to be placed in embassies to aid foreign labour recruitment
Government’s focus on hiring immigrants in home countries starts taking shape The government’s plan to hire immigrants from their home countries has started to take shape. Labour, solidarity and social