Police intercept boat with 11 North African migrants near Olhão
Maritime police detained 11 North African migrants who were spotted arriving at the region’s shores in a rickety wooden boat near Olhão in the early hours of this Wednesday morning
Monte Gordo migrants get instant asylum in Portugal
Eight young North Africans who arrived in Monte Gordo on an old wooden fishing boat from Morocco yesterday (click here) have been offered asylum in Portugal. Cristina Gatões, director general
Immigrants “must be fluent Portuguese-speakers” to register children’s births
Immigrants cannot register the birth of any babies unless they are fluent Portuguese-speakers. This is the situation highlighted by Público that has become painfully apparent this week. Without being registered,
Portugal to take five migrants from Sea-Watch 3
Portugal has agreed to take five of the 40 migrants from Sea-Watch 3, the rescue ship that finally made it to dry land on Friday after a tense 17-day stand-off
Portuguese Air Force patrol spots 10 migrant boatloads en-route for Spain
A Portuguese Air Force C-295M plane taking part in the latest Frontex operation over the Mediterranean Sea spotted 10 boatloads of migrants “trying to reach Spain illegally” in just one
New fuel tax suggested to support “growing wave of migration to EU”
For a country where taxes already make Portuguese fuel among Europe’s most expensive, the suggestion by German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that a new tax should be imposed “to cover
Portugal’s Catholic Church to open its doors to 15,000 refugees
As the Portuguese government works on plans to take in more than 4,000 refugees, the country’s bishops have pledged “total support” to the weekend appeal by the Pope that every
Migrants could be part of Portugal’s solution, claims high commissioner
Portugal is “not one of the most attractive countries” for the thousands of migrants risking lives as they cross the Mediterranean – but if it was, it would be “ready
Portugal wins reprieve over migrant quota, taking “a little more than 1,400”
The “get real” stance of PM Passos Coelho over Brussels’ plan for Portugal to absorb 2,400 migrants over the next couple of years has won a substantial cut, bringing final
UK still top destination for migrating Portuguese
The UK continues to be the top destination for Portuguese – mostly nurses and doctors – looking for a better life. According to Portugal’s Emigration Observatory (EO), 30,546 Portuguese enrolled