The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the swearing-in of the arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the 2023/2027 term. The ceremony took place on 3 July at the headquarters of the Portuguese Olympic Committee, in Lisbon.
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated as a speaker in the colloquium organised by the Assembly of the Republic, dedicated to the theme “Democracy and Religious Freedom”, which took place at the Passos Manuel Library, in the São Bento Palace, on 28 June 2023. The colloquium, moderated by the Deputy Fernando Negrão, also counted with the participation of the Judge…
The increase in the number of complaints from foreign citizens regarding delays in procedures for granting residence permits justified an intervention by the Ombudsman’s Office specifically aimed at the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF), whose conclusions and recommendations are presented in the report now released. Bearing in mind the recent publication of the legislation creating the Agency for Integration, Migration…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Estrela Chaby, was present at the ceremony to present the Training Programme for 2024 organised by INA and to launch the INA Alumni Network, which took place on 27 June at Palácio Galveias, in Lisbon. INA proposes to hold about 200 courses for employees in public functions as part of the Training Programme for 2024. The INA…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, participated as a speaker in the XI Lisbon Legal Forum, which took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon on 26-28 June 2023. The Ombudsperson presented a lecture in the panel on “Risks for the Rule of Law and Defence of Democracy”, in the scope of Thematic Axis 1 (“Democratic Rule…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, was present at the 16th Congress organized by SIPE (Societas Iuris Publici Europaei), within the scope of its annual meeting, that took place in Lisbon, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, from 22 to 24 June 2023. The congress was dedicated to the theme “New Public Tasks in Times of Tension”…
The Deputy Ombudsman, Estrela Chaby, attended the closing conference of the CP4Europe Project, dedicated to the theme “Strengthening the national framework and action for child participation in Europe”, which took place on 15 June, in Lisbon. The CP4Europe Project is a joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe that aims to promote children’s participation rights at…
The Ombudsman was represented by the Deputy Ombudsman, Ravi Afonso Pereira, at the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra’s 31st anniversary celebrations. The Deputy Ombudsman attended a concert performed by the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, which took place in the Grande Auditório of the Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon, on 10 June.
On 10 June, the Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, was present at the Military Ceremony of the official commemorations of the Day of Portugal, of Camões and of the Portuguese Communities, that took place at Avenida do Douro, in Peso da Régua. This year, the commemorations of the Day of Portugal, Camões and Portuguese Communities began in South Africa. In Portugal,…
The Ombudsperson, Maria Lúcia Amaral, was part of the jury of the Lisbon University Prize that, on 5 June 2023, decided to award the 2021 prize to Prof. Maria do Carmo Salazar Velez Roque da Fonseca, in recognition of her exceptional career as a scientist, with relevant contributions in the field of molecular medicine and public participation in the promotion…