Ombudsman’s Office receives delegation from the Macao Legal and Judicial Training Centre

11 Jul, 2023 0Comments

On 11 July 2023, the Deputy Ombudsmen and Coordinators of the Ombudsman’s Office received a delegation from the Macao Legal and Judicial Training Centre, composed of its director and other officials and a group of trainees from the 6th Training Course and Internship for Entry into the Judiciary and Public Prosecution of Macao. The visit to Portugal of the delegation…

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Security Forces. Ombudsperson warns Government against the collection of undue charges and failure to deliver proof of denunciation to citizens

06 Jul, 2023 0Comments

The Ombudsperson addressed a Recommendation to the Minister of Internal Administration, drawing attention to the collection of undue charges by the security forces and renewing her appeal for a definitive solution to the lack of delivery of proof of payment for denunciations made by citizens. Through the complaints that continue to be received in this regard, it was verified that…

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2022 Report: Delays, deficient internal articulation and poor communication with citizens among the problems that most compromise the provision of public services

04 Jul, 2023 0Comments

The inability of the State to respond in reasonable time, the deficient articulation between services which hinders decisions and not infrequently generates conflicting decisions, and the unclear communication with interested parties are among the problems that are found across the board in the Public Administration and which seriously compromise the quality of public services. This finding, which stems from very…

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Portuguese Parliament. Ombudsman participates in colloquium on democracy and religious freedom

28 Jun, 2023 0Comments

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…

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Deputy Ombudsman at the launch of the Training Programme for 2024 of the Instituto Nacional de Administração (INA) and of the INA Alumni Network

27 Jun, 2023 0Comments

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…

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Ombudsman participates in the XI Lisbon Judicial Forum dedicated to the topic “Digital Governance and Constitutionalism”

26 Jun, 2023 0Comments

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…

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