This represents a significant increase compared to the €20.5 million authorised last September, reflecting a clear commitment to consolidating partnerships with private entities operating on the ground.
The main objective of this measure is to strengthen the integration of migrants in Portugal by building on the experience of the Mission Structure for the Recovery of Pending Processes. In a statement, the Executive underlines that this budget increase will allow the synergies already created to be leveraged to streamline support for migrant communities, ensuring that cultural mediation functions as an effective bridge in the reception process.
The amendment to the multi-year expenditure authorisation, now approved by the Council of Ministers, ensures that AIMA has the necessary resources to maintain these strategic partnerships until 2028.
With this investment, the Government will strengthen its response to immigration challenges by focusing on proximity and social integration through mediators who know the needs of target populations.
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Without a good process, and people with the intelligence and will to implement, it will just be a waste of time and money Sorry. As Einstein was alleged to have said, "doing the same thing again and again, and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity".
By Bruno from Lisbon on 25 Apr 2026, 08:05
Instead of spending €28 M on vague "community support groups" that would be better spent on fixing the systems that never seem to work. The AIMA appointment booking site always seems to be "down", and data systems that actually can be accessed, with processes that are efficient and user-friendly.
Maybe with better systems the thousands of people who have invested in Portugal, pay their taxes and pay their own way wouldn't have to wait 2-3 years to receive what was promised to them years ago. Even those already with resident cards cannot get this renewed. This is not a difficult system to put in place. Most banks, airlines and even your average supermarket has secured online systems that can do this in hours.
By Anthony Williams from Other on 05 May 2026, 10:37