On the day 21 October 2026 , the Public Policy Monitoring Meeting 2026 is held, an initiative promoted by the Multisectoral Monitoring Team (MST) the REPLAN - Network of Planning and Foresight Services of Public Administration, with the support of the University of Évora.

With the institutionalisation of public policy monitoring in Portugal as its main objective, this event will serve to discuss skills, methodologies, tools and future perspectives in this area, bringing together policymakers, the academic community, sectoral experts and international organisations.

The program has a panel dedicated to national and international experiences in monitoring public policies with a special guest from Brazil. Next, a round table will present the articles that make up the special issue of the Portuguese Public Policy Journal dedicated to Planning Tools Monitoring Processes, released in April this year.

The afternoon will be marked by parallel sessions, including two practical workshops, one on reporting and the other on statistics with a gender perspective, together with a debate on the territorial dimension of monitoring.

The meeting, which starts at 09:00 and ends at 17:30, will conclude with a plenary discussion on monitoring tools, data governance and the impact of artificial intelligence and predictive analysis, in which the OECD will participate.

The event is free entry, but subject to pre-registration.

Consult the Programme and Map of the meeting.

Source: PLANAPP

Next day 30 September, CuidarAP brings together, in Lisbon, experts and professionals from different areas and organisations for a morning dedicated to health, well-being and the prevention of psychosocial risks at work.

A morning to reflect, share experiences and, above all, talk about what is at the heart of all organizations: people.

We bring together different perspectives and experiences, in a program that aims to bring knowledge, concrete examples and new ideas to think about the prevention of psychosocial risks and the promotion of healthier work environments.

Because caring for people is not only responding to challenges when they arise, it is anticipating them, creating conditions for well-being and strengthening, from there, the organizations themselves.

Consult the programme and a presentation of speakers.

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30 September | 9 a.m.–1 p.m. IGFSS Auditorium, London Square, n.º 9 E, Lisbon

Participation is free, but requires prior registration. Make your enrollment.

We count on you this morning for sharing, reflection and conversation.

On 17 September 2026, the Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, and the Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion of Timor-Leste, Verónica das Dores, signed the new Cooperation Programme between the two ministries for the period 2026-2028, in the areas of inclusion, solidarity, social assistance and social security.

As part of the Strategic Cooperation Programme 2024-2028, this instrument reinforces both countries’ commitment to promoting social inclusion and reducing poverty and social exclusion. To this end, it provides for continued support for anti-poverty projects, as well as the strengthening of the institutional and technical capacities of entities responsible for inclusion, social protection and social security policies.

Under this cooperation, support will be maintained for ten anti-poverty projects, currently implemented in seven of the thirteen municipalities of Timor-Leste and in the Special Administrative Region of Oecusse Ambeno. These projects ensure a diverse set of social responses targeting children and young people, families and communities, as well as older people in particularly vulnerable situations, reaching more than 5,000 beneficiaries in 2025.

In terms of institutional strengthening, the Programme continues to support the development of the Timorese social security system, in a phase geared towards its consolidation. In this context, technical assistance, internships and training, among other initiatives, are planned for the National Institute of Social Security and the Social Security Reserve Fund of Timor-Leste.

The Programme also includes the strengthening of the institutional and technical capacities of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion of Timor-Leste. Among the areas covered are disability and rehabilitation, preventing and combating domestic violence, protection of children at risk, planning, statistics and evaluation of public policies. There are also technical capacity-building measures aimed at social and solidarity-based sector entities, as well as support for the creation of new public social equipment.

The signing of this Programme took place in the context of the official visit to Portugal of the Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion of Timor-Leste and the President of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Security and the Social Security Reserve Fund of Timor-Leste, Zeferino da Costa Bobo.

During the visit, institutional meetings were held with various services and bodies of the MTSSS, namely the Directorate-General for Coordination and Planning, the Institute for Social Security, I.P., the Institute for the Financial Management of Social Security, I.P., the Institute for the Management of Social Security Capitalisation Funds, I.P., and the Institute for Informatics, I.P. The delegation also made its first official visit to the Autonomous Region of the Azores, during which it maintained institutional contacts with the Regional Secretariat for Health and Social Security and with the Institute for Social Security of the Azores and visited the headquarters of Caritas Azores.

Photos © MTSSS

The Minister of Youth and Sport of Mozambique, Caifadine Paulo Manasse, made an official visit to Portugal between 14 and 18 September, with the aim of deepening bilateral cooperation in the areas of employment and vocational training. The visit was also attended by the Minister's adviser, Alexandre Mano, the Director-General of the National Employment Institute (INEP I.P.), Roy Tembe, and the heads of several central, provincial and local services of INEP, I.P., namely Nampula and Cabo Delgado.

Of the program organized by the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS), we highlight the meeting that the Mozambican Minister held with Minister Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho and with the Deputy Secretary of State and Labor, Adriano Rafael Moreira, which allowed us to analyze the results of Portuguese cooperation in Mozambique in the areas of intervention of the MTSSS and discuss new opportunities for collaboration.

The delegation also held meetings with the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP, I.P.), the Directorate-General for Coordination and Planning of the MTSSS and Camões, Institute for Cooperation and Language, I.P.

Technically, with the support of the project + Employment II, a diverse programme of activities was organised. In addition to training sessions for the staff of INEP, I.P. who were part of the delegation, the programme included a meeting with heads of the Regional Delegation of Alentejo of IEFP, I.P. and a visit to the Employment and Vocational Training Centre of Évora, including Quinta das Glicínias, a unit of IEFP dedicated to agricultural vocational training. In Vila Nova de Gaia, the Mozambican delegation had the opportunity to know the work developed by the Gaia Professional Rehabilitation Center (CRPG), specialized in the professional inclusion of people with disabilities, which has a prosthesis production unit. In the same city, he visited the Centre for Integrated Vocational Education and Training (CEFPI), IEFP's protocol centre dedicated to the qualification and professional integration of people with cognitive diversity and other specific training needs.

The initiative took place under the project + Employment II, funded by the European Union and managed and co-financed by Camões, I.P. With an investment of 8.5 million euros, the project aims to promote access to decent employment in the Mozambican provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado, by strengthening vocational training, employability and social inclusion, with a special focus on young people, women and people with disabilities.

Outside the scope of the program organized with the support of the project + Employment II, the Minister of Youth and Sport of Mozambique also held meetings with Portuguese entrepreneurs, in which issues related to labour mobility and investment opportunities in Mozambique were discussed. Photos @ MTSSS

Liability exemption (project + Employment II): ‘The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of its authors. Neither Camões, I.P. nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use that may be made of the information contained in this publication. Its content does not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of Camões, I.P or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal. The reference to specific actions, products, tools or services does not imply that they are supported or recommended by Camões, I.P. or that they are given any preference over others are not mentioned.’

The governing area of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS) reinforces, in 2026, the commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, through the implementation of three measures in its area of competence included in the 2026 Plan of Activities of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH):

Labour, Solidarity and Social Security:

1. Reinforcement of continuous training of trainers and other actors on inclusion; 2. Development and implementation of a national plan for dissemination and awareness-raising on the rights of children with parents or parental figures in prison; 3. Rehabilitation and reinforcement of temporary and emergency housing capacity to address housing vulnerability.

The CNDH's Plans and Activity Reports can be found at the following link: https://human rights.mne.gov.pt/en/a-cndh/plans-and-reports-of-activities

It was published on the website of the National Mechanism for Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Me-CDPD). Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Portugal and on the Activity of the National Mechanism for Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2017-2026).

The report was prepared within the remit of the Me-CDPD as an independent body responsible for promoting, protecting and monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Portugal.

The document systematizes the evolution of the implementation of the Convention in the period 2017-2026, identifying progress achieved, persistent challenges and priority areas for deepening public policies in this area. It covers matters particularly relevant to the realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities, including accessibility, independent living and inclusion in the community, education, health, work and employment, social protection, participation in political and public life, and national mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention at national level.

Given the importance of ensuring equal access to information, they are also available on the Me-CDPD, accessible versions of the report, including a simplified version, an easy-to-read version and one audio version.

The deadline (11 September) for submission of communications and posters for the Public Policy Evaluation Meeting 2026, which will take place on 20 November at IAPMEI in Lisbon, under the motto ‘Public Policy Evaluation: empowering to better assess”.

To learn more about this meeting see the Meeting page:

https://www.planapp.gov.pt/encontro-avaliação-politicas-publicas-2026-call-aberta/

Watch the video that the PLANAPP communication team developed:

In line with the Programme of the XXIV Constitutional Government, the National Medium-Term Structural Budget Programme (POENMP), the Law on Large Options, and the recommendations of the Court of Auditors (Audit of the ‘Report on the Financial Sustainability of Social Security’ - Report No º 17/2024), which highlight the need to ensure the financial stability of the system and also taking into account the contributions received from the Social Security Green Paper and the Specific Recommendation for Portugal 2024.01 of the European Commission, a working group was set up, through the Order No º 1452/2025 of 24 January 2025, as amended by Order No º Order No º 3519/2025 of 20 March, whose mission was to deepen the analysis of the issue of the long-term sustainability of the social security system and propose the definition of strategic lines of action, drawing up feasible proposals aligned with national and European best practices, ensuring a robust, inclusive system prepared to face future demographic and economic challenges.

The working group was coordinated by Prof. Jorge Miguel Bravo, and consisted of the members indicated in the aforementioned Orders.

Thus, after reception and public presentation on August 18, 2026, the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security makes publicly available, in digital format, waiting for the Government contributions from society, researchers, academia, organizations, and anyone who wants to join, until September 18, 2026.

Consult Reforming Pensions in Portugal: For a sustainable, adequate and fair system – a contract between generations (pdf format).

21/08/2026

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The report “Access to individual microdata: timeliness and recommendations” , was the result of collaborative work within the REPLAN Multisectoral Monitoring Team, and explores the topic of access to individual microdata, analysing the current situation in Portugal and providing recommendations for its future development.

This report resulted from the session “Access to microdata – Modalities and good practices” and was one of the objectives of this session that took place in the Library of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security on 15 October 2025, where 40 representatives of almost all the bodies of the Multisectoral Monitoring Team of the REPLAN were present.

One of the objectives of the session was to promote the debate and reflection on the specific needs of access / obtaining statistical information by the Planning Offices and similar entities, for the exercise of their functions, and the discussion and analysis on the feasibility of the use of existing access modalities by those bodies to meet their needs.