Portugal entered the European Economic Community on 1 January 1986, together with Spain. In the following years the economy of the Portugal progressed considerably as a result of the EU structural and cohesion funds.

On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon, signed by European Member States on 13 December 2007 in the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, entered into force. Portugal has 21 MEPs in the EP and has 12 votes in the European Council.

EU - Portugal

António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, is the third EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, on Wednesday morning.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU.

Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things:

<ul>
	<li>turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees,</li>
	<li>appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and</li>
	<li>creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.</li>
</ul>

Debate on the Future of Europe with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Ministe

From January to June 2021, Portugal held the Presidency of the EU Council, following the German Presidency and preceding the Slovenian Presidency.

Portugal presided over the Council of the European Union for the fourth time, since 1992.

Portuguese Presidency of the Council declared the importance of strengthening Europe's resilience and its citizens' confidence in the European social model, promoting a Union based on shared values of solidarity, convergence and cohesion – a Union capable of coordinated action to recover from the crisis.

Portuguese Presidency

President Metsola meets the President of the Assembleia da República of Portugal, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco? the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro and they hold a press conference. President Metsola also meets the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Paulo RANGEL, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with José Manuel FERNANDES, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Portugal

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Luís MONTENEGRO, Portuguese Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Meeting with Luís MONTENEGRO, Portuguese Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Meeting with Marcelo REBELO de SOUSA, President of Portugal

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Tram Talk with Portuguese youth and Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Meeting with José Pedro AGUIAR-BRANCO, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal and Visit at the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Receiving an honorary degree from the University of Lisbon, at the University of Lisbon

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Portuguese Prime Minister designate, Luís MONTENEGRO

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal) - Youth conference organized by Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal) - Meeting with Afghan refugees and with the EU Ambassadors

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Lisbon (Portugal) - Arrival at the European Center Jean Monnet building

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Tiago ANTUNES, Portugal State Secretary for EU Affairs

REGI Committee

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Meeting of the Council of State

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Interaction with Young People

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Meeting with Carlos MOEDAS, Mayor of Lisbon

Official visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Portugal - Meeting with Augusto SANTOS SILVA, the President of the Assembleia da República

Opening of the High-level Interparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum in Europe in the European Parliament in Brussels. Opening speeches by David SASSOLI, EP President, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission, Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, President of the German Bundestag, Eduardo Ferro RODRIGUES, President of the Portuguese Parliament and Igor ZORČIČ, President of the Slovenian National Assembly.

Migration and Asylum in Europe - High-level Interparliamentary Conference: Opening speeches

Closing of the High-level Interparliamentary Conference on Migration and Asylum in Europe in the European Parliament in Brussels. Short presentation the discussions' results of the three Thematic Groups by rapporteurs of each Group (Co-chair). Closing statements. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Migration and Asylum in Europe - High-level Interparliamentary Conference: Closing statements

Visit of Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by David SASSOLI, EP President, and roundtable.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister: arrival and roundtable

Visit of António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister to the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by David SASSOLI EP President, roundtable and statement.

David SASSOLI EP President, meets with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister: arrival, roundtable and statement

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Arrival and handshake

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister: arrival and handshake

During the plenary session (15 - 18 April 2019) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs observe a minute of silence for the victims of the bus crash which ocurred on 17th April, in the Portuguese island of Madeira. More than 28 people have died after a bus carrying German tourists plunged off a road and overturned. Statements by Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE), EP Vice President and José Inácio FARIA (EPP, PT).

Minute of silence for the victims of the bus accident in Madeira: extracts

On the occasion of his official visit to Portugal, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, meets with Portuguese MEPs and will award the "European Citizens' Prize".

Official visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President to Portugal: meeting with Portuguese MEPs and awarding of “European Citizens’ Prize”

On the occasion of his official visit to Portugal, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, meets with Eduardo FERRO RODRIGUES, President of the Assembly and with Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister.

Official visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President to Portugal: meeting with Eduardo FERRO RODRIGUES, President of the Assembly and with António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister

On the occasion of his official visit to Portugal, Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Marcelo REBELO de SOUSA, Portuguese President. (recorded on the 27th September)

Official visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President to Portugal: meeting with Marcelo REBELO de SOUSA, Portuguese President

Statement by Ulrike TREBESIUS, ECR Representative during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(03) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Ulrike TREBESIUS (ECR, DE)

Statement by Jiří PAYNE representative of EFFD group during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(07) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Jiří PAYNE (EFDD, CZ) (11:17 - 11:21)

Answers by António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister to the first round of MEPs Statements, during the debate on the Future of Europe.

EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe. Answers by António COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister (11:27 - 11:33)

Statement byPhilippe LAMBERTS, Greens/EFA Group Leader during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(05) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Greens/EFA Group Leader (11:11 - 11:15)

Statement by Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS representative of GUE/NGL group during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(06) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL, ES) (11:15 - 11:17)

Statement by Georgios EPITIDEIOS, NI, during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(09) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Georgios EPITIDEIOS (NI, EL) (11:24 - 11:27)

Statement by Marcel DE GRAAFF representative of the ENF group during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(08) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Marcel DE GRAAFF (ENF, NL) (11:21 - 11:24)

Statement by Manfred WEBER, EPP Group Leader during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(01) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE)

Statement by Guy VERHOFSTADT, ALDE Group Leader during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(04) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ALDE Group Leader (11:07 - 11:12)

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