5 May 2026 marks the European Day of Independent Living, a date established by ENIL – the European Network on Independent Living, a Europe-wide platform for people with disabilities and organisations promoting Independent Living, whose main mission is to promote their values and practices. In this context, the Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, IP (IDiPD, IP), in co-organization with the Iberoamerican Disability Program (PID), promotes the online event “From Convention to Implementation: the experience of Personal Assistance Models in Europe and the Ibero-American Space”, which will take place via Zoom, between 3.05 p.m. and 4.40 p.m., on the day27 May 2026. The event aims to promote reflection, debate and the sharing of international experiences on Personal Assistance Models, as an essential tool for the realization of the right to Independent Living, enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. During the session the panel "Personal assistance under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" will take place, sharing experiences in the field of personal assistance in an international context, where models of personal assistance implemented in countries representing the Ibero-American and European Area will be presented. The celebration of the European Day of Independent Living through this event is a relevant opportunity for persons with disabilities, civil society organisations, practitioners and policy makers, allowing to deepen the knowledge on different approaches and challenges in the effective implementation of personal assistance, from European and Ibero-American experiences. More information, such as the participation link, will be made available on the Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities .

Foram divulgados no Portal Eurocid 32 convites à apresentação de candidaturas para destacamento (subsidiados) em diferentes Direções-Gerais, referentes ao pacote de abril de 2026, enviado pelos Recursos Humanos da Comissão Europeia. Neste momento, estão divulgadas, em linha no Portal Eurocid, 84 oportunidades de destacamento e formação para funcionários do setor público, em Bruxelas e em outros locais. As candidaturas  e as  dúvidas  devem  ser  dirigidas  ao  Centro de  Informação  Europeia  Jacques Delors/ Direção-Geral dos Assuntos Europeus do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, através do e-mail candidaturas.europeias@mne.pt.  Para a candidatura, deverá ser tido em consideração o Estatuto do Perito Nacional Destacado. Para mais informações, poderão ser consultados os conteúdos/documentos no sítio Destacamentos e formação. Relembramos a importância do cumprimento, por parte dos candidatos, dos requisitos constantes no anúncio oficial, do cumprimento das datas-limite do registo efetuado no Portal Eurocid. O interesse comum de aumentar a presença portuguesa nas Instituições e outros organismos da UE, também através de destacamentos, foi recentemente reforçada pela  Estratégia Nacional para as Carreiras Europeias. Mais informações sobre esta iniciativa podem ser consultadas no conteúdo sobre o tema no Portal Eurocid. Consulte os resultados em 2025 no que diz respeito à implementação da Estratégia Nacional para Carreiras Europeias.

The first session of the cycle of Conferences “The Accompanied Major Regime: bringing it closer and empowering’, under the theme ‘Follow-up schemes’. Speakers in the session were Professor Paula Távora Vítor, Judge Geraldo Rocha Ribeiro and the Prosecutor of the Republic Pedro Teixeira de Sousa. The conference cycle is an initiative organized by the Attorney General's Office within the framework of the Prosecution Strategy for Adults with Vulnerabilities and the work of the working group set up within that framework. The next sessions will take place on May 15, at the Center for Judicial Studies, and on June 12, at the headquarters of the Attorney General's Office. The topics of the next sessions are, respectively, "The Trial and the Escorts" and "The hearing: strategies to better communicate". Registration is still open for the session of 15 May and for the session of 12 June. Source: Attorney General's Office.