They have been published on the Eurocid Portal 27 calls for applications for secondment (subsidised) in different Directorates-General for the February 2026 package sent by the Human Resources of the European Commission. They are now published online on the Eurocid Portal. 42 posting and training opportunities for public sector employees, in Brussels and elsewhere. Applications and questions should be sent to the Jacques Delors European Information Centre/Directorate-General for European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via e-mail candidaturas.europeias@mne.pt. For the application, consideration should be given to the Status of the Seconded National Expert. For more information, the content/documents can be found on the website Deployment and training. We remind you of the importance of candidates' compliance with the requirements set out in the official announcement of the compliance with the deadlines for registration on the Eurocid Portal. The common interest of increasing the Portuguese presence in the EU institutions and other bodies, also through secondments, has recently been reinforced by National Strategy for European Careers and by Ministerial Implementing Order No 347/2023. More information on this initiative can be found at content on the topic on the Eurocid Portal. Consult the results in 2025 as regards the implementation of the National Strategy for European Careers.

On February 20, the new dashboard interactive (monthly e annual) and a Summary of Social Security Statistics, with a detailed analysis of the data on persons of foreign nationality registered with the Social Security. This publication presents for the first time a descriptive analysis of the data on persons of foreign nationality registered with Social Security, focusing in particular on the evolution of the respective contributions paid to Social Security and benefits paid by Social Security, from January 2015 to the most recent month with available data. The monthly and continuously updated availability of these indicators enhances transparency in this regard, allowing a more systematic and up-to-date reading of the evolution of the main indicators analysed. During a session with journalists, the main results were presented and several caveats were made regarding the interpretation of the information now available. The Secretary of State for Social Security, Filipa Lima, stressed the importance of a rigorous and contextualised reading of the figures, clarifying that the difference between the contributions paid by foreign citizens and the benefits received should not be understood as a “net balance of foreign citizens for Social Security”. Such a conclusion, he explained, is not possible, since “we do not have a complete breakdown of all revenue and expenditure items by nationality”.

The International Conference “Social Security Reserve Fund: ensuring long-term sustainability”. Organized by the Social Security Reserve Fund and the National Social Security Institute of Timor-Leste, this conference featured a diverse panel of international experts in an important debate on the challenges and opportunities facing the sustainability of Social Security, which celebrates 10 years in Timor-Leste this year. Among other experts, the Director-General of the Strategy and Planning Office, José Luís Albuquerque, and the President of the Institute for Management of Social Security Capitalization Funds, IP, José Vidrago, both of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal, participated in this initiative. On the first day, José Vidrago addressed the fundamentals and objectives of the reserve funds, and subsequently the performance of the investments. Already on the second day of the Conference, in the context of the panel dedicated to actuarial and demographic sustainability, José Luís Albuquerque referred to the importance of the cohesion of societies and transparency in decision-making, stressing the importance of studies “as a fundamental instrument to support political decision-making, when measures have an impact on several generations”. Portugal, in the context of the bilateral cooperation developed by the Ministry of Labour of Solidarity and Social Security, has been an important partner in the strengthening of the Social Security System of Timor-Leste, present both in the process of creation and in the phase of consolidation of the System. This support occurs in a constant and consistent way through the institutional training developed with the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion and its bodies, specifically the National Institute of Social Security and the Social Security Reserve Fund. Photos: Social Security, East Timor