Home>News>Political participation of EU mobile citizens in Portugal: Obstacles and Recommendations
The aim of the European Citizen Accelerator (EURECA[1]) project is to strengthen European citizenship and identity through citizen engagement, supporting the post-COVID-19 restoration of freedom of movement in the EU, and fostering EU mobile citizens’ rights, including their voting rights in their host countries.
As part of the EURECA project, ECAS has organised in the past a series of focus groups with NGOs, political parties, mobile EU citizens and public administrations in the Member States where local elections take place. This year, a focus group was organised in Portugal ahead of the municipal elections that will take place mid-October 2025.
The goal of these focus groups is to get a better insight into the challenges EU mobile citizens face regarding their electoral rights, how their participation in elections can be improved, and to learn and provide good practices. In addition, the focus groups contribute to the interaction between different stakeholders. This report provides information acquired during the focus group in Portugal, which took place online (Webex) on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, between 14:00 and 15:30 Portuguese time.
Read the full report here.
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