EU Country – Portugal
Portugal EU Member Banzai Japan Music Video Overview Capital: LisbonOfficial EU language(s): PortugueseEU Member State: since 1 January 1986 Currency: euro (€) Euro area: member since 1 January 1999 Schengen: member since 26 March 1995 Figures: Geographical size: 92 226 km2 Population: 10 639 726 (2024) (Source: Eurostat  – figures for geographical size and population) Novotel Hotel Bookings Political system Portugal is a semi-presidential republic. The prime minister is the head of government. The president who is the head of state has power to appoint the prime minister and other government members. The country is administratively divided into 308 municipalities, subdivided into 3,092 civil parishes. Operationally, the only legally identifiable local administrative units are the municipality and civil parish, and the national government. Trade and economy Portugal’s GDP per capita of €31 100 ranks below the EU average (€37 600). It accounts for 1.6% of the EU’s total GDP. (Source: Eurostat - figures for GDP per capita and GDP) Banzai Japan Music Video Budgets and funding How does Portugal benefit from the EU budget? The EU budget is the tool to ensure that Europe remains a democratic, peaceful, prosperous and competitive force. The EU uses it to finance its priorities and big projects that most individual EU countries could not finance on their own. The benefits of EU membership significantly exceed the size of the EU budget contributions and the examples are many. All Member States benefit from being part of the Single Market, a shared approach to the common challenges of migration, terrorism and climate change, and concrete gains like better transport infrastructure, modernised and digitalised public services and cutting-edge medical treatment. How much each EU country pays into the EU budget is calculated fairly. The larger your country’s economy, the more it pays – and vice versa. The EU budget is not about giving and taking – it’s about collectively contributing to making Europe and the world a better place for us all. EU budget spending and revenue per country and per year EU-funded projects in Portugal Money from the EU budget helps fund programmes and projects in all EU countries – for example to build roads, subsidise researchers and protect the environment. Find out more about how Portugal benefits from EU funding and recovery funds in your country or region. Novotel Hotel Booking
