Porto, Portugal, Jan. 26, 2026 (Lusa) - The prime minister said on Monday that Portugal is in a good place, stable from an economic, financial and political point of view, and somewhat in vogue because Europe and the world have their eyes on the country.
"We are in a good place, we are somewhat in vogue, we really are, Europe is looking at us, Europe is looking at our companies, Europe is looking at our human resources, particularly the youngest and most qualified, Europe and the world are looking at our aptitude for technology, Europe and the world are looking at our location, Europe and the world are looking at our security, Europe and the world are looking at our strategy in key areas such as energy and water," he said.
During the launch of the Digital Company Wallet at the Palácio da Bolsa in Porto, attended by the ministers for justice, of the economy and of state reform, Luís Montenegro stressed that Portugal is now a stable country from an economic, financial and political point of view.
"It is a country with international credit that we may not realise here, at least to the extent that this effect is felt and translated externally, but it is a country with high competitiveness factors that make it increasingly attractive," he pointed out.
Luís Montenegro also highlighted that Portugal is in a good position because it is ahead in many factors that distinguish it as a choice for investments that can underpin economic ecosystems in various areas of activity and that can make an invaluable contribution to retaining and attracting talent.
Montenegro assured that he will not give up on his desire "to go further and do more" for the country, adding that ambition must be accompanied by responsibility and a sense of realism, confidence and transformative capacity.
As an example, the Social Democrat recalled that the Government has invested "in a tax system that is more favourable to people's work and more favourable to businesses, and in the war on bureaucracy".
He also wants to invest in flexibility in the labour market which, without undermining the core of workers' rights, can sufficiently induce dynamic capacity for companies to take more risks, hire more and, as a result, be more profitable in order to pay better wages and multiply their investments.
"And the effect we want is that in a few years' time we will be growing twice as fast as we are today, and that in a few years' time our wages, especially the average wage, which is what we are aiming to raise, will be among the best in Europe. Yes, the conditions are there for that," he said.
Starting today, entrepreneurs will have access to documents such as the Company Card and tax status in the Company Digital Wallets, which will work through an extension of the gov.pt application.
The Digital Company Wallet will initially include the Company Card, the Social Security Contribution Status Document, the Tax Authority Tax Status Document and the Central Register of Beneficial Owners.
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