On 16 January 2026, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN Portugal) and CIES-Iscte will host a meeting aimed at presenting and discussing the interim results of the project “The Levels of Decentralisation in the Fight Against Poverty: New Municipal Competences in Social Action.”

The session is structured around two thematic panels that address complementary dimensions of poverty analysis and local governance. Panel 1 focuses on the proposal of an analytical framework for poverty indicators at the local level, seeking to contribute to the development of comparative instruments for territorial diagnosis. Panel 2 presents a qualitative approach to the process of delegating competences in social action, based on municipal case studies, and centres on the institutional and operational implications of the new decentralisation framework. The event concludes with the presentation of a Policy Brief proposal, which synthesises public policy recommendations arising from the empirical and analytical work undertaken.

VENUE
Auditorium A302, Building 4, Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon

PROGRAMME

10:30 – 12:30

Opening Session
Renato Miguel do Carmo, Deputy Director of CIES
Joaquina Madeira, President of EAPN Portugal

Panel 1 – “Poverty Indicators at the Local Level: Proposal for an Analytical Framework”
Chair: Alexandre Calado
Bruno Miguel Oliveira, CIES-Iscte
Inês Tavares, Observatory of Inequalities and CIES-Iscte
Discussant: Elizabeth Santos

Panel 2 – “Qualitative Approach to the Process of Delegation of Competences: Presentation of Case Studies”
Chair: Alexandre Calado
Bruno Miguel Oliveira, CIES-Iscte
Renato Miguel do Carmo, CIES-Iscte
João Paulo Henriques, CIES-Iscte
Discussant: Maria José Vicente

14:30 – 16:30

Public Policy Recommendations: Policy Brief Proposal
Renato Miguel do Carmo, CIES-Iscte
Bruno Miguel Oliveira, CIES-Iscte

Round Table
Pedro Pimpão, President of the Porto Metropolitan Area (AMP)*
Susana Viana, Social Security Institute
Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon*
Manuel Valamatos, Intermunicipal Community of Médio Tejo (CIM Médio Tejo)*
Jorge Vala, Intermunicipal Community of the Leiria Region (CIM Região de Leiria)*
José Henriques, Dinâmia’CET-Iscte and Consultant to the Pov_Levels project
José Pereirinha, ISEG and Consultant to the Pov_Levels project
Chair: Jorge Caleiras, CoLABOR and Consultant to the Pov_Levels project

Coffee Break

* To be confirmed