ANPL meets at the Assembly of the Republic with Deputy Alexandre Poço, President of the Social Democratic Youth

Statute of the Liberal Professional under analysis.

ANPL met at the Assembly of the Republic on June 2nd with the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest opposition party. Present from the PSD were Deputy Alexandre Poço, also president of the Social Democratic Youth, and Dionísio Andrade, Advisor.

ANPL was represented by Orlando Monteiro da Silva, Artur Miler, and João Ascenso. Deputy Alexandre Poço informed ANPL that the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Youth have been closely following the expectations and desires of all liberal professionals, who are a key workforce for the growth and development of our country.

From taxation to social protection, as well as the promotion of independent work, PSD considers it important to understand the positions and demands of those who deal with these issues on a daily basis, in this case, ANPL.

From ANPL’s side, we had the opportunity to share our thoughts on the profound changes that work organization is undergoing. Liberal professions, freelancers, and consultants will play an even more relevant role in the emerging new realities. In Portugal, although they already exceed 600,000, we see liberal professionals without representation and full defense in the socio-professional space. We made it clear to Deputy Alexandre Poço that it is urgent to confront and change this situation.

Only in this way, we believe, will we help prevent the proletarianization and remuneration degradation of liberal professionals and their consequences, such as the impact on the quality of service provision to companies and society, as well as the emigration of many of our most qualified professionals, contributing to the loss of competitiveness for Portugal.

We also conveyed to the President of the Social Democratic Youth that, in our view, the realization of the Statute of the Liberal Professional is essential so that a legislative and regulatory framework can be established to integrate, value, and frame these professionals.

A statute that recognizes in liberal professionals: a distinct form of professional practice, not only due to specific training and qualifications but also based on technical autonomy and independence, founded on their own ethics and deontology, in the best interest of consumers and the community in general.

Several future initiatives were planned between the PSD and ANPL. ANPL thanks the PSD and Deputy Alexandre Poço for their availability for this extended meeting, which we consider extremely fruitful.

In the photo, from left to right, Artur Miler, Orlando Monteiro da Silva, Alexandre Poço, and João Ascenso.