Portugal in trouble with Brussels over residents’ free museum entry

 

The European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Portugal on Monday over "discriminatory rules" allowing only residents free access to museums, monuments and palaces 52 days a year.

On the day it published its December infringement package, the EU executive said it had decided to “initiate infringement proceedings by sending a letter of formal notice to Portugal for non-compliance with the directive on services in the internal market and Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which says that recipients of services can access those services in other member states under the same conditions as nationals”.

Portugal currently allows residents to enter selected museums, monuments, and palaces for free. Since August, this has expanded from Sundays and public holidays to 52 days a year. (...)