@dogzilla I didn't read the whole article, but I remember when I was unemployed in Portugal, we would go every forthright to show the documents proving we were looking for a job with the penalty of losing our unemployment benefits if we didn't show up, if we didn't actively look for a job or if we refused a job offer. I don't remember if we could refuse some at the time, so take this with a grain of salt. But we had to show up personally.