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- Algarve fills its dams thanks to recent rainstorms: Storm Claudia has brought ‘highest levels in past 10 years’ 03/12/2025The Algarve’s reservoirs are now at 72% capacity, ensuring enough water for urban consumption for the next three to four years, José Pimenta Machado, president of the Portuguese Environment Agency, said today.
- Authorities clarify Brits who are resident in Portugal should not join EES queue at airport – doing so may cause issues 03/12/2025Portuguese border authorities officially activated the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) a few months ago, in October, ushering in one of the biggest shake-ups to Schengen border control in decades. The digital scheme replaces passport stamps with centralised electronic records, capturing biometric data from most non-EU travellers, thus including British nationals.
- President Marcelo ‘in good spirits’ after being rushed into hospital for emergency hernia surgery 02/12/2025The President of the Republic, who underwent emergency surgery late on Monday night for an incarcerated hernia at São João Hospital, is expected to be discharged on Wednesday, 2 December, after both the operation and the post-operative period proceeded smoothly.
- Explainer: What does Portugal’s constitution say regarding the process for replacing an incapacitated President? 02/12/2025Late last night journalists received news from the Presidency’s office that current head of state Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was admitted to hospital, and underwent surgery under general anaesthetic, with the procedure that lasting around 90 minute – but who would have steered the country’s wheel if Marcelo had remained incapacitated for any longer duration?
- Domestic tourists drive steady growth as sector desperately calls for new Lisbon airport 02/12/2025The president of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation (CTP) believes the sector is moving into a period of steady, sustainable expansion after several record-breaking years. with 2025 likely to depend more heavily on domestic tourists, even as international visitors drive higher revenue.
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- Winter warmers at Morgado do Quintão 03/12/2025Morgado do Quintão presents the December programme of The Circle MdQ – the winery’s year-round community – with two festive dates: an open-air cinema session on the 6th and a special sensory event dedicated to coffee — one The post Winter warmers at Morgado do Quintão appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Latest poll puts both ‘anti-systemic’ candidates in lead 03/12/2025This race, however, is completely different to contests of the past. It has two contenders – already apparently in the lead – who are ‘anti-systemic’. One, former naval admiral Henrique The post Latest poll puts both ‘anti-systemic’ candidates in lead appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Queues at Lisbon airport an ongoing national ’embarrassment’ 03/12/2025Secretary of state for infrastructure Hugo Espírito Santo admits that “no one can be happy with the passenger experience at Portuguese airports today. It is, he says, a situation that The post Queues at Lisbon airport an ongoing national ’embarrassment’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Learning to love Mother Earth 03/12/2025This week, an entire forest was planted in an urban area of the city of Silves. In fact, it’s right on the grounds of the secondary school. It is actually The post Learning to love Mother Earth appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Inspections, victim support ongoing three months after Glória funicular tragedy 03/12/2025Three months after the Glória funicular catastrophe in Lisbon in which 16 people – mainly tourists – died and many others were injured, technical inspections of all lifts and funicular The post Inspections, victim support ongoing three months after Glória funicular tragedy appeared first on Portugal Resident.