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• Illegal immigration in Albufeira: Prosecutors charge shady businesses who gave 159 foreign nationals fake work documents 28/11/2025
  The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) in Albufeira has charged two individuals and two companies with aiding in the act of illegal immigration. Authorities suspect the defendants issued fake employment contracts to foreign nationals seeking to regularise their status with Portugal’s immigration services, the Faro District Prosecutor’s Office announced.
• Portimão Port set for major upgrade in bid to attract more cruise ships: ‘Busiest year so far’ 28/11/2025
  The Port Authority of Sines and the Algarve (APS) is planning a significant expansion of Portimão Port’s capacity in a bid to attract more cruise traffic. The authority is preparing dredging operations, upgrades to the RO-RO quay, and improvements to land access routes.
• Chega, PS, and Government clash as controversial 2026 Budget gets thumbs-up from Parliament - everything you need to know 27/11/2025
  Portugal’s centre-right government has pushed its 2026 State Budget through parliament, surviving a stormy week of political acrimony and last-minute negotiations. The package passed with the Socialists’ abstention, while both Chega and the left-wing parties voted against.
• Portugal’s vanishing affordable housing: Supply of homes under €200,000 plunges 73% in five years 27/11/2025
  A new report from online property portal Idealista has revealed that access to affordable housing in Portugal is becoming increasingly difficult, with prices rising far faster than wages, and lower-cost options rapidly vanishing from the market.
• Meet Salina: Loggerhead turtle logs 9,200km journey after release from Algarve Rescue Centre 27/11/2025
  A loggerhead turtle named Salina, released back into the sea by Porto d’Abrigo, the Zoomarine Marine Species Rehabilitation Centre, in 2022 after a year of treatment, has travelled a staggering 9,203 kilometres since her return to the wild.

Portuguese Resident News

• ‘Algarve by Car’: New brand aims to put tourists in the driver’s seat 28/11/2025
  The Algarve Rent-a-Car Association (ARA) has launched a new brand, Algarve by Car, aimed at promoting the region’s car-rental sector as one of the best ways to explore and discover The post ‘Algarve by Car’: New brand aims to put tourists in the driver’s seat appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Portugal’s ‘Most Blue Marina’ award goes to Portimão 28/11/2025
  Portimão Marina has been named Portugal’s “Most Blue Marina 2025” by the European Blue Flag Association (ABAE) and the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA). The award, presented at the UATLA Auditorium The post Portugal’s ‘Most Blue Marina’ award goes to Portimão appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• The Resident Podcast: News Review with journalist Natasha Donn 28/11/2025
  From the minting of Israeli coins to the tragic case of lives destroyed and no-one being investigated, we lift the lid a little on what the headlines haven’t been screaming. The post The Resident Podcast: News Review with journalist Natasha Donn appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Wine Talk – A high-altitude surprise from Douro 28/11/2025
  This is a cooler microclimate that produces fresher fruit flavors and generally lighter wines than what you may have come to expect from red wines from the Douro Valley. A The post Wine Talk – A high-altitude surprise from Douro appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Kronos Homes announces first Lisbon mixed-use tourism project 28/11/2025
  Leading Iberian real estate developer Kronos Homes has launched its first mixed-use tourism project in Lisbon. MIMA Living, a collection of 180 residential apartments spread across two 14-storey buildings, is part of The post Kronos Homes announces first Lisbon mixed-use tourism project appeared first on Portugal Resident.