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• We're taking a festive break from Dec 20th 2025, returning on Jan 5th 2026 20/12/2025
  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!
• Faro Airport breaks 10 million passenger barrier for record 60th anniversary year: Britons remain biggest market 19/12/2025
  Faro Airport is set to end the year with its strongest performance ever, surpassing the 10 million passenger mark for the first time, a milestone that represents growth of 6% compared with last year.
• President Marcelo vetoes stricter Nationality Law over unconstitutionality: laws to be sent back to Parliament 19/12/2025
  The President of the Republic has vetoed the recently proposed batch of nationality law decrees, following rulings by the Constitutional Court that found parts of the legislation unconstitutional, and returned them to parliament.
• Police officers expose inhumane conditions for immigrant workers in rural Alentejo: Crumbling dirty housing, and criminally low pay 18/12/2025
  Inspectors from Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) presented their work at Beja Court yesterday, 17 December, describing how they had carried out surveillance of migrant workers’ movements as part of ‘Operation Espelho’, and conducted a search of a workers’ house in Serpa that they said was unfit for habitation.
• Defence Minister signs deal with Brazilian aerospace company for new Beja military aircraft factory 18/12/2025
  The Minister of National Defence and the president of the Brazilian company Embraer yesterday signed a letter of intent for the opening of a Super Tucano aircraft factory in Beja, during a ceremony marking the delivery of the first five aircraft.

Portuguese Resident News

• Arab Bank Switzerland buys two historic palaces in Lisbon 29/12/2025
  Arab Bank Switzerland (ABS) has announced the purchase of the Archway real estate revitalisation project in Lisbon, in a deal that marks the private bank’s debut in Portugal as an The post Arab Bank Switzerland buys two historic palaces in Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Retirement age to rise to 66 years and 11 months in 2027 29/12/2025
  Portugal’s legal retirement age will increase to 66 years and 11 months in 2027, according to a decree published this Monday, confirming earlier projections based on life expectancy data released The post Retirement age to rise to 66 years and 11 months in 2027 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Algarve economy grows faster than national average in 2024 29/12/2025
  The Algarve’s economy grew faster than the national average in 2024, according to new data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE). Figures cited by the regional development commission (CCDR The post Algarve economy grows faster than national average in 2024 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Archaeology: The World’s First Temples? 29/12/2025
  On Tuesday, January 6, the Algarve Archaeological Association (AAA) will be presenting two lectures, in English, by Professor Douglas Baird. The first lecture will be at 2.30pm at the Museu do Traje The post Archaeology: The World’s First Temples? appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• New life for Mexilhoeira da Carregação riverfront 29/12/2025
  The small riverside town of Mexilhoeira da Carregação in the Algarve municipality of Lagoa is set for a significant transformation, with plans for a reactivated marina, a new hotel and The post New life for Mexilhoeira da Carregação riverfront appeared first on Portugal Resident.