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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

• Central Portugal comes of age 25/12/2025
  Encouraged by a successful government scheme to support couples trying to buy their first home, an increasing number of under-35s have stopped renting in cities and bought their first home The post Central Portugal comes of age appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Portugal has 2,800 hospital beds occupied unnecessarily, says health service boss 24/12/2025
  Around 2,800 hospital beds in Portugal are being occupied unnecessarily, mainly because of social issues or a lack of places in long-term care facilities, according to the executive director of The post Portugal has 2,800 hospital beds occupied unnecessarily, says health service boss appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Christmas waste levels in Portugal unchanged after 20 years, says environmentalist 24/12/2025
  The Christmas period in Portugal continues to generate excessive waste, much of it poorly managed, with little progress made over the past two decades, according to environmental expert Susana Fonseca. The post Christmas waste levels in Portugal unchanged after 20 years, says environmentalist appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Lisbon airport border control queues easing – government 24/12/2025
  Queues and waiting times at Lisbon Airport have eased, with all border control posts continuously staffed by police, the Ministry of Internal Administration said. After the reinforcement of 80 PSP The post Lisbon airport border control queues easing – government appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Blepharoplasty – The powerful smooth youthful gaze – are we able to regain it?  24/12/2025
  Inevitably, with ageing, the periocular tissues change in appearance and texture; actually, they age earlier than other areas on the face. Factors such as sun exposure, smoking, lifestyle and genetic The post Blepharoplasty – The powerful smooth youthful gaze – are we able to regain it?  appeared first on Portugal Resident.