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- Illegal immigration in Albufeira: Prosecutors charge shady businesses who gave 159 foreign nationals fake work documents 28/11/2025The 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’ 28/11/2025The 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 27/11/2025Portugal’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 27/11/2025A 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 27/11/2025A 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.
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- TAP takes Airbus recall in stride: ‘there will be no cancellations’ 29/11/2025Portugal’s flag carrier TAP is one of hundreds of airlines affected by the Airbus ‘recall’ of a significant number of A320s, which require important software updates following an incident in The post TAP takes Airbus recall in stride: ‘there will be no cancellations’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Fishing boat carrying crew of seven beaches on Sines coast 29/11/2025A coastal fishing boat beached in the early hours of this morning off the coast of Sines, leaving all seven crew able to stagger ashore without serious injury. The Trajano The post Fishing boat carrying crew of seven beaches on Sines coast appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Country’s largest police union ‘abandons pay negotiations with government’ 29/11/2025With the days counting down to next month’s general strike, the country’s largest police professionals union association (ASPP/PSP) has abandoned negotiations with the government, considering offers on the table to The post Country’s largest police union ‘abandons pay negotiations with government’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Rural property in Portugal: what buyers forget 29/11/2025Portugal’s landscapes indeed are stunning and its traditional architecture irresistible, yet behind the dream lies a complex legal and practical reality that can catch a buyer by surprise. As more The post Rural property in Portugal: what buyers forget appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- ‘Algarve by Car’: New brand aims to put tourists in the driver’s seat 28/11/2025The 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.