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• Outcry from populist Chega party as Portuguese court rules stricter Nationality Law unconstitutional 16/12/2025
  After the expiry of the 25-day statutory deadline, judges of Portugal’s Constitutional Court have announced this week that several provisions of Parliament’s new Nationality Law are unconstitutional. 
• Portimão: Formula 1 to make long awaited return to Algarve in 2027 and 2028, but airport chaos poses ‘serious problem’ 16/12/2025
  The Portuguese Grand Prix will return to the Formula 1 World Championship in 2027 and 2028 at the Algarve International Autodrome (AIA), following an agreement between the Government and the sport’s promoters.
• Portimão: 50-year-old arsonist charged after causing terror with four forest fires over the summer 15/12/2025
  The Portimão Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 50-year-old man with four counts of forest arson committed in Monchique, Bensafrim, and the area surrounding the Algarve International Autodrome. The defendant will stand trial before a panel of judges.
• Guadiana Valley: Landmark conservation success as Iberian lynx numbers in the Algarve hit record high 15/12/2025
  Fieldwork carried out in the Algarve’s Guadiana Valley has identified a record number of Iberian lynx in the wild, confirming the continued recovery of the species in Portugal, it was announced today.
• Municipal leaders clash with prime-minister over stalled regionalisation efforts, calling Portugal an ‘unequal and unbalanced’ country 15/12/2025
  The Prime Minister said today that regionalisation will not be addressed during the current parliamentary term, arguing that “the timing is inadequate and inopportune” and that priority must be given to “deepening the decentralisation process already under way”.

Portuguese Resident News

• Minister makes rare appearance to say “yes… things have gone very badly” at country’s airports 16/12/2025
  The Minister of Internal Administration admitted today that the introduction of the new European border control system for non-EU citizens “have gone very badly” at Portuguese airports, but denied that The post Minister makes rare appearance to say “yes… things have gone very badly” at country’s airports appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• EU to define real estate pressure areas to limit short-term rents 16/12/2025
  In 2026, the European Commission will present a legislative proposal on short-term rentals, in which it will define areas with real estate pressure to limit this type of accommodation – The post EU to define real estate pressure areas to limit short-term rents appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Mayors earn “small change”, says Algarve politician 16/12/2025
  Macário Correia, president of Faro’s municipal assembly and a former mayor of the Algarve capital, has declared that Portuguese mayors and councillors “earn small change” and urged the government to The post Mayors earn “small change”, says Algarve politician appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Technical difficulty in border control system prompts more hideous queues at Lisbon airport  16/12/2025
  A technical difficulty in the border control system is causing “long waiting times” at Lisbon airport, which reached three hours this morning, according to the PSP (Public Security Police), who The post Technical difficulty in border control system prompts more hideous queues at Lisbon airport  appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Second shipwreck in days claims lives of Indonesian fishermen 16/12/2025
  In the second tragedy in a matter of days, further fishermen are missing – they have been described, as the others before them, as Indonesian. Today’s disaster took place 200 The post Second shipwreck in days claims lives of Indonesian fishermen appeared first on Portugal Resident.