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Algarve News

• 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

• New surge in Portugal’s housing prices 23/12/2025
  Portugal’s dire ‘housing crisis’ – the situation where many nationals are relentlessly being priced out of the market – continues into the New Year with very little on the horizon The post New surge in Portugal’s housing prices appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Portugal must reform land and licensing rules to tap EU housing funds – developers 23/12/2025
  Portugal will only be able to use funds available under the European Union’s housing plan if it pushes ahead with “structural reforms” to land policy, licensing and taxation, the Portuguese The post Portugal must reform land and licensing rules to tap EU housing funds – developers appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Wine production in Portugal drops 14% in 2025/2026 23/12/2025
  Wine production in Portugal fell by 14% in the 2025/2026 season, to 5.9 million hectolitres, according to data from the Vine and Wine Institute. “The data collected in the Harvest The post Wine production in Portugal drops 14% in 2025/2026 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Portugal urged to fast-track new airport and TGV after years of delay 23/12/2025
  Portugal must rapidly press ahead with a new Lisbon airport and a high-speed rail link “because too much time has already been lost”, Carlos Mineiro Alves, executive director of the The post Portugal urged to fast-track new airport and TGV after years of delay appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Members of Salgados Golf Club raise over €4,500 for local charity 23/12/2025
  Members of Salgados Golf Club came together in a heartfelt show of generosity, raising over €4,500 through local sponsorship and community support to benefit Casa de Acolhimento A Gaivota, a The post Members of Salgados Golf Club raise over €4,500 for local charity appeared first on Portugal Resident.