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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

• FBI investigates Portuguese emigré’s past to “try and understand motive” for recent shootings 21/12/2025
  The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation is still trying to work out what led ‘failed’ physicist Cláudia Valente to return to the university of his ‘early dreams’ to carry The post FBI investigates Portuguese emigré’s past to “try and understand motive” for recent shootings appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Portugal misses key asbestos deadline – association 21/12/2025
  SOS Amianto – the Portuguese Association for Protection Against Asbestos – warns today that Portugal has missed the deadline for transposing the European directive that requires reducing the exposure limit The post Portugal misses key asbestos deadline – association appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Fisherman dies after falling from cliff in Ferragudo 21/12/2025
  A recreational fisherman died after falling from a cliff near the Ponta do Altar lighthouse in Ferragudo, in the municipality of Lagoa. The accident occurred late on Saturday afternoon (December The post Fisherman dies after falling from cliff in Ferragudo appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Garcia Garcia to build €110 million Coloplast factory in Felgueiras 21/12/2025
  Coloplast, a Danish multinational specialising in medical devices, has chosen Garcia Garcia to build its largest production unit in Felgueiras. ​ The factory, which represents an investment of €110 million and The post Garcia Garcia to build €110 million Coloplast factory in Felgueiras appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Ring out, wild bells 21/12/2025
  This poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson was composed in 1850. I first read it 100 years later when studying at the age of 17 for university entrance.  Since then, its resonance The post Ring out, wild bells appeared first on Portugal Resident.