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- We're taking a festive break from Dec 20th 2025, returning on Jan 5th 2026 20/12/2025Have 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 19/12/2025Faro 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 19/12/2025The 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 18/12/2025Inspectors 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 18/12/2025The 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 News (For Residents)
Portuguese Resident News
- Brussels to request “more details” regarding suspension of European border control system 31/12/2025The European Commission has said it will ask Portuguese authorities for “more details” regarding the suspension announced yesterday of the European border control system for non-EU citizens at Lisbon airport. The post Brussels to request “more details” regarding suspension of European border control system appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Masked men on the run after robbing Portimão jewellery store 30/12/2025Two masked men armed with firearms robbed a jewellery store at the Aqua shopping centre in Portimão this Tuesday morning (December 30). According to TVI and CNN Portugal, the two The post Masked men on the run after robbing Portimão jewellery store appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- São Brás Climate Action Plan open for public consultation 30/12/2025Residents of São Brás de Alportel are being invited to give their opinions on the municipality’s Climate Action Plan, which is currently open for public consultation until January 20. The The post São Brás Climate Action Plan open for public consultation appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Support for purchase of electric vehicles ‘snapped up in six hours’ 30/12/2025Candidacies for a new phase of state support for the purchase of electric vehicles opened yesterday morning at 10am – and by the middle of the afternoon they had been The post Support for purchase of electric vehicles ‘snapped up in six hours’ appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Enough! EU border controls suspended for three months at Lisbon airport 30/12/2025After months of agonising queues at Lisbon airport (since the implementation of the EU’s new entry/ exit system at border control), Portugal’s government has taken the initiative: The European border The post Enough! EU border controls suspended for three months at Lisbon airport appeared first on Portugal Resident.
