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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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- Outgoing president talks of ‘frustration’ over Portugal’s two million-plus in poverty 30/11/2025Outgoing President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has admitted his frustration at the fact that nothing over his 10-year tenure has managed to improve Portugal’s ‘poverty figures’. There The post Outgoing president talks of ‘frustration’ over Portugal’s two million-plus in poverty appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Dead man “found on knees with bag around his head” 30/11/2025A man was found dead with a bag around his head in Lisbon’s Monsanto forest yesterday afternoon. The victim was “on his knees”, writes Correio da Manhã (not explaining how The post Dead man “found on knees with bag around his head” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- Six young people ‘carbonised’ in car accident close to US embassy in Lisbon 30/11/2025Six people were burnt to death following an accident in the early hours of this morning close to the United States embassy in Lisbon. The location, in Avenida das Forças The post Six young people ‘carbonised’ in car accident close to US embassy in Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- A Drive to Cascais – A few days away from the routine 30/11/2025The drive up through the Alentejo on the A2 is always very nice, but, when we got to the Palmela part of the Terras do Sado, and being all of The post A Drive to Cascais – A few days away from the routine appeared first on Portugal Resident.
- 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.