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• From €870 to €920: Portuguese government raises minimum wage, but little difference made against backdrop of high cost of living 17/12/2025
  The Government approved this Wednesday, 17 December, a €50 increase in the national minimum wage for 2026, raising it from €870 to €920 gross, the Minister of the Presidency announced after a Cabinet meeting.
• Algarve mayors warn of disruption to ambulances and emergency services amidst reports of INEM restructuring 17/12/2025
  Local municipal heads have unanimously approved a motion declaring that they are “deeply concerned” by reports of the “possible abolition of the Algarve Regional Delegation of the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM)”, and call on the Government to “clarify, as a matter of urgency, clearly and comprehensively, the scope of the measures being prepared”, […]
• 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.

Portuguese Resident News

• Top Portuguese fusion physicist shot dead at home in Boston 17/12/2025
  Portuguese physicist Nuno Loureiro, one of the world’s leading experts in nuclear fusion and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre, has died after being The post Top Portuguese fusion physicist shot dead at home in Boston appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Christmas chaos at Portugal’s airports? Government to come up with “contingency plan” 17/12/2025
  The government has no backup plan for possible Christmas and New Year chaos at Portugal’s airports. However, Portugal’s Minister for Internal Administration said last Friday in Parliament that the government The post Christmas chaos at Portugal’s airports? Government to come up with “contingency plan” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• The Resident Podcast: Interview with Paul Rees 17/12/2025
  Our guest today is Paul Rees, who as well as being a Resident columnist, heads Rural Properties in Central Portugal, after many years visiting, living and working in the Algarve. The post The Resident Podcast: Interview with Paul Rees appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Cinema: Avatar: Fire and Ash 17/12/2025
  As human forces return with a devastating assault on Pandora, Jake Sully and Neytiri must navigate a new global conflict. They encounter the Ash People, a fiery, aggressive Na’vi tribe The post Cinema: Avatar: Fire and Ash appeared first on Portugal Resident.
• Portugal rules out sending troops to war zone in Ukraine 17/12/2025
  Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has ruled out sending Portuguese troops to a war zone in Ukraine, but acknowledged that Portugal could join a “peacekeeping force” as part of an The post Portugal rules out sending troops to war zone in Ukraine appeared first on Portugal Resident.