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Fedragi justifies its stance by saying the agreement represents a 'serious risk to agricultural income, the survival of family farms and the sustainability of rural areas'.

After a 70-day pause, the presentation of evidence resumed on Tuesday morning in the Operation Marquês trial. Former prime minister José Sócrates is the main defendant in a case involving 21 accused and 117 charges of corruption, money laundering and tax fraud. The defendants face economic and financial crimes, notably corruption, money laundering and tax fraud, mainly linked to three dossiers: Grupo Lena, which includes the TGV high-speed rail project; the former telecommunications company Portugal Telecom (PT); and the Vale do Lobo 'resort' in the Algarve, to which Caixa Geral de Depósitos granted a loan now considered ruinous.

The Socialists won in Lisbon and Tagus Valley, Alentejo and the Algarve. The party considers Monday's elections a precursor to discussions on politico‑administrative regionalisation.

Rio-born singer-songwriter Fred Martins will perform in Lisbon and the Algarve to say goodbye to audiences in Portugal, where he lived for the past eight years. He says he misses Brazil.

The Portuguese government approved construction of the new Central Hospital of the Algarve with a maximum budget of €426.6 million spread over 27 years and an annual cap of €50 million. Operations are expected to begin in 2031. The financing structure signals a long-term public investment approach with potential fiscal and timeline risks to monitor, while promising a significant upgrade to regional healthcare infrastructure.

Parts of the Algarve and Greater Lisbon will face temporary power cuts this Sunday, January 11, due to scheduled maintenance work on the electricity grid, E-REDES has confirmed. The electricity The post Power cuts this weekend to affect Algarve and Greater Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Of the 60 reservoirs monitored, 35 have water volumes exceeding 80% of their total capacity and three have volumes below 40%.

Seguro visits Vidigueira and Portimão, while Cotrim Figueiredo limits himself to Santarém and Lisbon. Jorge Pinto goes to Guarda and Nelas, and António Filipe visits Albufeira and Grândola.

In the first eleven months of 2025, revenues from tourist accommodation have already exceeded those for the whole of 2024 and are on track to surpass seven billion euros.

The Clinical Directorate of the Algarve Local Health Unit told CM that there had been a peak in attendances.

The ASB winter tour started at Pulo do Lobo (Wolf’s Leap), a natural gorge located in the Vale do Guadiana Natural Park, north of Mértola. There, a group of four The post Algarve Senior Bikers venture on a winter tour to Alentejo and Andalusia appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Concessions for the casinos in Espinho, Póvoa de Varzim and the Algarve will be extended as an exceptional measure, since the deadline to submit proposals is still open and ends on 31 December.

Home News Lisbon and Algarve Sunday power cut locations Lisbon and Algarve Sunday power cut locations E-Redes has scheduled maintenance work on the distribution network for Sunday, December 28, and meaning that several locations will be temporarily without electricity.
Claude Berda, the French entrepreneur who invested over €5 billion in Portugal’s premium residential property market with flagship developments in Comporta, Lisbon and the Algarve, has died. The billionaire who The post Vanguard Properties founder Claude Berda dies, aged 78 appeared first on Portugal Resident.

A series of walking festivals and cultural programmes aim to lure visitors to the Algarve’s woodland interiors and pretty villages to help boost tourism year round


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