Business groups have come out to contest Albufeira’s new nightlife restrictions, in a call for dialogue with local authorities to minimise the impact of earlier closing hours on the local economy.

President António José Seguro today warned that 301,000 children in Portugal are living in poverty, calling for a collective effort to safeguard childhood.

Portugal's national statistics institute (INE) confirmed on Friday that the country's economy grew 2.3% in the first quarter of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 and recorded zero growth compared to the final quarter of that year.

Government officials are to urgently visit the Algarve’s National Iberian Lynx Breeding Centre (CNRLI), in Silves, as part of an investigation into the decision to sack the expert team that has run the sanctuary over the past 16 years, with great success.

MPs from the Socialist Party (PS) have questioned the Government over the continued absence of electric trains on the Algarve railway line, despite the completion of long-awaited electrification works.

A patient has died after waiting four hours to be seen in the emergency department at Faro Hospital, prompting Portugal’s Health Regulatory Authority (ERS) to order the Algarve’s health board to improve the quality and speed of care provided in its emergency services.

More than 80% of the waste produced in the Algarve still ends up in the region’s two landfill sites, both of which are nearing capacity – a situation which the country’s Environment Minister has described as “deeply worrying”. As a result, the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) is set to look into “the best location and the best technology” to deal with urban waste.

Politicians from the Algarve branch of the governing PSD (Social Democratic Party) have revealed that the Minister for Internal Administration, Luís Neves, has pledged to introduce measures aimed at reducing waiting times at border control gates in Faro Airport.