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”, demanding “maximum transparency, institutional dialogue, and the involvement of local authorities in the process”.

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. 

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.

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.

Fieldwork carried out in the Algarve’s Guadiana Valley has identified a record number of Iberian lynx in the wild, confirming the continued recovery of the species in Portugal, it was announced today.

The Prime Minister said today that regionalisation will not be addressed during the current parliamentary term, arguing that “the timing is inadequate and inopportune” and that priority must be given to “deepening the decentralisation process already under way”.

Lucinete Freitas, 55, a resident of the central Portuguese city of Amadora, has been missing for more than a week after last speaking to her family on the night of 5 December. 

Portugal’s Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary Affairs (DGAV) has confirmed a case of bird flu in Albufeira, along with two additional outbreaks on commercial farms in the municipality of Torres Vedras, in the district of Lisbon.