Portuguese passport power, lower electricity & fuel prices, 8.5 billion for new airport (live fire update)

For Wednesday 29 July 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news highlights that the Portuguese passport retains its position as one of the world’s most powerful, offering extensive visa-free access.

Other headlines include Lisbon emerging as a top-tier European data-centre hub (driven by renewable energy and strategic location), AIMA shifting residence-permit renewals to an online portal, proposals for special courts to handle AIMA legal cases, calls for mandatory building insurance by condominium managers, lower electricity prices for regulated-market households, reduced fuel prices in the Azores, new elevators at key Lisbon Metro stations, foreign residents now eligible to donate blood, the new Lisbon airport projected to cost €8.5 billion

Firefighting snapshot: Nearly 1,200 operatives with 368 vehicles and 3 aircraft currently tackling 28 active wildfires (https://fogosagora.pt/).


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