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The Regional Government of Madeira has renamed the Regional Directorate for Veterinary and Animal Welfare to the Regional Directorate for Livestock and Animal Welfare, reinforcing the importance of the primary sector.
Through Regional Regulatory Decree no. 9/2026/M, published on March 27, 2026, the Regional Government of Madeira changed the name of the Regional Directorate for Veterinary and Animal Welfare, which is now called the Regional Directorate for Livestock and Animal Welfare (DRPec). This change reflects the Executive's strategy to value the livestock sector within the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Fisheries.
The new organizational structure, approved by the same decree, defines DRPec as the central executive service of the direct administration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira responsible for:
The decree revokes Regional Regulatory Decree no. 30/2024/M and establishes a transition period for internal organization, keeping previous ordinances and orders in force until the approval of the new hierarchical structure. DRPec now has one senior management position of the 1st degree and three intermediate management positions of the 1st degree.
Pedro Gonçalves de Barros has been appointed head of the Territorial Monitoring and Landscape Division of the Regional Directorate for Territorial Planning. The one-year appointment takes effect on 1 October 2026.
The Region has authorised €263,898.6 in funding over six financial years for the sublease of Quinta Vila Passos in Funchal, which will house a public service. The expenditure will be covered by the budget of the Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation.
An amendment to the collective irrigation investment scheme requires beneficiaries to settle outstanding repayments of European funds or provide a guarantee. The order also sets a criterion concerning criminal convictions involving EAFRD and EAGF funds.