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The Regional Government has granted generic permission to drive an official vehicle to operational assistant Miguel Angelo de Freitas Martins Afonso.
Through Joint Order no. 44/2026, the Regional Secretariats of Finance and of Inclusion, Labour and Youth have authorized the worker Miguel Angelo de Freitas Martins Afonso, Operational Assistant, to drive the official vehicle assigned to the Regional Directorate for Citizenship and Social Affairs (DRAS).
This measure aims to ensure efficiency in carrying out service-related travel, given that the DRAS lacks operational assistants with driver duties. The authorization, valid for travel inherent to the exercise of public functions, is governed by Decree-Law no. 490/99 and adapted regional legislation, expiring automatically upon the termination of the worker's duties at the aforementioned regional directorate.
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.