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The Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM, has appointed three new managers to intermediate leadership positions following recent changes to its statutes.
The Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection has appointed three new heads for organic units created by Ordinance no. 212/2026. The appointments, on a one-year service commission basis, aim to ensure the operation of the new structures:
These appointments take effect immediately and remain in force until the positions are filled through a competitive recruitment process.
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.