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The head of the Madeiran executive argued that the country must “take advantage of its useful geography,” as “the Atlantic is once again becoming central in a defence context.”
The webpage provides an overview of the Presidency of the Regional Government of the Azores, highlighting its leadership under President José Manuel Bolieiro. It offers navigation options to various government services, themes, communication channels, and contact information. The site emphasizes accessibility features and provides links for user engagement, including contact details and an entities directory. The focus is on the governance and administrative functions of the Azores' regional government, with a dedicated section for the president's biography and related information.
On the continent, regional power is decided in offices, while on the islands, it is decided at the polls.
A Judicial Police (PJ) team has been set up to work exclusively on alleged corruption cases in Madeira. This comes two years after the major police operation that led to the fall of the regional government.
Two years after a large-scale search operation that led to the regional government's downfall, the three cases remain under investigation with the same accused. An exclusive team was only created this year.
The elected president of the Alentejo CCDR thanked his predecessors for their work and said he wants to 'introduce a spirit of closeness, speed, effectiveness and efficiency' into governance.
Until 2020, the presidents of the CCDRs were appointed by the government.
The PCP regional leadership says the government decree-law that changed the organisation of the regional coordination and development commissions is “one more step in the governmentalisation of regional policies”.
The governing board of each Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) will have five vice-presidents appointed by the Council of Ministers, according to a decree-law published today and criticised by the PCP, which denounces the 'governmentalisation of regional policies'.
In 2020 the five CCDRs held their first vote through regional electoral colleges made up of locally elected representatives. The board of directors includes five vice-presidents appointed by the Council of Ministers.
