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Recurring delays and cancellations at SATA Air Açores are compromising medical appointments and treatments for patients from the islands. Chega is seeking answers and concrete measures.
Under the current statutes, Miguel Albuquerque would cease to be leader of the PSD/Madeira in 2029, when his term as head of the Madeiran executive ends.
The goal of the measure is to reduce public drug use and promote the integration of drug addicts.
The judge councillor was appointed Representative of the Republic in April 2011 by the then-head of state, Aníbal Cavaco Silva.
Francisco César mentioned the difficulty the Regional Government has in meeting its commitments regarding payments to service providers.
The President of the Regional Government states he has no knowledge that salary payments for employees of state-sector companies are at risk.
The President of the Regional Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, guaranteed this Wednesday that the region is not at risk of a bailout and assured that the management of public finances is carried out with responsibility and under its own control. 'A bailout is out of the question. There is effort and stress on public finances, without...'
This is the eighth time that Miguel Albuquerque, who is also the President of the Regional Government, is running for the party's leadership.
The President of the Government of Madeira is the sole candidate for the PSD-M internal elections. Internal divisions and political instability appear to have been overcome.
“The competent entities are conducting the investigation they deemed appropriate to carry out,” stated Paulo Estevão regarding suspicions of favouritism towards an airline by a public entity.
Regional government targeted in an inquiry investigating fraud in obtaining subsidies, malfeasance, economic participation in business, and abuse of power.
If the Regional Government intends to be an active partner in defending security, the solution does not lie in creating more parliamentary working groups to reach conclusions that those on the ground already know.
The formal session will be held at the Regional Legislative Assembly. The commemorations will extend throughout the year 2026, with activities across the nine islands of the archipelago.
Commemorations will take place on September 4th.
The statement comes amid the airline's threats to end all its operations in the archipelago from 29 March. The Executive says that 'the channels of dialogue are open'.
The President of the Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP), Miguel Albuquerque, said today that the changes to the social mobility allowance were made 'without the region's knowledge' and left 'everyone astonished', placing responsibility on the Ministry of Finance.
The suspected corruption case that led to the fall of the Regional Government of Madeira in 2024 has a team of Judicial Police (PJ) inspectors dedicated exclusively to the three ongoing inquiries, the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) said.
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira said the Regional Government is prepared to establish institutional relations with any elected president, when asked about a possible run-off without the candidate he supports.
José Apolinário has been re-elected president of the Algarve’s Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR Algarve), securing 75.91% of the votes in an indirect election held on Monday, January 12. The post José Apolinário re-elected as head of CCDR Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The current president of CCDR-North is standing for re-election, facing Álvaro Santos, a candidate put forward by the PSD as part of an agreement with the PS to allocate the presidencies among the parties.
Ten social institutions in the Azores will not pay Christmas bonuses to their workers due to financial difficulties caused by delays in transfers from the Republic. The Regional Government stated today that it is willing to help overcome the issue.
The regional government justified the decision to decree minimum services with the need to “ensure the right to travel”, especially for workers and passengers with reduced mobility.
The party now wants to know if the survey has been completed.
