The long-awaited second aerial means of fighting rural fires is no longer expected to arrive in Madeira in 2025, despite being planned and promised by the Government of the Republic. It was a promise from the Secretary of State for Civil Protection that a second helicopter would be in the…
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The PETI delegation – Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament visited this Tuesday the housing block of Pico da Torre, in Câmara de Lobos, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). Leonel Silva, President of Investimentos Habitacionais da Madeira (IHM), presented 19 housing projects in the amphitheatre of…
A delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions (PETI) is in Madeira to assess the supply of affordable housing and the impacts of the forest fires on the Region. During the morning, MEPs met in Funchal with the president of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, Manuel Filipe,…
Chega believes that all those convicted of starting forest fires should serve prison time and be forced to carry out unpaid reforestation work in the areas they destroyed. For the party, this is an essential measure to reinforce the deterrent nature of penalties and to hold accountable those who cause…
JPP Accuses PSD of Blocking Ministerial Hearing on Madeira’s Cancelled Firefighting Helicopter The sole deputy of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) in the Assembly of the Republic has denounced what he calls a “blockade by the PSD” to prevent a parliamentary hearing with the Minister of Internal Affairs regarding the cancellation…
Marta Sofia, candidate for the City Council and the Municipal Assembly of Funchal, expressed today in a statement her “strong concern and indignation” regarding Miguel Albuquerque’s recent statements on the use of helicopters for tourism purposes. For the candidate, this proposal is “reveals a serious inversion of priorities, especially at…
 Despite promises made, a second firefighting helicopter will not be arriving in the region this year. While inaugurating an AL property in Rua da Til, the President of Madeira stated that a tender for a second helicopter had to be opened. As this was the case, he was unsure…
Army personnel will now patrol forest areas to detect fire occurrences and identify risk situations, including the possible presence of ‘suspect individuals. This measure is part of a technical collaboration protocol signed between the Regional Government, through the Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC, IP-RAM), and the Garrison Regiment No. 3…
The Socialist Party candidate for the presidency of the Funchal City Council warns of the high risk of fire in the areas overlooking the city, reaffirming his support for grazing as a complementary measure of land use planning and fuel load reduction. Rui Caetano recalled the magnitude of the fires…
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has expressed serious reservations about meeting the deadline for the arrival of the second aerial means to reinforce the Regional Civil Protection Service (SRPC), set for the beginning of July, blaming the change in the tutelage of the Internal Administration in the…
The Regional Civil Protection Service, as of today, has intensified its rural fire surveillance. “As of today, an agent of the CR PSP Madeira or a soldier of the GNR – Territorial Command of Madeira will be stationed permanently at the Regional Command of Relief Operations (#CROS), who ensure the…
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The Party People–Animals–Nature (PAN) Madeira has announced a proposal for the creation of an Ecological Park in the West Zone of Madeira; an essential initiative for tackling the problem of invasive species and the forest fires that affect the Region. In a statement, a spokesperson for the party said: “Marked…
The investigation into the political management of the August fires continues tomorrow, in the Assembly of the Republic, with the hearing of the Minister of Internal Administration. The hearing of Margarida Blasco will take place at 09:00, within the scope of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees. …
In the Madeiran plenary, on Tuesday morning, the draft resolution, authored by the CDS/PP, entitled ‘Recommends to the State the Use of the European Union Solidarity Fund to address the damage caused by the fires of August 2024’. MEP Sara Madalena explained its content, considering that what happened in Madeira…