Chega leader, Miguel Castro, made the opening speech of today’s plenary session, addressing what should be the debate on the Regional Budget for 2026. The CH leader considers it important to “look at the reality of those who contribute to a rich Region, with a high GDP, but where there…
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The mainland Government has announced that it will support the most needy families in the payment of veterinary services and pet food, totaling one million euros. One of several strategy measures to improve the well-being of families and their pets. The measure is part of a package of 14.5 million…
ADN-Madeira, through its candidate and veterinarian, Carolina Martins, warns of the importance of a scheme known as ‘Veterinary Check.’Â This has been available since 2018 through the Order of Veterinarians, but is not being implemented across the regions’ municipalities. This veterinary support programme can cover care such as vaccination, sterilisation,…
Banif’s injured parties threaten to file a lawsuit against the State for compensation payment of 242 million euros, states media outlet, Lusa. This information was sent last week to the Government and, according to the document, almost 3,000 Banif injured parties – a list that includes the Association of Banif…
Twenty percent of Madeiran workers are on the brink of poverty due to low wages, states the Secretary General of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP), Tiago Oliveira, after a two-day visit to the Region. Speaking to Radio 88.8 JM FM, Tiago Oliveira denounced that the private sector employs…
According to the work carried out by four institutions that work with homeless people, there are 129 people who make the city’s streets their home, both day and night. Please note, these numbers only relate to Funchal. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
The Regional Secretariat for Equipment and Infrastructures, through the Regional Directorate of Energy, informed press agencies today that the Gas-Solidarity.RAM Programme has already been resumed, as established in Ordinance No. 179/2025, of the 13th of March. The support maintains the value of 20 euros per month per consumer, and may…
EAPN/Portugal and the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labour, and Youth will present a study on the characterisation of poverty in the Region at the Jesuit College. According to the Vice-President of EAPN Portugal, Agostinho Jardim Moreira, it is the result of 21 months of intense work so that this ambitious…
Francisco Gomes, deputy of Chega in the Assembly of the Republic, is concerned about the persistence of “high levels of poverty in Madeiran society” and believes that they prove that the economic sector is generating and deepening social inequalities. The observations were made in actions of contact with the population,…
In the Region, despite "the much-vaunted economic growth, the number of workers living on or below the poverty line is increasing."