The PAN/Azores Parliamentary Representation considers that the proposed Plan and Budget do not reflect the party’s principles and priorities for the region, highlighting weaknesses in areas that are central to the party’s causes, namely, among others, combating the climate emergency, promoting animal welfare, fostering prosperity in education, defending labor justice, and protecting victims of domestic violence. These shortcomings are compounded by the challenges of the housing crisis, coupled with the urgency of meeting the goals of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and Azores 2030, alongside public debt which has reached record levels.
Given this situation, the party submitted a comprehensive set of proposed changes to the documents, aiming to correct some of the identified shortcomings and provide solutions that benefit the entire Azorean population, reflecting its commitment to developing policies aligned with the real needs of the population, promoting a more equitable and inclusive society where collective well-being and sustainability occupy a central place in political decisions.
Party for the Animals – Animal
In this context, the proposals presented aim to address urgent shortcomings in the identified sectors, among which the following stand out:
Works at the Ribeira Grande Secondary School;
Works at the Biscoitos Basic and Secondary School;
Works at the Lagoa State High School;
SINAGA – implementation of urgent measures;
Creation of an educational caregiver for children and young people with special educational needs;
Increase in rental support amounts;
Creation of a program for the integration of immigrant workers;
Interpreter overtime allowance;
Provision of a birth preference plan;
Exclusion of food products high in sugar, fat, and salt from the SRS (Sustainable Health System);
Inclusive youth sports network for children and young people who are victims of bullying, have psychomotor difficulties, are screen-dependent, among others;
Improved accessibility for blind people on public transport;
Emergency kits for victims of sexual violence;
Transitional housing for victims of domestic violence;
Expansion of the free distribution of menstrual hygiene products;
Sustainable housing, promoting the construction of modular wooden or other housing;
Free distribution of post-surgical bras in the context of cancer;
End of support for bullfighting;
Shelter for wild animals, mainly aimed at relocating the primate from the Povoação Zoo;
Creation of a space for the rescue of large animals;
Strengthening support for Animal Protection Associations;
Strengthening sterilization and castration campaigns;
Prohibition of human consumption of meat from fighting animals;
Regulation of sport fishing;
Creation of incentives for energy efficiency;
Revision of POTRAA (Regional Planning and Environmental Management Plan);
Creation of a climate change risk atlas;
Incentives for the consumption of locally produced food;
Incentives for drainage and treatment of wastewater;
Eco-barriers for streams;
Signage of trails and natural points;
Reinforcement of monitoring of protected areas with drones;
EcoBeach.
