Regiones ultraperiféricas - Madeira (2020)

By encouraging the outermost regions to capitalise on their unique assets, the strategy seeks to support these regions in creating new opportunities, boosting innovation and jobs in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, climate change and circular economy, and deepening cooperation with neighbour countries. Two years on, the main developments in Madeira are:

• A more dynamic and sustainable blue economy sector, through the launch of the INVESTE RAM2020 credit line to facilitate access to finance for small-scale operators and the development of the Maritime Environment Spatial Plan;
• Progress on digital accessibility supported by training to improve young people’s IT skills and a new telecommunications link in submarine optical cable between Madeira and the mainland;
• Support to employment, through programmes aiming at job creation for young people, such as PROJOVEM;
• Solid bases for cleaner mobility through a regional action plan for sustainable urban mobility aimed at improving air quality and the promotion of electric vehicles and smart charging systems;
• Stronger adaptation to climate change through projects support by EU programmes (LIFE and Interreg).