Today, the reissue is marked with a conference given by João Cunha e Silva, who in 1999 chaired the Commission that drew up the Administrative Political Statute of Madeira, has already started its conference at ALM. Affirming that at the time, due to “the contradiction between Madeira and the continent”, he believed that the objective was doomed, João Cunha e Silva underlined that this is “a historic moment that must always be underlined because it is a source of pride”.
It was with this administrative political status that it was possible to create the Territorial Continuity Principle, the Subsidiarity principle or regionalization, among other important concepts. But, he pointed out, “it is not enough that Autonomy is very well on paper (…) it must have content”. As skills and financial transfers, from the State to the Region.
Joao Cunha e Silva also said that it was also essential to develop Madeira, which was one of the poorest regions in the country.
“Being autonomist cannot depend on the party that is in central power. To be autonomist is to always be autonomist ”said also Joao Cunha e Silva who continues his speech at ALM, regarding the presentation of the reissue of the Political and Administrative Statute of Madeira that takes place there on the afternoon of this Monday.
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