Canary Islands’ Agriculture Department Delegates Key Decision-Making Powers

Summary

The Canary Islands’ Agriculture Department announced a significant update on May 14, 2025, delegating key decision-making powers to its Technical Secretariat.

Purpose of the Delegation

• Streamlines the process for resolving appeals related to grants, subsidies, and sanctions.
• Primarily benefits individuals and businesses involved in agricultural aid and funding.

Goals of the Update

• Improve efficiency by allowing the technical body to handle most appeals.
• Speed up decisions and reduce bureaucratic delays in managing public aid and sanctions.
• Enhance the timely processing of requests by farmers, fishermen, and agribusinesses.

Exceptions

Such changes are designed to speed up decisions and reduce bureaucratic delays in managing public aid and sanctions, except those involving complex legal or disciplinary issues, which remain under the direct responsibility of the Department’s head.

Implications

• Encourages quicker access to government support.
• Reduces frustrations for sector stakeholders.
• Emphasizes the government’s effort to modernize public administration.
• Aims to improve service delivery to the primary sector, which is vital for the regional economy and food sovereignty.