Order No. 8098-B/2015 of July 23 designates António Costa Dieb as the new President of the Executive Council of  AD&C - Agency for Development and Cohesion. The new president leaves CCDR Alentejo- Commission for Coordination and Regional Development of Alentejo, as well as the function of President of the Directive Commission of PO ALENTEJO 2020.

AD&C is the structure responsible for the management of European funds, by programming the funds allocated by the Operational Programmes for the evaluation of the results and the audit of the support granted. It is responsible for coordinating the Regional Development Policy and ensure the overall coordination of European Structural and Investment Funds (FEEI), standing in the sphere of indirect administration of the State.
The creation of the Agency for Development and Cohesion, IP results from the merge of three public bodies: the Financial Institute for Regional Development, IP (IFDR), the Institute for European Social Fund Management, IP (IGFSE) and QREN Observatory Commission.
AD&C was chaired since May in a replacement regime by Rosa Maria Simões, former President of IGFSE, which took the place of José Santos Soeiro when he was appointed the first curator of European Structural and Investment Funds.