Recent news in AZORES.GOV.PT http://www.azores.gov.pt/ http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The President of the Government considered the existence of proposals presented by North-American Congressmen to tackle military reduction at Lajes Air Base as "positive," but warned that these legislative initiatives should be regarded with "caution" at this stage."We consider these initiatives to be good news, but they should be regarded with caution as this decision still has to follow a long p... http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/en/entidades/pgra/noticias/Vasco_Cordeiro_considers_initiatives_announced_by_US_Congressmen_as_good_news_but_calls_for_caution.htm The Vice-President of the Government praised the entrepreneurial capacity of the Azores, even in adverse circumstances, to develop new ideas for the benefit of regional economy. Speaking at the solemn session celebrating the elevation of Lajes to village status, Sérgio Ávila stressed that being an entrepreneur "is an attitude towards life in the face of difficulties" and is not necessari... http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/en/entidades/vp/noticias/Vice-President_of_the_Government_praises_entrepreneurship_in_the_Region.htm The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, welcomed today the Ambassador of Norway in Portugal at an audience, where several matters of common interest related to the use of the Sea and geothermal energy were under analysis. "Under the European Economic Area - a partnership that also involves Norway - there is a set of incentives available" for two areas in which the Region has a particular ... http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/en/entidades/pgra/noticias/President_of_the_Government_welcomed_Ambassador_of_Norway.htm The Government of the Azores defended the need to respect local idiosyncrasies and the work developed by European Outermost Regions during the first of several workshops organised by the European Commission to assess the benefits and challenges of Maritime Spatial Planning. During the meeting held in Ireland on Friday, the Regional Director for Sea Affairs, Frederico Cardigos, stated that in the c... http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/en/entidades/srrn-dram/noticias/Azores_defend_regional_implementation_of_maritime_spatial_plan_during_meeting_organised_by_the_Europ.htm