Information: President of the Government received Commander of the Azores Territorial Command of GNR
The President of the Government received the Commander of the Azores Territorial Command of the National Republican Guard (GNR). Vasco Cordeiro took the opportunity to highlight the contribution of GNR to the "good balance" between human activity and the protection of the environment in the Region. "The Government of the Azores considered that, within the powers held by GNR, the environmental comp... more >>

Information: President of the Government received Azores Delegation of ANAFRE
The President of the Government received in Ponta Delgada the Azores delegation of ANAFRE. The meeting was intended to promote an exchange of views on the main challenges that villages are facing. "We have to increasingly strengthen our call to all levels of power, including local authorities, for the answers to major challenges of the Region, such as the qualification of human resources and emplo... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro participates in the plenary session of the Committee of Regions to discuss Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism
The President of the Government participates in the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions Wednesday and Thursday. The meeting will analyse several reports in areas of interest to the Azores in the areas of Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism. The 120th plenary meeting of the advisory body of the European institutions representing EU regional and local bodies will discuss and adopt reports... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro defends more effective and rapid approach to the environmental component of Lajes Air Base process
The President of the Government participated in the meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission of the Defence and Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and the USA. He defended the need for a more effective and expeditious action in the environmental component, following the U.S. decision to reduce its presence at Lajes Air Base. "At this meeting, there were some issues that deserved special ... more >>

Information: President of the Government received by the President of the Republic
The President of the Government was received Tuesday by the President of the Republic, who announced his decision to visit the Azores to take part in the Holy Christ of Miracles celebrations and, later on, in the celebrations of the Region's Day, which will take place on June 5. "Following the invitation that the President of the Republic had already accepted to visit the Azores after the electio... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores appoints Vasco Paulos as new President of the Regional Wine Commission
Following the resignation of Paulo Machado, who ceases duties for personal reasons, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry appointed Vasco Paulos as the new President of the Regional Wine Commission of the Azores (CVR-Açores). Vasco Paulos graduated in Agronomic Engineering, with a specialisation in Phytotechnology and a sub-specialisation in Plant Production, at the Higher Insti... more >>

Information: President of the Government welcomes Commander of the Azores Military Zone
The President of the Government received today the Commander of the Azores Military Zone at an audience, where he stressed the support of Armed Forces to the Azorean populations in the context of Civil Protection actions. "I would like to stress the importance of the contribution of the three branches of the Armed Forces, especially in the situations of greater distress and difficulty that, somet... more >>

Information: Municipalities must take decisions on waste management on São Miguel Island, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government said today that waste management is a responsibility of municipalities, which must make decisions about the process regarding the construction of a plant for recovery of waste by incineration on the island of São Miguel. "Firstly, I believe this is already the second tender for the construction of an incinerator and I have to confess my surprise with the fact t... more >>

Information: 62 percent of Regional Directorates with new leaders
The XII Government of the Azores comprises a total of 26 regional directorates. The new structure provides for the establishment of the new regional directorates for Prevention and Combat to Dependency, under the jurisdiction of the Regional Secretariat for Health, and for European Affairs, which will be administered by the Cabinet of the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External... more >>

Information: Azores play important role in strengthening links between Portugal and the United States and Canada, defends Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government highlighted today the important role that the Azores have to play in building and strengthening economic, political and institutional links between Portugal and the United States and Canada, a potential that our country still fails to fully seize "The fact that we are an Autonomous Region, that is, an intra-state entity may add a new layer to the construction and af... more >>