Information: Press release from the Government of the Azores
Following the permanent monitoring of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, there are, as of August 31, 2020, a total of 29 active positive cases on the islands of São Miguel, Terceira and Pico. In addition, a local SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission chain, with incidence in the municipalities of Ponta Delgada and Vila Franca do Campo, remains active. This situa... more >>

Information: Financial support for displaced students reached 417 young Azoreans
The Regional Government has given financial aid to 417 displaced Azorean students in the months of April, May and June, as part of the exceptional support measures created during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has created this extraordinary support for the Azorean students who remained outside their island of residence, supporting the accommodation and food costs. The aid ranged from 10... more >>

Information: Regional Government extends deadline for submission of applications to "Get into Scene" youth creativity programme
The Regional Government has decided to extend the application deadline for the "Get into Scene" youth creativity programme until July 10, an initiative promoted by the Regional Directorate for Youth, announced the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs. The "Get into Scene" programme aims to support projects developed by young people, informal groups of young peo... more >>

Information: Regional Government does not invest on one island to the detriment of another, assures Berto Messias
The Regional Government “does not invest on one island to the detriment of another,” assured the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs today at the Legislative Assembly in Horta. Berto Messias spoke at the debate raised by a political statement issued by the CDS/PP party on the development model of the Azores, stressing that investing on one island ... more >>

Information: "Entrepreneurial Education: The Way to Success" project involved more than 2,000 young people and 41 schools in the Azores this year
The "Entrepreneurial Education: The Way to Success" project, an initiative developed by the Regional Government, reached this year more than two thousand young Azoreans, 66 teachers and 41 schools, involving students from middle school to secondary school as well as vocational training schools. The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs stressed that, “eve... more >>

Information: Regional Government follows exam procedures for Azorean university students
The Regional Government, through the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs, has been monitoring and following the procedures adopted by higher education institutions where Azorean students are enrolled, so as to ensure that they are not prejudiced in their assessment due to constraints caused by the pandemic. “The Regional Government provides the student ... more >>

Information: Regional Government announces increase in maximum age for access to Interjovem Card and renewal of cards already acquired for one year
The Regional Government, through the Office of the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs, Regional Directorate for Youth, has decided to implement a series of changes to the Interjovem Card. They are intended to ensure that, despite the constraints caused by the pandemic, which conditioned the seasonal maritime transport of passengers and vehicles operated by Atl... more >>

Information: Statement by the Government of the Azores on the relaxation of confinement measures to be implemented in the Autonomous Region of the Azores in June
"The permanent monitoring on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Azores allows us to conclude that the number of positive cases recovered in the Region has registered a continuous growth, with only two positive cases registered to date on the island of São Miguel, as well as that the transmission chains in the Region are practically extinct, except for one, already restricted and wi... more >>

Information: Clarification from the Regional Government
In view of the press release from the PSD Parliamentary Group on the alleged fact that the "Government hinders" the work of the Working Group of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores responsible for assessing the impact of the damage caused by Hurricane Lorenzo, the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs considers it necessary to clarify the following: - It is ... more >>

Information: Regional Government's permanent and growing investment in Regional Health Service ensured good response to this pandemic situation
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs highlighted at the Legislative Assembly in Horta "the steady growth of investment in the Regional Health Service over recent years," which "has ensured a good response to this pandemic situation" in the Azores. "It has been stated here that there is a chronic underfunding and disinvestment in the Regional Health Service... more >>