Information: Considerable area of the central Atlantic will be under the management of the Azores in April
The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea stated at the Azorean Parliament on Tuesday that a “considerable area” of the central Atlantic will be under the management of the Azores, starting next April. This is the outcome of the decision taken in Bergen (Norway) in September 2010 by the Ministers of the Contracting Parties to the Oslo-Paris Convention, who have decided... more >>

Information: Government promotes round of meetings with media companies
The Regional Secretary of the Presidency, André Bradford, will hold a round of meetings with private sector media companies in the Azores in coming days with the purpose of carrying out a mid-term assessment regarding the operation of the Regional Programme to Support Private Media, PROMEDIA, the effectiveness of the available support lines, their use by companies and the need to make some ad... more >>

Information: Azorean economy converged significantly for the national and European averages in 2008 and 2009
The Regional Government is satisfied with the data released by the INE (National Statistics Institute) on Wednesday regarding the regional accounts in 2008 and 2009, especially with the significant convergence both for the national and European averages which was registered over the last two years. In 2008, the Azores GDP registered a real growth rate of 2.8% when national economy stagnated (0.0... more >>

Information: Another 18 projects approved under SIDER with an 8 million Euro investment
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, approved on Wednesday another 18 private investment projects that had applied for the Incentive Scheme for the Regional Development of the Azores, mobilising a global investment of about 8 million Euros.The recently approved projects are integrated in the subsystem that provides the support measures for L... more >>

Information: Christmas Message from the President of the Government of the Azores
Once again, it is Christmas. It is the festivity of light – the festivity in which darkness is overcome by the bright star, in which our paths are illuminated, in which we find courage, in which we restore the course of our lives or in which we recover the meaning of life with faith.We know that there are millions of people and families throughout the world that perish suffocated by injustic... more >>

Information: Carlos César announces that the Government already has the previous study for the cruise terminal in Angra do Heroísmo
The Government of the Azores is already in possession of the previous study on the cruise terminal in Porto de Pipas, Angra do Heroísmo. The study will now be analysed by the Government and various departments involved in this matter. Then, it will be discussed with the City Hall, the Island Council, the institutions representing the business sectors and with others that play a relevant role ... more >>

Information: Carlos César says that public expenditure per capita is lower in the Azores than in Mainland Portugal
The President of the Government reminded on Monday that “all the public expenditure per capita in the Azores, including the state and regional expenditure as well as the expenditure related to Community funds – is lower than the average expenditure per capita in Mainland Portugal.”Emphasising that statement, Carlos César stated that “with or without autonomy, all publi... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores signs Joint Declaration establishing the Summit of Macaronesian Archipelagos
The Regional Under Secretary for European Affairs and External Cooperation, Rodrigo Oliveira, signed, on Sunday on behalf of the President of the Government, the Joint Declaration between the Governments of the Republic of Cape Verde, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Spain and the Regional Governments of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, which establishes the Summit of the Macaron... more >>

Information: Carlos César says that the Government is complying with the investments planned for Terceira
The Government is complying with the investment schedule as well as with the commitments for the island of Terceira. The information was provided by the President of the Government who stressed that what the President of the Council of Terceira, António Maio, had moments ago during the audience granted by Carlos César at the Capitães Generais Palace in Angra do Heroísmo. For th... more >>

Information: Government in dialogue to prepare new tourism year
The Government of the Azores will continue “to intensively promote and raise the Azores destination to prominence” during the next year, stated the Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, during a meeting held with the Advisory Board of the Azores Tourism Association (ATA) in Ponta Delgada on Friday morning. This meeting was intended to analyse the promotion strategy of the... more >>