Information: Representatives of the Azorean and National Governments to meet under the National Reform Plan integrated in the Europe 2020 Strategy
The Secretary of the Presidency and the Regional Under Secretary for European Affairs and External Cooperation will meet with the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Pedro Lourtie, and the Secretary of State for Energy and Innovation, Carlos Zorrinho, who is also the National Coordinator of the Europe 2020 Strategy, in the context the Azores participation in the drafting of the National Refor... more >>

Information: Government participates in the meeting of the Political Bureau of CPMR
The Regional Under Secretary for European Affairs and External Cooperation, Rodrigo Oliveira, will participate in the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) to take place in the city of Caen on February 11. Rodrigo Oliveira will attend the meeting on behalf of the President of the Government, Carlos César, who has assumed the Pre... more >>

Information: Government participates in public consultation on the EU Development Policy
The Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions has presented to the European Union its contribution to the Green Paper titled “The EU development policy at the service of inclusive growth and sustainable development.” The contribution of the ORs is based on four guidelines – “a strong-impact policy”; “an inclusive growth”; “a sustainable g... more >>

Information: Azorean Government takes position in debate on the future of the EU Cohesion Policy
The Government of the Azores has presented to the European Commission its contribution to the future of the Cohesion Policy of the European Union, an assessment integrated in the public consultation process of the “Fifth Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion.” This report emphasises the decisive contribution of this policy “to a more harmonious growth and to the red... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt participates in the meeting of the Presidency of the Assembly of European Regions
The Regional Director for Employment, Vocational Training and Consumer Defence, Rui Bettencourt, participates in a meeting of the presidency of the Assembly of European Regions in Paris next Friday at the invitation of its president, Michèle Sabban, where he will present the organisation project of the European Observatory on Professional Mobility and launch the first European study on youth ... more >>

Information: Carlos César defends greater definition of European policies during meeting with MEPs
The President of the Government reiterated this morning “the importance of defining the EU strategy for outermost regions,” albeit “the moment of uncertainty regarding the availability of financial resources for the development of policies” such as regional policies and those related to agriculture and fisheries, which are important for the Azores.Carlos César, who rec... more >>

Information: Students from Calheta de São Jorge awarded first prize in school competition “Europe in the World”
The Calheta Basic Education and Secondary School in Calheta, São Jorge Island, was distinguished with the first place in the school competition “Europe in the World,” an initiative of the European Commission representation in Portugal and the Jacques Delors European Information Centre, which was organised by the Portuguese Association for Creativity and Innovation – APGICO.T... more >>

Information: Carlos César re-elected for the Political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions
The President of the Government was sworn member of the Political Bureau of Assembly of European Regions (AER) on Friday morning during the 26th General Assembly of that body taking place in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Carlos César, who had been re-elected for the position on Thursday, reiterated in the first meeting of the new Bureau held on Friday that “the Azores will always be ava... more >>

Information: Carlos César regards Eurodyssey as a fundamental strategy to reinforce regional power in Europe
The President of the Government stated on Thursday that Eurodyssey “simultaneously promotes mobility and employability of our youngsters and the construction of a Europe of Regions is indeed one of the most important and visible strategies, whether for our employment policies or for the assertion of regional power in Europe.” Carlos César spoke during the 26th General Assembly of ... more >>

Information: Government highlights success of “Circus Campaign – Do you know what social Europe can do for you?”
The Regional Under Secretary for European Affairs and External Cooperation stressed in Ponta Delgada “the great satisfaction of the Government, not only for the possibility to bring an initiative of the European Commission which covered more than 30 cities of the twenty-seven Member States to the “European Region of the Year 2010,” but also for the significant participation and i... more >>