Informação: "Young people, Europe and the future" give life to European Citizenship programme, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Ponta Delgada that young people, Europe and the future are the key words "give life" to the European Citizenship programme. Rui Bettencourt spoke at the presentation of the activities developed for 2019 under the "European Citizenship - Europe for Azoreans" programme, which was also attended by the Regional Assist... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government pays tribute to José Medeiros Ferreira
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations highlighted in Ponta Delgada the character and personality of Azorean historian and politician José Medeiros Ferreira, recalling his pioneering role in the project of the then EEC, present-day European Union. Rui Bettencourt spoke Monday on the sidelines of the presentation of the 1st volume of "Selected Works of Jos... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro highlights work carried out towards preservation of Azorean natural heritage
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted in Canaries the Regional Government's effort to preserve the archipelago's natural heritage, noting that "firm steps" have been taken towards its management and safeguarding. Marta Guerreiro spoke on La Gomera Island at the 4th ITLA World Congress - Terraced Territories. On the occasion, she stressed that, for the past 20 yea... Mais >>

Informação: Rui Bettencourt defende participação efetiva dos jovens na construção do futuro da Europa
O Secretário Regional Adjunto da Presidência para as Relações Externas defendeu hoje, em Ponta Delgada, uma ação política forte e a participação efetiva dos jovens no projeto de construção do futuro da Europa. Rui Bettencourt, que falava na iniciativa ‘Diálogo com os Cidadãos - Açores Europa: Caminhos de futuro’, pr... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government at 4th ITLA World Congress - Terraced Territories
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism, Marta Guerreiro, participates in the 4th ITLA World Congress - Terraced Territories to take place on La Gomera, Canary Islands, next Tuesday, March 19, an event focused on the specificities of Macaronesian archipelagos: Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde. This edition will address the theme of landscape construction, the ways ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government reinforces strategies in Community policies for the future of the Azores
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations reiterated in Ponta Delgada the Regional Government's "strong attention" to the future of Community policies for youth, qualification and development. Rui Bettencourt spoke to journalists at the end of an audience granted by the President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, to the Head of the European Commission's Directorate... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro wants EU to value the work of regions on sustainable development and the fight against climate change
The President of the Government presented in Bucharest the Azores as a good example in Europe concerning the adaptation of policies and measures to ensure sustainability in various areas, defending that the European Union should value the role of regions in accomplishing this common goal. "The carried out by many European regions in areas related to sustainable development and climate change is im... Mais >>

Informação: Regional and National Governments in line with defence of regional specificities under post-2020 CAP
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated in Lisbon that the Regional and National Government are fully in line with the defence of the Azores' specificities as an Outermost Region in the context of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) negotiations for the 2021-2027 period. "Both governments are fully in line with the goals to be achieved in the ongoing negotiations on the next CA... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro featured as keynote speaker at 8th European Summit of Regions and Cities
The President of the Government of the Azores will speak Thursday at the 8th European Summit of Regions and Cities, which will take place in Bucharest, Romania. The event will involve the participation of hundreds of regional and local leaders who will debate and adopt a Declaration on the future of the European Union (EU). Vasco Cordeiro, as President of the Government and of the Conference of Pe... Mais >>

Informação: "Education for European Citizenship" colloquium in Ponta Delgada on March 19
On March 19, the Regional Government holds the colloquium on "Education for European Citizenship" in Ponta Delgada, which aims to contribute to the training of educational agents in European issues. At the opening of the colloquium, scheduled for 10 AM at the Public Library, the Regional Assistant Secretaries of the Presidency for External Relations, Rui Bettencourt, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ber... Mais >>