Information: Government of the Azores will increase the Regional Supplementary Pension
The Government of the Azores will “adopt procedures to increase in the Regional Supplementary Pension by 20111 in an amount equivalent to twice the inflation rate determined for 2010.”The announcement was made on Friday by the Secretary of the Presidency when he presented the press release of the meeting held by the Council of the Government on the island of Flores this week. According... more >>

Information: Government moves forward with the creation of the Flores Island Natural Park
The Government of the Azores announced on Friday the approval of a proposal for the creation of the Flores Island Natural Park, “a space with special landscape, natural and geological interest that has long claimed the respective integration in the Regional Network of Protected Areas.”When presenting the conclusions of the last meeting of the Council of the Government, held on Flores t... more >>

Information: Regional Secretariat of the Presidency says the Azores are the “right choice” for the main world conference on migrations
Regional Secretariat of the Presidency says the Azores are the “right choice” for the main world conference on migrationsAndré Bradford stated before the members of the Metropolis Executive Committee - the main international conference on migration - in The Hague on Wednesday that the designation of the Azores for the organisation of that event in 2011 “was the right and nat... more >>

Information: André Bradford in Brussels to participate in “Open Days – European Week of Regions and Cities”
The Secretary of the Presidency, André Bradford, participates in the 8th edition of “Open Days – European Week of Regions and Cities,” an event jointly organised by the European Commission and the Committee of Regions taking place in Brussels from October 4 to 7. The European Week of Regions and Cities will be held under the theme “Objective 2020: Competitiveness, coop... more >>

Information: Celebrations of “Azores: European Region of 2010” with over thirty events in the last quarter of 2010
Under the distinction “Azores: European Region of the Year 2010,” the celebration programme will continue to promote European cultural diversity in the Azores.The celebration of the Azores as European Region of the Year 2010 will continue in the archipelago with a variety of events to celebrate the European cultural, political and social diversity among the Azorean people. The programm... more >>

Information: Regional Government reacted without surprise to cancellation of training ground for new aircrafts based on Lajes Air Base
“This information confirms a situation that was expected since the investment was substantially reduced and there was a change in the strategy carried out by the U.S. administration regarding what was projected for the development of the new US military aircrafts,” stated the Regional Secretary for the Presidency, André Bradford, on Monday in response to the statement issued by th... more >>