Information:  Vasco Cordeiro to receive delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development next Tuesday
The President of the Government receives Tuesday a delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development to discuss the effects of the European Union's Cohesion Policy on the Outermost Regions. The meeting will take place at Santana Palace in Ponta Delgada in the beginning of three-day visit to the Azores. It will allow us to analyse issues such as the application of European f... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro highlights in England a regional fisheries policy based on research, preservation of resources and participation of industry players
The President of the Regional Government stated in Poole, UK, that the European Union should follow a less imposing approach to the Common Fisheries Policy and focus on a policy based on the sharing of goals and the active search for solutions with industry players at regional level. Vasco Cordeiro spoke in the panel dedicated to the theme "Sustainable Development of the Seas - Opportunities and C... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro to speak at Conference on European Maritime Day
The President of the Government of the Azores participates, at the invitation of the European Commission, in the Conference marking the European Day of the Sea to be held in Poole, UK. Vasco Cordeiro will also represent the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) as president of this body. He will speak in the panel on theme "Sustainable Development of the Seas - opportunities and challen... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro announces international public tender for Praia da Vitória Port
The President of the Government of the Azores announced today the launch of the international public tender to grant the operation of the Commercial Port of Praia da Vitória. This measure intends to attract foreign investment to Terceira Island. "We are taking very concrete steps to solve what remains to be solved regarding the effects of the U.S. Air Force's decision to resize its presence o... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro calls for strengthening the role of regions in the definition of Europe's future
The President of the Government of the Azores stated that reinforcing the importance of local and regional governance in Europe is one of the most effective ways of combating populist impetus in various countries that pose a threat to the European project. Vasco Cordeiro spoke in Brussels, where as President of the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions (CPMR), an organisation representing ... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro attends meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, will attend the 37th meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission between Portugal and the United States of America to take place in Washington next Thursday. This will be the sixth time that Vasco Cordeiro participates in the meetings of this body established under the 1995 Defence and Cooperation Agreement following the U.S. decisi... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro welcomed Mayor of Horta
The President of the Government stated today that the study of the working group of Horta City Hall on the expansion of Faial Airport runway is an important aspect in the ongoing work to improve air accessibility to this island. Vasco Cordeiro spoke to journalists in Ponta Delgada after receiving, in audience, the Mayor of Horta City Hall. During the meeting, José Leonardo Silva delivered to... more >>

Information: Azorean citizens presented 24 projects under the Participatory Budget of Portugal
The State Budget for 2017 has allocated 375 thousand Euros to the Participatory Budget of Portugal (OPP) for the implementation of regional projects by citizens residing in the Azores who, following the public sessions held in Horta, Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada, have submitted 24 proposals. Among the 24 projects submitted by Azorean citizens, 16 have a regional scope (eight in the are... more >>

Information: Meeting on AIR Center has great potential for the projection of the Azores, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government highlighted the great potential of the high-level international meeting taking place today and Friday on Terceira island for the projection of the Region. It intends to discuss the creation of the International Research Center of the Azores (AIR Center). "This is a moment of great significance and great potential for our Region to reaffirm the central position of th... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro invites members of the Regional Parliament for meeting on Lajes Air Base process
The President of the Government invited today the Permanent Specialised Committee on General Policy of the Legislative Assembly for a meeting to assess of the current situation of Lajes Air Base process. The invitation of Vasco Cordeiro for a meeting at a mutually convenient date was formalised in a letter to the President of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, Ana Lu... more >>