Information: Christmas Message from the President of the Government of the Azores, Carlos César
Christmas is, for me, the great celebration of life and of our lives. No other festivity brings more joy and peace than this one. No other celebration brings more hope for who are overcome with sadness. And as in life we are not spared from sorrows, it is very important never to find ourselves deprived of hope. Christmas - for christians, as for most men and women throughout the world - is simu... more >>

Information: Carlos César expresses his sorrow over the death of Cesária Évora
The President of the Government sent today a message to the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, José Maria das Neves, expressing his sorrow over the death of Cesária Évora, "an icon of Cape Verdean culture and one of its most important ambassadors." Carlos César also expressed the Regional Government's solidarity to leaders and people of Cape Verde, adding that "the death of Ces... more >>

Information: Carlos César says that business ethics is a trademark of the Azores and should be further promoted
"The goals established on the implementation of this new ethics concerning social responsibility, either through international rules or their inclusion in European and national law, are closely related to our life philosophy in the Azores." This view was conveyed by Carlos César when he spoke to the press after receiving the President of the Portuguese Association for Business Ethics, Má... more >>

Information: Carlos César says that investing in the safeguarding of cultural heritage is a responsibility of this generation
The President of the Government of the Azores revealed that he is very concerned about the negligence of opposition parties when they mention public investment in the recovery of building heritage. Speaking on Tuesday evening, during the parliamentary debates on the proposal for the Regional Annual Plan and Budget for 2012, Carlos César asked if "it is inappropriate, whatever the moment, to... more >>

Information: Carlos César says that European Union must ensure the defence of its own diversity
The President of the Government defended on Friday morning that Europe has no other choice but to remain faithful to its motto of unity in diversity. Speaking before 260 representatives of the regions that make up the Assembly of European Regions (AER), whose works ended on Friday, Carlos César mentioned the growing globalisation and urged political powers for the need of "redistributing its... more >>

Information: Carlos César: "Think regional, act regional and make Europe go ahead" should be the mission of European regions
The President of the Government defended this morning that the current international crisis and its global spreading evidences the fact that the response can only be provided at a global context. "We all depend on each other and not, in the European case, of political summits of convenience, directories from countries that only take action on certain occasions and measures of limited conjunctur... more >>

Information: Carlos César considers Eurodyssey as essential investment in youth and employment
Carlos César made a very positive assessment of the youth mobility programme Eurodyssey, which the Azores have been chairing over the last five years. The President of the Government, who is also the President of Eurodyssey, spoke at this morning's session of the General Assembly of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), held in Ponta Delgada. He recalled that the programme began in Septem... more >>

Information: Carlos César signs Azores-Quebec cooperation agreement on professional mobility
The President of the Government considered important the cooperation agreement between the Azores and Quebec signed this afternoon, together with Alfred Pilon, the official responsible for the Youth Office of the Government of Quebec. It is a convention under the Eurodyssey program, chaired by Carlos César, which will provide Azorean youngsters with an opportunity to undertake traineeships ... more >>

Information: Azores to host the General Assembly of the Assembly of European Regions
The Autonomous Region of the Azores will host, at the invitation of the President of the Government, Carlos César, the General Assembly of the Assembly of Assembly of European Regions (AER) on November 24 and 25. The main meeting of the largest European inter-regional cooperation body will be held at the "Pavilhão do Mar" in Ponta Delgada and will be under the theme "Regions in the for... more >>

Information: Carlos Cesar meets with European Commissioner for Regional Policy
The President of the Government will meet with European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn, in Lisbon next Thursday, November 17, at a meeting that had been scheduled on the occasion of Carlos César's inauguration as President of the Conference of Outermost Regions (ORs). Several subjects of particular relevance to the ORs and to the Azores will be addressed during this meeting... more >>