Information: Nearly 700 participants marched on the Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores
The programme of the celebrations of the Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores started in Praia da Vitória on Monday with a parade that counted on the participation of nearly 700 participants, including firefighters, scouts and musicians from the 10 philharmonic bands of the municipality. The fanfare of the Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória firefighters, 200 scouts and... more >>

Information: Government awards Azorean honorary commendations
In a joint organisation of the Legislative Assembly and the Regional Government, 40 honorary commendations were bestowed to Azorean personalities and institutions during a solemn session to celebrate the Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores that was held in Praia da Vitória on Monday. According to its statutes, approved in 2002, the Azorean commendations “aim to honour, either in... more >>

Information: Exceptional support measures for private Media already in force
Following a correction statement issued on Tuesday, the exceptional support measures for the regional private media sector, recently approved by the Government of the Azores, have come into effect. The additional support measures, approved by the Azorean Government, are the result of an interim assessment carried out in conjunction with the regional media regarding the implementation of Promedia... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Health considered the outcome of the child obesity screening in the Azores as “very positive”
The Regional Secretary for Health considered the outcome of the child obesity screening undertaken in the Azores among 5th form children as “very positive.”According to Miguel Correia, the outcome of this screening places the Azores at the level of the national average while a previous study, conducted a few years ago, indicated that Azorean children registered higher levels of obesity... more >>

Information: Carlos César highlights potential of Azores sea at the meeting of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe
Maritime, neighbourhood, transport, cohesion and solidarity policies were considered by the President of the Government, as “actual in the context of the European Union,” and decisive “for its future and world assertion.” Speaking via video to the more than fifty representatives from the countries whose regions make up the Political Bureau of the Conference of Peripheral ... more >>

Information: President of the Government opens Paediatric Ward at the Emergency Services of Divino Espírito Santo Hospital
The President of the Government presided over the opening of the Paediatric Ward at the Emergency Services of Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (HDES) in Ponta Delgada. For Carlos César, it is “an indispensible requirement for a hospital emergency service. It is also a very important benefit corresponding to a very significant investment of nearly half a million Euros, which enable t... more >>

Information: Carlos César celebrates Children’s Day by opening a Social Centre equipped with nursery and kindergarten
The President of the Government stressed that the opening of the Santa Rita Social Centre of “Santa Casa da Misericórdia” of Praia da Vitoria, which consists of a nursery, a kindergarten, a free time occupation centre and a day centre for the elderly, was scheduled for the International Children’s Day in order to highlight “the importance we must attach, and we are att... more >>

Information: Reference to Outermost Regions embodied in Council text
The Regional Government of the Azores has conveyed its satisfaction with the approval in Brussels of the Competitive Council on the priorities for Relaunching the Single Market, which includes a reference to the Outermost Regions of the European Union. In the text, approved by the 27 Member States on Monday, the Council “underlines the crucial role of internal market in delivering growth and... more >>

Information: Support Handbook for smokers reaches Azorean homes
A support handbook for smokers, titled as “PARAR DE FUMAR – Um Guia de Apoio” (QUIT SMOKING – A Support Guide), was presented at the Regional Directorate for Prevention and Combat to Dependences on Tuesday in the context of the World No Tobacco Day. These handbooks will be distributed to all households in the Azores. “What we intend,” said Paula Costa, “... more >>

Information: Carlos César re-elected President of the Islands Commission of CPMR
The President of the Government, Carlos César, was re-elected for a second term as President of the Islands Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR). Carlos César, who took office in 2010, was elected unanimously on Friday during the closing session of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Islands Commission held under the theme “European solidarity: what it me... more >>