Information: "2019 will be a particularly challenging and attractive year for Autonomy," says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government stated that 2019 will be a particularly challenging and attractive year for Regional Autonomy, highlighting that the Azoreans should define the path to be followed by the Region in these matters. "There is a series of matters, a series of aspects and - why not to say - a series of positions that will certainly make 2019 a particularly challenging and appealing year ... more >>

Information: "All conditions are being created for SATA to improve its service to the Azoreans," says Vasco Cordeiro
On Thursday, the President of the Government assured that all the conditions are being created for Grupo SATA to reinforce its capacity to serve the Azores, the Azoreans and the regional economy, through measures already implemented at financial, operational and organisational level. "There is an administration committed to improving the company, a fleet renewal with the most modern aircraft on th... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro participates in Permanent Bilateral Commission meeting
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, attends the 40th meeting of the Permanent Bilateral Commission between Portugal and the United States of America, which will take place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lisbon next Tuesday, December 18. The meeting's agenda will focus on the analysis of matters concerning the Lajes Air Base process, namely those related to the en... more >>

Information: Government creates new programmes to reinforce agricultural diversification in the Azores, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government announced in Ribeira Grande that the Government will implement three programmes in 2019 with the aim of enhancing and reinforcing the growth pace in agricultural diversification in the Azores. "We have made a significant progress in recent years. From 2015 to 2018, the area of agricultural diversification, including horticulture, fruit growing and floriculture, gre... more >>

Information: Committee of the Regions approves Vasco Cordeiro's proposals to guarantee Community funding rate under CAP
Seven amendments proposed by the President of the Government to the Committee of the Regions' opinion on the proposal of the EU Commission for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were approved in Brussels. They include, among other things, the maintenance of Community funding rates at 85 percent. Following a difficult and complex negotiation, given that more than three hundred amend... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro participates in Committee of the Regions to adopt position on Cohesion and Community Funds
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, will participate in the plenary session of the Committee of the Regions to be held in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday. This advisory body to European institutions will discuss and adopt opinions on the future of Cohesion and the next Multiannual Financial Framework. This 132nd plenary meeting of the body representing the European Union regional ... more >>

Information: Legislative Assembly approves Regional Investment Plan and Budget for 2019
The Regional Annual Plan and the Regional Budget for 2019 were approved today at the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in the city of Horta with the three parties voting in favour of it. Similar to the voting for next years' Regional Budget, the members of PS, CDS-PP and PCP parties voted for the 2019 Regional Annual Plan, while the members of PSD, BE and PPM parties vot... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro urges European Commission to debate what "really matters to people"
The President of the Government challenged the European Commission not to lessen the Cohesion Policy, warning of the double penalty imposed on regions such as the Azores in the proposal presented for the Multiannual Financial Framework for the 2021-2027 period. "We are particularly concerned about the proposed double penalty for the Cohesion Policy by both reducing its budget and by drastically r... more >>

Information: Final Declaration of the Conference of Presidents safeguards Outermost Regions' interests in the negotiations on Community funds
The Governments of the Outermost Regions have unanimously adopted the Final Declaration of the 23rd Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions, which safeguards the interests of these regions in the upcoming negotiations on the next Community funds for the 2021-2017 period. At the meeting in Las Palmas, the President of the Azorean Government, Vasco Cordeiro, presented several proposals for... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro participates in Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions with upcoming Community funds on the agenda
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, participates in the 23rd Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union that will take place in Las Palmas on Thursday and Friday. The event will be also attended by King Philip VI of Spain and the President of European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. The Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions is a political coop... more >>