Information: Vasco Cordeiro considers unemployment reduction an incentive and announces extraordinary meeting of the Council of the Government
The President of the Government assured today that the reduction of the unemployment rate in the Azores to 8.2 percent is an incentive for the work that still needs to be done. In this regard, he announced the holding of an extraordinary meeting of the Council of the Government for the approval of measures on the components of remuneration and job insecurity. "These are data that we consider posit... more >>

Information: Partnerships with institutions ensure another 10 social facilities for children and young people in the Region, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government announced today the ongoing works for the construction and redevelopment of another 10 social facilities for infancy and youth, through partnerships the Government is committed to continuing with private institutions in this area. "It is an effort we must continue and the Government is committed to it," Vasco Cordeiro said, after visiting the day nursery "O Girassol... more >>

Information: Job creation and wealth generation are strategic investment for the Regional Government, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government stated the investments carried out in the Region are part of the strategic goal towards the creation of conditions so that the Azores may increasingly generate employment and wealth in various areas of the regional economy. "This has been the major strategic goal of the Azorean Government as well as the major challenge that has mobilised us in the definition, innov... more >>

Information: Ongoing port works amount to 30 million Euros, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government visited today the redevelopment works of Poças Port on Flores Island. This is one of the example of the ongoing investments in regional port infrastructures amounting to 30 million Euros. With a budget of 8.4 million Euros, "this is an example of the investments that are being carried out in regional port infrastructures," Vasco Cordeiro said, adding that ther... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro highlights investments to provide firefighters with the necessary resources to carry out their mission
The President of the Government highlighted on Flores Island the commitment to provide Azorean fire corporations with the resources necessary to carry out their mission, pointing out the investment of nearly seven million Euros in the redevelopment and construction of new fire stations. "The Government of the Azores has strongly invested in the improvement of conditions so that all fire corporati... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro considers State Budget proposal "very positive" for the Region
The President of the Government considered the State Budget proposal for 2018 as "very positive" since it ensures the full compliance with the Regional Finance Act and the principle of national solidarity, among others. "We make a very positive evaluation of this State Budget proposal for 2018, based on facts that are quite relevant to the Autonomous Region of the Azores," said Vasco Cordeiro. He... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro hopes President of the Republic has positive image of "a people mobilised to overcome" the Region's challenges
The President of the Government stated Thursday that he hopes that the President of the Republic, at the end of his visit to the Azores, may have a positive image of "a people committed to their destiny, who are aware of the challenges lying ahead of them and who are mobilised to overcome them." "I would like the images and the impressions of the President of the Republic regarding his visit to th... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro stresses importance of Community support for transport investment in regions
The President of the Government warned that the European Commission's budget to finance investment projects in the area of transport is almost exhausted, when only four years have passed since the entry into force of the current financial programming period. "We are not satisfied with the allocation assigned to peripheral regions and islands regarding the implementation of the European Union's Con... more >>

Information: President of the Government assesses situation of preventive measures for passage of Hurricane Ophelia
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, met today with regional secretaries to assess the activities carried out by several public departments regarding preventive measures to cope with the eventual passage of Hurricane Ophelia in the Eastern Group Islands. In this context, the Civil Protection Services as well as the Health, Public Works, Forestry and Environmental Services will be on ca... more >>

Information: Government approves transfer of land to the State for new prison establishment
The Council of the Government has approved a Resolution on the transfer of land located in Mata das Feiticeiras in the municipality of Lagoa, free of charge and definitive, to the State for the construction of the new prison establishment on the island of São Miguel. According to this Resolution, approved by the Council of the Government that met Tuesday on São Jorge Island, this locati... more >>