Information: Government determined to support farmers in the Azores, assures Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government defended today that the resolution of the Russian ban is essential to overcome the current situation of the dairy sector and assured that the Azorean Government will continue to do everything within its reach to support regional farmers. "There is one thing that farmers can be sure. The Government will, within the limits of its resources - which have limits - and it... more >>

Information: State Budget solves unfair situations and helps the Azores facing challenges, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government said the State Budget for 2016, approved today at the Parliament, is good for the Azores because it solves unfair situations and helps Azoreans facing challenges in several areas. "This State Budget puts, once again, the relation between the Region and the National Government on the right track in terms of the assumption of responsibilities on the part of the Nation... more >>

Information: Parliament resolution strengthens Government’s work in Fisheries, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government considered the draft resolution presented at the Legislative Assembly on Fisheries as "important and useful" insofar as it gives more strength to the work that is already being carried out by the Government to improve the income of fishers and their families. "There are guidelines emphasised in this resolution that the Government had already been developing. Neverth... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro welcomes recognition of the Azores in the national research and innovation strategy
The President of the Government considered today that the recognition of the Azores as part of a national strategy based on knowledge, research and innovation by Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education is a very positive fact. "I believe the national recognition of the Azores under a strategy on knowledge, research and innovation is very positive," ... more >>

Information: Regional Government creates working group to improve income of professional fishers
The Government of the Azores has created a working group that will outline structural measures to proceed with the restructuring of Fisheries in order to improve the income of professional fishers and adapt the fishing effort to the resources available in the Region. The establishment of this working group was announced by President of the Government in the end of February, after receiving the Azo... more >>

Information: President of the Regional Government met with the President of the Republic
The President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, met today with the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at an audience for the exchange of views on the current situation of the Azores in a wide range of areas such as the economic, financial and social areas. After this audience for exchange of greetings, which was requested on the day after the inauguration of the President, Vasco... more >>

Information: Dairy industry situation requires urgent European solution, defends Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government defended today that the situation the dairy sector is facing requires an urgent European solution, which is why the Executive puts a lot of expectation in the European Council of Agricultural Ministers, scheduled for next Monday. Vasco Cordeiro proceeded, throughout the day, with a round of hearings with MEPs, political parties and the social partners in the sector ... more >>

Information: President of the Government defends solutions to strengthen involvement of Azoreans in Autonomy
The President of the Government defended the need to find solutions that will strengthen the involvement of Azoreans in the decisions of their collective and democratic life, making them feel as part of the Regional Autonomy. "We need to explore new ways in order to combine several solutions, namely the solutions to bring elected politicians closer to voters and mobilise the exercise of democrati... more >>

Information: President of the Government promotes round of meetings to prepare participation in the European Council of Agricultural Ministers
The President of the Government promotes Saturday round of meetings for the preparation of the Regional Government's participation in the European Council of Agricultural Ministers that will take place Monday in Brussels. In this context, Vasco Cordeiro receives in audience the representatives of political parties represented at the Legislative Assembly, PS, PSD, BE and PCP, as well as MEPs Sofia ... more >>

Information: President of the Government says references made by President of the Republic to the Azores and the Autonomy are "positive"
The President of the Government mentioned the positive references made to the Azores and the Autonomy at the inauguration speech of the new President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, held today at the National Assembly. "I emphasise the reference that was made to the Regional Autonomy and, in particular, to the Azores. I believe that these references made at the beginning of a term in a ... more >>