Information: Vasco Cordeiro supports European Federation of Tourism Offices for the promotion of coastal and maritime regions
The President of the Government of the Azores conveyed today his support to the proposal for the creation of a European Federation of Island Tourism Offices with the aim of reinforcing cooperation between the representative bodies responsible for the promotion of several coastal and maritime regions of Europe. The project was under analyses at the meeting of the Islands Committee, one of the six... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro takes part in CPMR to analyse European Policies on Cohesion, Transport and Maritime Policies
The President of the Government will participate, from Wednesday to Friday, in the General Assembly of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR), which will debate, among other issues, the priorities set by this interregional cooperation body for Social and Territorial Cohesion Policies, Maritime Policy, Transport Policy and Accessibility in Europe. The main conclusions of th... more >>

Information: President of the Government highlights cooperation of the Operational Command of the Azores
The President of the Government stressed the fair relation and cooperation that the Operational Command of the Azores has maintained with the Regional Government, emphasising the role played by the Operational Commander of the Azores. "At the time when Vice admiral Augusto Mourão terminates his duties as Operational Commander of the Azores, I would like to express my appraisal for his work,... more >>

Information: Government strengthens competitiveness in Agriculture, assures Vasco Cordeiro
The Government of the Azores is determined to continue supporting the producer's associations and agricultural cooperatives throughout the archipelago in order to provide them with the tools they need to achieve their goals," assured Vasco Cordeiro. "The Government must draw special attention to these support measures, either to producers' associations or cooperatives, especially in the areas th... more >>

Information: Government already working on changes to improve inter-island air accessibility, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government assured that the Government is already working on the revision of Public Service Obligations (PSO) for inter-island air transport in order to provide the Azorean population with better accessibility conditions in terms of inter-island transport. Speaking to journalists after the meeting with the Flores Island Council, Vasco Cordeiro stressed that the National Gove... more >>

Information: President of the Government announces Regional Plan to promote school success
The President of the Government of the Azores announced today a series of measures intended to combat school failure and early dropout, this being one of the main challenges that the regional education system faces. These measures will comprise a Regional Plan containing projects specifically created for this purpose. "The Regional Plan for the Promotion of School Success will be created after h... more >>

Information: State should seek international partnerships to safeguard regional and national interests, advocates Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government defended that the State should build "alliances and partnerships at an international level" in order safeguard regional and national interests, taking into account the lack of means to monitor a maritime area with an extension over four million square kilometres; the latter resulted from the Extension of the Portuguese Continental Shelf. "The extension of the Cont... more >>

Information: Regional Government to eliminate wage gap between teachers hired in the Azores and those hired in Mainland Portugal, announces Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government announced today that the Government will submit to the Parliament a Proposal for Regional Legislative Decree to eliminate the wage gap between teachers hired in the Azores and those hired in Mainland Portugal. It will come into effect on September 1, 2014. Speaking at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, Vasco Cordeiro stated that this matter had alrea... more >>

Information: Government is working on the repositioning of the Azores Destination in the northern European market, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government received today the Ambassador of Sweden in Portugal. The meeting served as an opportunity for Vasco Cordeiro to make Caroline Fleetwood with the Government's efforts to reposition the Azores Destination in northern European markets. "We have been working to achieve a set of goals that were stipulated with the aim of highlighting an active tourist product as we beli... more >>

Information: Vasco Cordeiro invites social partners and political parties to discuss Plan and Budget for 2015
On September 15, the President of the Government will receive social partners and political parties for the discussion of proposals for next year's Plan and Budget, which will be submitted to the Legislative Assembly next month. On Monday morning, Vasco Cordeiro will receive social partners, namely CGTP/Açores (General Union of Workers/Azores), UGT (General Union of Workers), the Azores Agr... more >>