Information: Regional Director for Communities committed to stop deportations
The Regional Director of Communities disseminated at the meetings held at the Houses of the Azores of New England, United States, and of Ontario, Canada, with the organisations of these two countries that integrate the International Network of Social Service Organisations, the LEGAL programme - Legalisation Effort of the Government of the Azores and Logistics, which is intended to reduce the pheno... more >>

Information: “De mãos dadas com os Açores” programme on São Miguel this Saturday
The first edition of the “Mãos dadas com os Açores” (Holding hands with the Azores) Programme, which takes place from April 2-9, is an unprecedented and innovative initiative promoted by the Azorean Government, through Regional Directorate for Communities, in the context of the projects developed to strengthen ties between the Azores and Azorean communities in the Diaspora. ... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Communities meets institutions in the Azorean communities of California
On the World Day Against Racism which took place on Monday, the Regional Director for Communities, Graça Castanho, who is undertaking a contact trip in the State of California, USA, visited and met several institutions of great relevance in Azorean communities of this state, including the Luso-American Life Insurance Society, the Luso-American Fraternal Federation, the Luso-American Education... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Communities visits SEF and Embassies of Angola, Brazil and Ukraine
The Regional Director for Communities visited the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF) where she analysed, in conjunction with the National Director of SEF, Manuel Jarmela Palos, the situation of immigrants in the Azores and new forms of institutional cooperation with the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Graça Castanho, during her visit to Lisbon, also visited the Embassies of Angola, Braz... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores promotes intercultural integration
The Government of the Azores has granted CRESAÇOR – Community Centre for Immigrant Support (CCAI) a financial support in the amount of 25,000 Euros for the development of socio-cultural activities that promote interculturality as well as the integration of immigrants from third countries. This awarded amount will be processed under the financial allocation integrated in the investment... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate for Communities promotes “Azorean Christmas Basket”
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Communities, will promote the initiative “Azorean Christmas Basket” this year. This initiative aims to support Azorean emigrants residing in the provinces of Ontario and Québec in Canada as well as in the state of New England (United States of America) that are facing difficulties with the awarding of basket contai... more >>

Information: Regional Advisory Council for Immigration Affairs meets in Ponta Delgada
The Regional Director for Communities, Graça Castanho, will preside over the meeting of the Regional Advisory Council for Immigration Affairs to be held at the “Sala Serreta” at the Vip Executive Hotel in Ponta Delgada on December 2.This Council, established in the context of the Presidency of the Government, through the Cabinet of the Secretary of the Presidency and the Regional ... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate for Communities promotes work meetings on all islands
The Regional Directorate for Communities will promote various “Work Meetings” on all Azores islands from November 18 and 29 with the purpose of better serving the target population of this Governmental Department (Emigrants, Returned Emigrants and Immigrants) and enhancing the available resources. With this initiative, the Regional Directorate for Communities aims to disseminate its in... more >>

Information: Multimedia project on industrial fishing in Brazil presented in the Azores
Brazilian journalist Ana Sheila Calgaro presents a multimedia project on Brazilian industrial fishing on the islands of Terceira, Pico and Faial from November 16 to 20.The project to be presented, which consists of a literary work, a film and a photo exhibition on industrial fishing in Brazil, is supported by the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Communities and counts... more >>

Information: Regional Government supports launch in the archipelago of work on industrial fishing in Santa Catarina, Brazil
The Regional Government of the Azores supports the launch in the archipelago of a work by Brazilian journalist, Sheila Ana Calgaro, which includes a literary work, a film and a photography exhibition on industrial fishing in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The work to be launched at the public libraries of Angra do Heroísmo and Horta on November 16 and 18, respectively, and at the Whalin... more >>