Information: State has "clear obligation" to boost its strategic assets in the Azores, says Rodrigo Oliveira
The Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations said in Ponta Delgada that the State has the "clear obligation" to boost its strategic assets, such as the Lajes Air Base and the "vast maritime area" of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. "Hence, one of the first obligations of the State is to acknowledge the value of its strategic assets, which include, in the case of Portugal, the... more >>

Information: Role of youth is crucial to European assertion, says Rodrigo Oliveira
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency said the commitment of youngsters in European affairs is fundamental to the consolidation of the European project. Speaking at the opening session of the 1st Regional Meeting of European Clubs held in Angra do Heroísmo on Saturday, Rodrigo Oliveira said the fact that the Azores are geographically an outermost region cannot be a barrier that pre... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes "Missing the Azores" programme
The Government of the Azores promotes from Saturday, October 26, the "Missing the Azores" programme, an initiative that provides emigrants who have not visited the Azores for more than two decades due to economic difficulties with the opportunity of visiting the Region. The programme covers citizens over 60 who were born in the Azores and are currently living in Brazil, Canada, United States and... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes 1st Regional Meeting of European Clubs
The Government of the Azores promotes the organisation of the 1st Regional Meeting of European Clubs in Angra do Heroísmo next Saturday, October 26. The event brings together about twenty teachers in charge of the European Clubs of Basic Education, Secondary and Vocational Training Schools across the Region. This initiative is intended to provide a moment of reflection on the activities deve... more >>

Information: Regional Government considers voting at the European Parliament an important step towards the viability of Azorean tobacco industry
The Regional Government welcomed the approval of the amendments to the Commission's proposal on the manufacturing, presentation and sales of tobacco by the EU Parliament as an important step towards the viability of the two tobacco companies in the Region and the subsequent maintenance of over one hundred direct jobs. The initial proposal of the European Commission stipulated a minimum dimension... more >>

Information: Regional Government participates in the 103rd Plenary meeting of the Committee of the Regions and in Open Days
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rodrigo Oliveira, participate on behalf of the Azorean Government in the 103rd plenary meeting of the Committee of Regions as well as in the 11th European Week of Regions and Cities - Open Days, which are taking place in Brussels this week. In this edition of Open Days, the biggest EU event on regional policy, the Government of... more >>

Information: Sea allows refocusing actual importance of the Azores in the European context, says Rodrigo Oliveira
"The sea allows refocusing on the actual importance of the outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union and, in particular, the Azores." The statement was made by the Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rodrigo Oliveira. The government official spoke at the closing session of the Scientific Forum to support the decision-making process "Knowing the Azores Sea III," ... more >>

Information: Government brings European documentary films to Flores and Corvo
The Government of the Azores promotes the film cycle "DOC_EUROPA III" on the island of Flores between September 20 and 22. This initiative consists in the exhibition of documentaries from each EU Member-State that focus on the theme "The European Union of Citizens." The coming of "DOC_EUROPA III" to the Azores, which takes place in the context of the European Year of Citizens, intends to raise th... more >>

Information: Government praises all those who have who have chosen the Azores to work and live, says Rodrigo Oliveira
The Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations said on Monday in Ponta Delgada that the Government "praises of all those who have chosen the Azores to work and live as well as their major contribution to the progress of the Region." Rodrigo Oliveira made this statement at the opening of the Portuguese Language Course for Immigrants that began on Monday in Ponta Delgada and will be a... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira welcomed Canadian MP Andrew Cash
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rodrigo Oliveira, welcomed Canadian Member of Parliament Andrew Cash at an audience held on Monday. The Azorean government official conveyed the "satisfaction of the Government of the Azores" with the visit of the President of Canada-Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Group to the Azores. "MP Andrew Cash starts his visit to ou... more >>