Information: Government of the Azores attentive to implementation of Community policies, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Kourou, French Guiana, that the Azores will pay "the utmost attention to the accessibility and implementation" of European Union funds in order to verify that "intentions are being tuned into action." Rui Bettencourt spoke on behalf of the President of the Government of the Azores at the internal sessions of the 22... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt represents Vasco Cordeiro at Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rui Bettencourt, will take part in the 22nd Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European that takes place in French Guiana on Thursday and Friday. Rui Bettencourt represents the President of the Government at the meeting, as Vasco Cordeiro will be accompanying the President of the Portuguese Republic, ... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt wants young Azoreans involved in the process of defining the Cohesion Policy
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations challenged today young people to contribute to the process of involving Azorean society in defining the future of Cohesion Policy post-2020. Rui Bettencourt stressed that this collaboration will be "very interesting" because it is precisely young people who, until the end of this century, "will make the Azores” and wi... more >>

Information: Committee of the Regions approves proposal of the Azores on motorways of the sea in Outermost Regions
The Committee of the Regions recommended the European Union, on proposal of the Regional Government, to adjust the transport policy framework so that it may take into account the reality of Outermost Regions. This is crucial to "the full accomplishment of the EU's goals for the Trans-European Transport Network" and to Outermost Regions insofar as they become "eligible for actions under the motorwa... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt participates in 15th European Week of Regions and Municipalities in Brussels
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rui Bettencourt, participates in the opening session of the 15th European Week of Regions and Municipalities in Brussels under the 125th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions. These meetings are co-organised by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) of the European Commission and the Comm... more >>

Information: 270 years since the arrival of Azoreans in Santa Catarina, Brazil, celebrated in 2018
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations announced in Ponta Delgada that 2018 will be the year of the Azores in Florianopolis, Brazil, with the celebrations of the 270th anniversary of the arrival of Azoreans in Santa Catarina. Rui Bettencourt spoke Wednesday at the opening of the "Windows" exhibition by Joi Cletison, highlighting the "very strong" Azorean spirit a... more >>

Information: Heterogeneous vision enhances Cohesion Policy post 2020, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations expressed today his "great satisfaction" for the work carried out by participants in the prospective workshops held under the involvement process of the Azorean society in defining the future of Cohesion Policy post 2020. Rui Bettencourt spoke at the end of the third workshop promoted by the Government of the Azores. He high... more >>

Information: "New era" in the Diaspora to boost the Azores in the world, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Secretary Assistant of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Toronto that we are seeing the emergence of a "new era" in the Diaspora. It will bring new challenges for the Houses of the Azores as well as for the Regional Government in the affirmation of the Azorean spirit and the presence of the archipelago in the world. Rui Bettencourt spoke at the opening session of the 20... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores promotes exhibition on Antero and Nemésio in Toronto
The Government of the Azores, through the Cabinet of the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, promotes the exhibition "Antero de Quental and Vitorino Nemésio: living verbs of Azorean culture." It will open on September 13 at the Toronto Public Library Bloor-Gladstone. This itinerant exhibition is part of the programme of the 20th General Assembly of the World... more >>

Information: 20th General Assembly of the World Council of Houses of the Azores meets in Toronto, Canada
The 20th General Assembly of the World Council of Houses of the Azores (CMCA) will take place in Toronto, Canada, from September 13 to 16. The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rui Bettencourt, will attend the event. For four days, the 14 Houses of the Azores from Canada, United States, Bermuda, Brazil, Uruguay and Mainland Portugal that make up the World Coun... more >>