Information: Study confirms "positive potential" of Transatlantic Partnership for the Azores
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations said the study on the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and USA on Azorean economy confirms the "positive potential" that this partnership can bring to the Region, being an important tool to prepare a response to challenges. The study was released today in Ponta Delgada and was specifica... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira says the Azores are interested in "all aspects" of European Maritime Policy
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Horta that the Azores are interested in "all aspects" of the European Maritime Policy. Rodrigo Oliveira spoke at the opening of the conference "Integrated Maritime Policy - assessment and future challenges." The government official stressed that, for this reason, the Azores have fully committed to their participation i... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira highlights creation of Network of Youth Ambassadors of the Azores in the Diaspora
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stressed in Ponta Delgada the role played by young people from the Azorean Diaspora in strengthening ties and bringing the Azores closer to their emigrant communities. Rodrigo Oliveira spoke on the sidelines of the closing session of the "Azores 2016 Training for young people from Azorean Diaspora," an initiative promoted by the... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes training for young people from Diaspora communities
The Government of the Azores promotes the "Azores 2016 Training for young people from Azorean Diaspora" from July 15 to 21. The initiative is directed to young people of Azorean descent aged between 22 and 36 from Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, United States of America and Uruguay, but also from Mainland Portugal. The "Azores 2016 Training" will take place on the islands of Terceira, Graciosa, Santa Ma... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira defends that EU should strengthen cohesion policies to overcome current crisis
The Bureau of the Committee of the Regions, which met today in Bratislava, Slovakia, adopted a political statement on the outcome of the UK referendum on the European Union. According to the Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, this document reiterates the "clear support "of the regions to the European project. Rodrigo Oliveira, who attended the meeting on behalf of t... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores takes part in four consortia with projects applying for funding under INTERREG Europe
The Government of the Azores will take part of four consortia with applications for European funding under INTERREG Europe programme for the development of projects in the field of innovation policies, business development, renewable energy and alternative fuels in maritime transport. "Unlike what happens with MAC programme (Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands), which has a limited geographical scope a... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira announces awarding of "José Medeiros Ferreira" scholarship to Azorean student
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations announced today the awarding of "José Medeiros Ferreira" for the academic year 2016/2017 to Henrique Cordeiro Fonseca, a 23-year old young man from Ribeira Grande on São Miguel Island. "It is with great satisfaction that I can announce that, once again, one of the Azorean applicants was selected in the difficult admiss... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira highlights importance of strengthening relations between Diaspora communities
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Hawaii that he continued strengthening of relations between the various areas of the Diaspora is "an aspiration of new generations." This is important not only to "honour the courage and determination of emigrants," but also to "strengthen the cultural identity of our communities, recognising and projecting the Azores ... more >>

Information: Rodrigo Oliveira defends strengthening of relations between the Azores and Hawaii
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations said in Honolulu, the Azores and Hawaii have "all the conditions" to enhance and strengthen your relationship, "in honour of the emigrants and their role in the development" of this archipelago Pacific. "Therefore, I believe that the meeting with the Governor of Hawaii has a profound institutional and political significance", sa... more >>

Information: Relations between the Azores and Santa Catarina have "great vitality," says Rodrigo Oliveira
The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Ponta Delgada that the relations between the Azores and Santa Catarina, being grounded in Azorean emigration from the mid-18th century, currently have "a presence of great vitality and a future that will certainly be built over the emotional ties as well as on the common interests that unite us." "Young people are our ... more >>