Information: Rui Bettencourt attends high-level meetings with Presidents of the Outermost Regions in Brussels
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, on behalf of the President of the Government, Vasco Cordeiro, will attend the meeting of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union to take place in Brussels today and Tuesday. This meeting, held at the beginning of a new political cycle for European institutions, aims to coordinate positions among the nine o... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt highlights “significant consensus” among Outermost Regions in Brussels meeting
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations highlighted in Brussels the “significant consensus” reached at the meeting of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union in which he took part on behalf of the President of the Government of the Azores. “This series of meetings taking place in Brussels falls under a very important logic,̶... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt highlights Azores' "inclination" for international cooperation
The Regional Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations highlighted in Angra do Heroísmo the Azores' “particular inclination” for international cooperation. “It is in this exchange and in sharing the knowledge of the European space where we are that we learn from other experiences. This is the basis of all interregional cooperation projects - and there are many - in ... more >>

Information: 22nd General Assembly of the World Council of Houses of the Azores to take place in Bermuda
The 22nd General Assembly of the World Council of Houses of the Azores (CMCA) will take place in Bermuda between October 10 and 12 and will be attended by the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations, Rui Bettencourt. For three days, 13 Houses of the Azores that make up the World Council, from Canada, the United States, Bermuda, Brazil, Uruguay and Mainland Portugal, w... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt to participate in Fabric Arts Festival in Fall River, USA
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations travels to the United States of America to participate in the first edition of Fabric - Fall River Arts Festival, which runs in this city of the State of Massachusetts until Saturday, September 28. The initiative reaches out to the Azorean youth from the diaspora in an experience of the cultural reality of the Azores. The Fa... more >>

Information: Azores are ready to face Brexit, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azores are prepared to face "Brexit" and the difficulties that may arise from the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. "We will not face a direct impact but there will be indirect impacts, evidently," said Rui Bettencourt, who spoke Tuesday at the closing session of the "B... more >>

Information: Azores to host meeting of the Commission for the Environment and Energy of the Committee of the Regions in 2020
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations expressed today his satisfaction with the choice of the Azores as the venue for the meeting of the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy (ENVE) to be held on Terceira Island in 2020. “The Commission for the Environment of the Committee of the Regions has just chosen to meet in the Azores in the firs... more >>

Information: Rui Bettencourt highlights "broader understanding" of the Azores at the European Parliament
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations expressed today his “great satisfaction” with the meetings he held this week with MEPs and several entities in Brussels and Strasbourg. “With regard MEPs, we have a clear feeling that a broader understanding of the Azores and cooperation with the Azores is effectively being outlined," said Rui Bettencourt. ... more >>

Information: Azoreans in Brussels mobilise towards defence of the Region's interests, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations defended in Brussels the mobilisation and contribution of the Azoreans residing in the Belgian capital towards the defence of the Azores' interests in the European Union. "What is at stake is the affirmation of the Azores, especially at a very particular moment in the construction of the European Union, in this new instituti... more >>

Information: Azores are exemplary Region for sustainable development of excellence, says Rui Bettencourt
The Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations defended in Brussels that the Azores are “an exemplary region," ensuring that there is a commitment to develop a sustainable tourism of “excellence” in the archipelago. “There is a global trend with increasing tourism, increasing transport needs and increasing demand for more nature tourism, with the ... more >>