Information: Carlos César to meet with Barak Obama The President of the Government, who is integrated in Portuguese delegation led by Prime Minister José Socrates, will meet the President of the United States of America on Friday in the context of Barack Obama’s visit to Lisbon to attend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Summit (NATO) Summit. Since 1941, the Azores have a Portuguese air base, BA4, located on the island of Terceira. Dur... more >> Information: Carlos César re-elected for the Political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions The President of the Government was sworn member of the Political Bureau of Assembly of European Regions (AER) on Friday morning during the 26th General Assembly of that body taking place in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Carlos César, who had been re-elected for the position on Thursday, reiterated in the first meeting of the new Bureau held on Friday that “the Azores will always be ava... more >> Information: Government approves incentives in the amount of 1.5 million Euros for private investments The Government of the Azores has subsidised, through the Incentive Scheme for the Regional Development of the Azores (SIDER), a set of projects in a total amount 1.5 million Euros over last month. SIDER has represents, since its entry in force, a total of 500 applications, which corresponds to a private investment of nearly 330 million Euros, of which 110 millions represent investments integrated ... more >> Information: Carlos César regards Eurodyssey as a fundamental strategy to reinforce regional power in Europe The President of the Government stated on Thursday that Eurodyssey “simultaneously promotes mobility and employability of our youngsters and the construction of a Europe of Regions is indeed one of the most important and visible strategies, whether for our employment policies or for the assertion of regional power in Europe.” Carlos César spoke during the 26th General Assembly of ... more >> Information: Azores are space of opportunities for foreign investors The Regional Secretary for the Economy, Vasco Cordeiro, challenged on Monday the businesspeople attending an information session on “Business Opportunities in the Azores,” to visit the Azores and assess the best areas to carry out their investment projects. This initiative was organised by the Agency for the Promotion of Investment in the Azores (APIA) and was held in Winnipeg, Canada.... more >> Information: Government highlights success of “Circus Campaign – Do you know what social Europe can do for you?” The Regional Under Secretary for European Affairs and External Cooperation stressed in Ponta Delgada “the great satisfaction of the Government, not only for the possibility to bring an initiative of the European Commission which covered more than 30 cities of the twenty-seven Member States to the “European Region of the Year 2010,” but also for the significant participation and i... more >> Information: Carlos César reiterates choice to support companies and families in the Azores Carlos César reinforced the idea that the support to companies and families is the Regional Government’s priority at a time when some Azorean companies and families are facing difficulties caused by the worldwide crisis. “It is a matter of choice. In the case of the Azores, we have gathered our resources. We will no longer carry out the interventions that we have planned for the S... more >>
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