
Governo dos Açores promove II Encontro Regional de Clubes Europeus

Regional Government signs memorandum of understanding for creation of research network for Outermost Regions
Rejuvenescimento da força laboral açoriana na Base das Lajes em avaliação, refere Artur Lima
The Regional Directorate for European Affairs and External Cooperation begins its activities in the XIII Regional Government of the Azores under the Office of the Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency.
Welcome to the Regional Directorate for European Affairs and External Cooperation.
We are the department of the Regional Government of the Azores responsible for conducting the European and external policies pursued by the Azores.
At a European level, we carry out two essential tasks. Firstly, we are responsible for monitoring, coordinating, consulting and overseeing the European affairs that fall under the direct responsibility of specific governmental departments, such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Transport, Taxes, etc.
Secondly, we play an active role in the European interregional cooperation, with special emphasis on the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions and the cooperation in the context of the Macaronesia area.
As regards External Cooperation, we seek to promote and enhance the Atlantic centrality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores and its integration into the International Relations system. Accordingly, we privilege the Region's position in the context of the Transatlantic Relationship and particularly its relations with the United States. Furthermore, we focus on the Region's cooperation with other infra-state and even state entities outside the European space, namely with Cape Verde as well as with Member States and Provinces of the United States, Canada and Brazil, in particular.

November 30, 2022
Governo dos Açores promove II Encontro Regional de Clubes Europeus
O Governo dos Açores promove no próximo sábado, dia 3 de dezembro, na vila de Nordeste, em São Miguel, a realização do II Encontro Regional de Clubes Europeus. A iniciativa, que reúne os professores responsáveis pelos Clubes Europeus de escolas básicas, secundárias e profissionais da região, tem por objetivo proporcionar um momento de trabalho e de reflexão sobre as atividades destes espaços escolares dinamizadores de atividades no domínio da Dimensão Europeia da Educação e do conhecimento sobre a União Europeia. Este encontro visa ainda potenciar a troca de experiências e de boas práticas entre os participantes, sensibilizando os docentes e as escolas dos Açores para a importância da existência de Clubes Europeus para a promoção de um maior espírito europeu de cidadania ativa junto dos mais jovens. A sessão de abertura do II Encontro Regional de Clubes Europeus realiza-se sábado, às 9h00, com a presença do Diretor Regional dos Assuntos Europeus e Cooperação Externa, Carlos Amaral, do Diretor Regional da Educação, Rui Espínola, e de Rui Lourenço, da Direção Geral da Educação (DGE). O programa do evento, promovido pelo gabinete do Subsecretário Regional da Presidência em colaboração com a Secretaria Regional da Educação e dos Assuntos Culturais, integra uma sessão dedicada à temática da “Cidadania e Clubes Europeus”, a cargo da Direção Geral da Educação, com uma intervenção de Rui Lourenço sobre “A Estratégia Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania no contexto dos Clubes Europeus” e de Madalena Calado sobre “Os Clubes Europeus como elementos integradores do domínio Instituições e Participação Democrática”, seguidas de um espaço de debate entre todos os participantes e ainda de uma sessão para os coordenadores dos Clubes Europeus da região apresentarem as suas atividades. A parte da tarde será preenchida com uma sessão prática/workshop e com a apresentação das conclusões deste II Encontro. Já na sessão de encerramento, prevista para as 17h00, estarão presentes o Subsecretário Regional da Presidência, Pedro de Faria e Castro, a Secretária Regional da Educação e dos Assuntos Culturais, Sofia Ribeiro, e o Vice-presidente da Câmara Municipal de Nordeste, Marco Mourão. Participam neste evento os coordenadores dos Clubes Europeus das ilhas do Pico, São Jorge, Terceira e São Miguel, que no ano letivo 2022/2023 estão ativos e inscritos na Rede Nacional de Clubes Europeus, da DGE.

October 26, 2022
Regional Government signs memorandum of understanding for creation of research network for Outermost Regions
The Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for European Affairs and External Cooperation, and the Centre for Humanistic Studies of the University of the Azores will sign tomorrow, Thursday, October 27, a memorandum of understanding for the creation of an Inter-University Research Network for the Outermost Regions, the RIU-RUP Network. The document will be signed at the end of a meeting on "The Outermost Regions and Europe: challenges, models and opportunities," which will take place tomorrow in Caloura, São Miguel Island. The meeting, which consists of five panels, brings together some thirty researchers and academics from the Outermost Regions as well as other interested parties from other European Universities. The opening session will include speeches by Carlos Amaral, Regional Director for European Affairs and External Cooperation, Flávio Tiago, Regional Director for Science and Technology, and Artur Gil, representing the Rector's Office of the University of the Azores. The inaugural speech will be delivered by João Bosco Mota Amaral. The memorandum of understanding for the creation of the RIU-RUP Network will be signed by university representatives from the Azores, Madeira, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, La Laguna (Canary Islands), French Guiana, Reunion, Antilles, Coimbra, Verona (Italy), Siegen (Germany) and Lille (France). The RIU-RUP Network aims to be a network for sharing scientific knowledge at a university level, ensuring the consolidation of the best possible forms of cooperation in the most varied areas that are relevant to the development of the Outermost Regions. It includes the development of joint research projects or others between the parties involved and their academies, among these academies, and with European Union institutions, under the scope of this network. In turn, it also aims to ensure the dissemination of the results of scientific, research or other work carried out in their own Academies, through this network. It is based on the premise that each party will be a representative in their academies, disseminating the existence of this network and the opportunities for collaboration, encouraging the involvement of more researchers and other interested parties in achieving the goals of the network, which should meet at least once a year.