Secretaria Regional das Finanças, Planeamento e Administração Pública
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
Vice-Presidência do Governo Regional
Terceira Island hosts 22nd OECD Plenary Session
Terceira Island hosts 22nd OECD Plenary Session
Secretaria Regional das Finanças, Planeamento e Administração Pública
New Hilton hotel is crucial to development of international reputation of the Azores, says Duarte Freitas
New Hilton hotel is crucial to development of international reputation of the Azores, says Duarte Freitas
June 28, 2024
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
June 28, 2024
Terceira Island hosts 22nd OECD Plenary Session
June 20, 2024
New Hilton hotel is crucial to development of international reputation of the Azores, says Duarte Freitas
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Nota de Imprensa
June 28, 2024
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
The Regional Government has decided to create a Strategic Council within the SATA Group, to be chaired by a person of acknowledged merit and professional suitability, appointing Rui Coutinho as President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding. According to Duarte Freitas, Regional Secretary for Finance, "the XIV Government of the Azores, as sole shareholder of SATA Holding, S.A., has decided that this is the time to promote changes in the Group's corporate organisational structure." In a reformist move, a Strategic Council will be created, with statutory rights, which will include between seven and nine members. It aims to make decision-making processes on strategic matters more resilient, promoting the alignment of all the interests involved and strengthening the reflection on SATA's role in the Region. The Regional Government believes that the creation of a Strategic Council in the management structure of SATA Holding, S.A. is pertinent, especially to foster and deepen the debate on the main strategic challenges facing the company, considering the different perspectives of those representing the interests of the Azoreans and the SATA Group. Regarding the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., the new President will appoint the other members to the Board of Directors, which will maintain all the competences currently laid down in the company's statutes. According to Berta Cabral, the Regional Secretary responsible for Mobility, "the Regional Government has defined as a priority for the new President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., strict compliance with the Restructuring Plan approved by the European Commission. As such, it entails the stabilisation of the reorganisation of the corporate structure, the adaptation of the operation, with improved efficiency and cost reduction, the safeguarding of SATA Air Açores, the privatisation of Azores Airlines, the restructuring and sale of the company's handling business and the presentation of a proposal in an eventual new tender for territorial Public Service Obligations, as the company is banned from operating loss-making routes." The Regional Government has decided to maintain Bernardo Oliveira and João Crispim Ponte as Non-Executive Directors on the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., with a view to monitoring the work under the Restructuring Plan. The Regional Government would like to thank Carla Neto and José Roque for their work, commitment, responsibility and loyalty to SATA at a difficult time when their technical skills and human qualities were clearly demonstrated. With these decisions, the Regional Government is fully confident that SATA Group and its employees will move towards a future of sustainability and fulfilment of the fundamental mission for which SATA was born.
June 28, 2024
Regional Government appoints Rui Coutinho as SATA President and creates company's Strategic Council
The Regional Government has decided to create a Strategic Council within the SATA Group, to be chaired by a person of acknowledged merit and professional suitability, appointing Rui Coutinho as President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding. According to Duarte Freitas, Regional Secretary for Finance, "the XIV Government of the Azores, as sole shareholder of SATA Holding, S.A., has decided that this is the time to promote changes in the Group's corporate organisational structure." In a reformist move, a Strategic Council will be created, with statutory rights, which will include between seven and nine members. It aims to make decision-making processes on strategic matters more resilient, promoting the alignment of all the interests involved and strengthening the reflection on SATA's role in the Region. The Regional Government believes that the creation of a Strategic Council in the management structure of SATA Holding, S.A. is pertinent, especially to foster and deepen the debate on the main strategic challenges facing the company, considering the different perspectives of those representing the interests of the Azoreans and the SATA Group. Regarding the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., the new President will appoint the other members to the Board of Directors, which will maintain all the competences currently laid down in the company's statutes. According to Berta Cabral, the Regional Secretary responsible for Mobility, "the Regional Government has defined as a priority for the new President of the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., strict compliance with the Restructuring Plan approved by the European Commission. As such, it entails the stabilisation of the reorganisation of the corporate structure, the adaptation of the operation, with improved efficiency and cost reduction, the safeguarding of SATA Air Açores, the privatisation of Azores Airlines, the restructuring and sale of the company's handling business and the presentation of a proposal in an eventual new tender for territorial Public Service Obligations, as the company is banned from operating loss-making routes." The Regional Government has decided to maintain Bernardo Oliveira and João Crispim Ponte as Non-Executive Directors on the Board of Directors of SATA Holding, S.A., with a view to monitoring the work under the Restructuring Plan. The Regional Government would like to thank Carla Neto and José Roque for their work, commitment, responsibility and loyalty to SATA at a difficult time when their technical skills and human qualities were clearly demonstrated. With these decisions, the Regional Government is fully confident that SATA Group and its employees will move towards a future of sustainability and fulfilment of the fundamental mission for which SATA was born.
Nota de Imprensa
June 28, 2024
Terceira Island hosts 22nd OECD Plenary Session
The Azores will host the 22nd Plenary Session of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which will take place at the Terceira Mar Hotel in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, on July 3 and 4. The opening session, scheduled for 9:30 am on July 3, will be chaired by the Vice-President of the Regional Government, Artur Lima, and will also include speeches by the Director of the OECD Development Centre, Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, and the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD, Manuel Lobo Antunes. The works of the plenary session, under the theme "Initiative on Global Value Chains, Transformation of Production and Development," will be divided into six sessions. They will address topics such as the Outermost Regions, sustainability, globalisation, transport, connectivity, energy transition, digital transition, blue economy, regional cooperation, agri-food and statistical data, among others. The closing session, scheduled for July 4 at 3:50 pm, will be attended by the Regional Secretary for Finance, Planning and Public Administration, Duarte Freitas. Preceding the 22nd plenary session, the meeting of a Peer Learning Group on "Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development in the Amazon Region: Natural Assets for Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation" will take place on July 2, in cooperation between the OECD and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Brazil. This event, which takes place in the Azores in partnership with the Regional Government, is annually held in one of the regions/cities of OECD members. The initiative is a platform for policy dialogue and knowledge sharing between OECD and non-OECD countries. It aims to improve evidence and identify policy guidelines to promote development, participation and modernisation in global value chains (GVCs). The Azores have been working with the OECD to provide an analytical framework to update and expand EU support mechanisms for integration into global value chains. The OECD is an international organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961, with Portugal as one of its founding members. It has as its mission to promote policies to improve global economic and social well-being, serving as a forum for governments to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.
June 28, 2024
Terceira Island hosts 22nd OECD Plenary Session
The Azores will host the 22nd Plenary Session of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which will take place at the Terceira Mar Hotel in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, on July 3 and 4. The opening session, scheduled for 9:30 am on July 3, will be chaired by the Vice-President of the Regional Government, Artur Lima, and will also include speeches by the Director of the OECD Development Centre, Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, and the Permanent Representative of Portugal to the OECD, Manuel Lobo Antunes. The works of the plenary session, under the theme "Initiative on Global Value Chains, Transformation of Production and Development," will be divided into six sessions. They will address topics such as the Outermost Regions, sustainability, globalisation, transport, connectivity, energy transition, digital transition, blue economy, regional cooperation, agri-food and statistical data, among others. The closing session, scheduled for July 4 at 3:50 pm, will be attended by the Regional Secretary for Finance, Planning and Public Administration, Duarte Freitas. Preceding the 22nd plenary session, the meeting of a Peer Learning Group on "Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development in the Amazon Region: Natural Assets for Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation" will take place on July 2, in cooperation between the OECD and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Brazil. This event, which takes place in the Azores in partnership with the Regional Government, is annually held in one of the regions/cities of OECD members. The initiative is a platform for policy dialogue and knowledge sharing between OECD and non-OECD countries. It aims to improve evidence and identify policy guidelines to promote development, participation and modernisation in global value chains (GVCs). The Azores have been working with the OECD to provide an analytical framework to update and expand EU support mechanisms for integration into global value chains. The OECD is an international organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961, with Portugal as one of its founding members. It has as its mission to promote policies to improve global economic and social well-being, serving as a forum for governments to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.