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PSD/A: Passos Coelho addressed the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention –...

Portuguese Prime Minister Passos Coelho, national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), was the guest speaker at the XX Social Democratic Regional Convention, which took place in Ponta Delgada...

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PS/A: Azorean socialists held regional convention – Azores

The XV Socialist Party Regional Convention was held in Azores over the weekend. The event was presided by Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Regional Government of the Azores and leader of the PS/A...

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Appointed: Berta Cabral to be sworn Secretary of State of Defense – Portugal

Social democrat (PSD) Berta Cabral, 60, the former mayor of Ponta Delgada city, and former candidate for President of the Government of the Azores, was appointed Secretary of State of Defense by...

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Lajes: President Vasco Cordeiro warns U.S. of challenges ahead – Boston, MA

Speaking in Boston, on Tuesday, the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, warned Washington that the friendship and cooperation between Portugal and the United States...

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China: Ambassador Huang Songfu meets President Vasco Cordeiro – Azores

The Ambassador of China in Portugal, Huang Songfu, met with the President Vasco Cordeiro, in Ponta Delgada, Saturday, to address issues of mutual interest to China and the Azores. After the meeting,...

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Crisis not over! President Cavaco Silva offers compromise and early elections...

In a much anticipated address, today Portugal’s President Anibal Cavaco Silva rejected the opposition parties’ demands for early elections in September 2013, while keeping the coalition government of...

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Portugal: Government of the Azores wins Constitutional Court ruling – Azores

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, has said it was a “great victory” for the Region the ruling, by Portugal’s Constitutional Court, that the regional budget for 2014 will be...

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Community: President Cavaco Silva to visit the United States and Canada –...

The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, will be visiting San Francisco in the United States and Toronto in Canada from February 25 through March 1. The President is accompanied by Vasco...

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Azores: Rep. Devin Nunes introduces House Bill to keep Lajes Air Field...

A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives, by Portuguese American Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), proposing to relocate AFRICOM’s headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany, to the continental United...

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Community: President Vasco Cordeiro visiting Canada – Azores

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, will travel to Canada next week on a four-day visit to meet with the Azorean-Portuguese resident communities of the provinces of Quebec,...

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Terceira: Pentagon confirms US resolve to downsize Lajes Field – Washington DC

The United States Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, has confirmed today the Pentagon’s decision to downsize the US presence in the Lajes Field on Terceira, Azores. The news follow a statement by US...

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Community: Massachusetts legislators appeal to President Obama about Lajes...

The Massachusetts Portuguese American Legislative Caucus, a group of  state legislators of Portuguese descent, have addressed an appeal letter to President Barack Obama petitioning for a review of the...

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Lajes: United States are in ‘gross violation’ of bilateral agreement – Azores

The United States are in “gross violation” of the spirit of the last bilateral agreement held in Lisbon, on February 11, the President of the Government of Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, said Friday in a...

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Terceira: US Congress delegation visiting Lajes Field – Azores

A delegation of members of the United States Congress is visiting the Lajes Field, on Terceira island, Azores, on Saturday, May 9. The visit is taking place at a time of tense bilateral relations...

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Lajes: New round of Portugal-US bilateral talks inconclusive – Azores

The 34th session of the Portugal-U.S. Standing Bilateral commission met on Friday, December 4, in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, for yet another round of “high-level bilateral talks” which resulted...

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Holy See: President Vasco Cordeiro invites Pope Francis to visit the Azores –...

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, was received today at the Vatican by Pope Francis to formally invite His Holiness to visit the Azores next year. The meeting was held in...

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Lajes: President Vasco Cordeiro to meet Permanent Bilateral Commission this...

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, will participated May 6 in a high-level bilateral meeting in Washington, DC, with the Permanent Bilateral Commission, between Portugal and...

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Elections: President Vasco Cordeiro reelected – Azores

Vasco Cordeiro was reelected on Sunday, October 16, President of the Government of the Azores, with an absolute majority, following regional legislative elections for  the new Legislative Assembly....

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Portugal: President-elect Trump has Portuguese connections – Washington, DC

Portuguese authorities have initiated contacts with US President-elect Donald Trump to be inaugurated Friday, January 20, 2017. The contacts are aimed at gaining access and establishing future...

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Update: Permanent Bilateral Commission meeting was constructive – Washington, DC

The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, considered that the meeting with the Permanent Bilateral Commission, held in Washington, DC this week, was “constructive” and that the...

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