The Regional Undersecretary for the Presidency, Pedro de Faria e Castro, underlined, in Ponta Delgada, the importance of a Europe of the regions”. Faria e Castro, who was speaking at the reception for participants in the Eurodisseia 2023 Forum, which is taking place this week on the island of São Miguel with around a hundred representatives from 20 regions, considered this representative” of what the Azores defend in their daily actions with international institutions: “a Europe of the regions.”
“We believe that it is the particularities of each one of them that allow us to enhance this project based on mobility,
The Regional Undersecretary said the enhancement of personal and professional skills focuses mainly on young people, who are shaping the world of today and tomorrow”.
For Faria e Castro, holding this event in the Azores is “a challenge” for the Assembly of European Regions (AER),
which is of “particular importance” because the archipelago is an outermost region with its respective constraints, stressing that this “is not synonymous with isolation” and that they also contribute to the “affirmation of Europe in the international system”.
“We are convinced that important decisions will be taken and that the discussion issues such as youth mobility and the creation of opportunities to enrich their academic and professional careers will bear fruit in this European Year of Skills,” said the Undersecretary, challenging the participants to be “ambassadors for the Azores” in their own regions.

in Correio dos Açores–Natalino Viveiros, director

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