The Azorean Government, through the Regional Directorate for Communities, is urging all Azoreans and Azorean descendants living in the Diaspora to register themselves on the ‘Açorianos no Mundo’ (Azoreans in the World) digital platform.
Posted on 19 May 2021.
Azoreans living abroad will elect, May 20-24, the newly established Azorean Diaspora Council (CDA) [Conselho da Diáspora Açoriana], an advisory body intended to strengthen the political and cultural ties between the Azorean communities around the world and the Autonomous Region of the Azores.
The new created advisory body will “create conditions” for Azoreans residing abroad to participate in all aspects of life in the Azores.
Another goal is to create of a database aiming to register all Azoreans living abroad and an electoral system that will allow the election of representatives from the countries of residence with ability to participate in the political affairs of Azores.
FALL RIVER - Azoreans around the world will elect from May 20 to 24 their 19 representatives to the newly created Azorean Diaspora Council, a consultative body chaired by the President of the Regional Government of Azores that aims to ensure the participation, collaboration and consultation of all those who wish to contribute to the Azores development project.
This body will be responsible, among other matters, for issuing opinions on legislation, programs or measures developed by the Regional Government related to Azorean emigration and Diaspora, as well as contributing to the definition and coordination of policies to strengthen relations between the Diaspora and the Region.