Vasco Alv​​es Cordeiro 

President of the European Committee of the Regions 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Vasco Alves Cordeiro was elected President of the European Committee of the Regions in June 2022.

Born in the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal and an EU outermost region, on 28 March 1973, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, lawyer, married and father of two children, is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

A graduate in law from the University of Coimbra and with a postgraduate degree in regional law from the University of Lisbon and University of the Azores, Vasco Alves Cordeiro began his professional career as a lawyer in the Azores in 1995 where he practiced until 2003.

In 1996, he was elected for the first time as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores for the Socialist Party, and led the socialist group in the regional parliament between 2000 and 2003.

Since then, he has held several positions in the regional executive, including Regional Secretary of Economy (2008-2012), Regional Secretary of the Presidency (2004-2008), responsible for European and External Affairs, and Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries (2003-2004).

In 2012, he was elected President of the Regional Government of the Azores for the first time, a position for which he was re-elected in 2016, and, in that capacity, represented the region at European and international level as a member of the European Committee of the Regions, and organisations such as the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions of Europe, the Conference of Presidents of the EU Outermost Regions, the Assembly of the Regions of Europe, R20 – Regions of Climate Action, and in the framework of relations with countries that host Azorean communities, including the USA, Canada and Brazil. From 2014 to 2020, he was President of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe.

Cordeiro has been the leader of the Socialist Party of the Azores since January 2013. A strong supporter of the urgent need to tackle the issue of citizens' support for the European project, Vasco Alves Cordeiro has also dedicated himself to strengthening social, economic and territorial cohesion in the European Union, advocating for European policies that genuinely correspond to the interests and ambitions of citizens and strengthen the role of regions as bastions of the Union's internal democracy and its economic and social progress.

Member of the European Committee of the Regions since 2013 and, previously, from 2004 to 2008 as an alternate member, Cordeiro was the First Vice-President of the institution from February 2020 to June 2022. ​​​
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Speeches

  • International Summit of Cities and Regions on Ukraine

    Date: 20/04/2023
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  • The State of Regions and Cities in the European Union

    Date: 11/10/2022
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      The State of Regions and Cities in the European Union
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  • Election speech by President Vasco Alves Cordeiro at the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions

    Date: 29/06/2022
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      Intervenção pelo Presidente Vasco Alves Cordeiro por ocasião da sua eleição na sessão plenária do Comité das Regiões Europeu
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My Team

  • portrait of Jean-Paul BuffatJean-Paul BuffatHead of Cabinet
    • ​​​Strategy, coordination, management ​
    +32 2 282 2256JeanPaul.Buffat@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Anne MorinAnne MorinDeputy Head of Cabinet
    • Deputising the HoC
    • Statutory meetings
    • Inter-institutional relations
    • Political parties
    • Ukraine, enlargeme​​nt, neighborhood
    • EU presidency
    +32 475 99 94 23Anne.Morin@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Monica TiberiMonica TiberiPresident's spokesperson (currently on maternity leave and replaced by Hannah Cornelsen)
    • Press and strategic communications
    • Communication lead for flagship events, such as CoR Summit, European Week of Regions and Cities, and Barometer​
    • Social media ​​
    +32 2 282 2381Monica.Tiberi@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Hannah CornelsenHannah CornelsenPresident's spokesperson (replacing Monica Tiberi on maternity leave)
    • ​Press and strategic communications
    • Communication lead for flagship events, such as CoR Summit, European Week of Regions and Cities, and Barometer
    • Social media
    +32 470 970 128Hannah.Cornelsen@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Leandro Pereira MonteiroLeandro Pereira MonteiroMember of Cabinet
    • Green Deal
    • Sustainable developement
    • CoR Commission : NAT – ENVE
    • EU Presidency: Spain​​​
    • Administrative bodies and internal procedures​
    +32 2 282 2305Leandro.PereiraMonteiro@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of François BalateFrançois BalateMember of Cabinet
    • Future of Europe (incl. Barometer)
    • Subsidiarity
    • Youth (incl. YEP programme), education, culture
    • Relations with think tanks
    • EU presidencies: Sweden and Belgium
    • CoR Commission: CIVEX  ​​
    +32 2 282 2459Francois.Balate@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Nicolas BrookesNicolas BrookesMember of Cabinet
    • Cohesion, rural developpement
    • Cohesion alliance
    • EU budget
    • public finances, public procurement
    • financial instruments
    • economic governance and EU Semester
    • Relations with European Investment Bank and European Central Bank
    • CoR UK Contact Group
    • CoR Commission : COTER ​– ECON ​​
    +32 2 282 2241Nicolas.Brookes@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Francisco TavaresFrancisco TavaresMember of Cabinet
    • Social Europe
    • Relations with national, EU and international territorial associations and delegations
    • Foreign relations (except  Ukraine, enlargement and neighborhood)
    • Outermost regions​
    • EU presidency : Spain (support to Alessandra Antonini)
    • CoR commission : SEDEC​​
    +32 2 282 2501Francisco.Tavares@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Rita MuscatRita MuscatPersonal Assistant to the President
    • Organization of President's agenda
    • Financial matters missions
    • Protocol ​​​
    +32 2 546 9594Rita.Muscat@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Marta Vaz SilvaMarta Vaz SilvaAssistant to Head of Cabinet and to the Deputy Head of Cabinet
    • Support to HoC and Deputy HoC
    • Portuguese press (su​pport to Monica Tiberi) ​
    +32 2 282 2499MartaSofia.VazSilva@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Doriane Henry De FrahanDoriane Henry De FrahanAssistant to the Cabinet members (currently on maternity leave and replaced by Chiara Zilocchi)
    • Logistical and policy support to cabinet members
    • Administrative support and mailing ​​​
    +32 2 282 2286Doriane.HenryDeFrahan@cor.europa.eu
  • portrait of Chiara ZilocchiChiara ZilocchiAssistant to the Cabinet members (replacing Doriane Henry De Frahan on maternity leave)
    • Logistical and policy support to cabinet members
    • Administrative support and mailing ​​​


    +32 2 282 2409Chiara.Zilocchi@cor.europa.eu
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One year shaping & implementing EU policies

 

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  • One year shaping & implementing EU policies
    One year shaping & implementing EU policies
  • Cities & Regions with Ukraine, building its future
    Cities & Regions with Ukraine, building its future
  • Ukraine, We Are On Your Side
    Ukraine, We Are On Your Side
  • The International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv (English version)
    The International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv (English version)
  • The International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv (Ukrainian language version)
    The International Summit of Cities and Regions in Kyiv (Ukrainian language version)
  • Working Group on Ukraine and the Conference of Presidents met in Gdańsk
    Working Group on Ukraine and the Conference of Presidents met in Gdańsk
  • President of the European Committe of the Regions, Vasco Cordeiro, intervening at the Ukraine Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
    President of the European Committe of the Regions, Vasco Cordeiro, intervening at the Ukraine Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
  • Vasco Cordeiro speaking at the Expert Conference on the Recovery Reconstruction and Modernisation of Ukraine
    Vasco Cordeiro speaking at the Expert Conference on the Recovery Reconstruction and Modernisation of Ukraine
  • Vasco Cordeiro answering a question at the Expert Conference on the Recovery Reconstruction and Modernisation of Ukraine
    Vasco Cordeiro answering a question at the Expert Conference on the Recovery Reconstruction and Modernisation of Ukraine
  • The State of Regions and Cities in the European Union
    The State of Regions and Cities in the European Union
  • Press conference by Vasco Alv​​es Cordeiro, newly-elected CoR President
    Press conference by Vasco Alv​​es Cordeiro, newly-elected CoR President
  • Speech by Vasco Alves Cordeiro, newly-elected CoR President
    Speech by Vasco Alves Cordeiro, newly-elected CoR President

Agenda

Upcoming events

  1. 26/9/2023
    Participation in the Commission on Territorial Cohesion and EU Budget (COTER)
    Location: Brussels, Belgium
  2. 29/9/2023
    Participation in the Informal Council Meeting on Cohesion
    Location: Murcia, Spain
  3. 09/10/2023
    Opening of the 21st European Week of Regions and Cities, Speech on the State of the EU's Regions and Cities
    Location: Brussels, Belgium
  4. 10/10/2023
    157th CoR Plenary Session

Past events

  1. 21/9/2023
    Participation in the EU Local Councillors debate on "Energy efficiency and renewable energies - abandoning fossil fuels", Graciosa, Azores
  2. 09/9/2023
    Participation in the conference of the Azores Regional Section of the Order of Technical Engineers
  3. 14/8/2023 : 12:30 (CET)
    Meeting with the leadership of the National Conference of State Legislatures
    Location: Indianapolis, United States of America
  4. 13/8/2023 : 17:30 (CET)
    Participation in the Executive Committee Meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures
    Location: Indianapolis, United States of America
  5. 18/7/2023 : 10:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Eric Adams, Mayor of New York
    Location: New York City
  6. 17/7/2023 : 14:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Antonio Guterres, Secretary General United Nations
    Location: United Nations Headquarter, New York City
  7. 17/7/2023 : 11:00 (CET)
    Participation in United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
    Location: New York City
  8. 05/7/2023 : 10:00 (CET)
    Meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
    Location: European Commission
  9. 04/7/2023 : 13:00 (CET)
    Plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: Brussels
  10. 22/6/2023 : 09:00 (CET)
    Participation at External COTER Conference
    Location: Sibiu, Romania
  11. 27/5/2023 : 10:00 (CET)
    Intervention at Porto Social forum on the European Year of Skills
    Location: Porto
  12. 25/5/2023 : 14:30 (CET)
    Opening of Workshop from Lugano to London: Promoting local self-governance and effective decentralization as part of the reconstruction process of Ukraine
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  13. 24/5/2023 : 16:15 (CET)
    Debate with Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management
  14. 24/5/2023 : 15:05 (CET)
    Debate with Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality
  15. 24/5/2023 : 14:30 (CET)
    Meeting with Eng Marcos Nogueira, Representative of Alentejo in Brussels
    Location: European Commission
  16. 24/5/2023 : 13:45 (CET)
    Meeting with Pedro Lourtie, Portuguese Ambassador to the EU
    Location: Portuguese Ambassy to the European Union
  17. 24/5/2023 : 10:15 (CET)
    Meeting with Gunn Marit Helgesen, President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  18. 23/5/2023 : 15:00 (CET)
    Bilateral meeting with Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships
    Location: European Commission
  19. 23/5/2023 : 11:30 (CET)
    Meeting of the High-Level Group on the future of Cohesion Policy
    Location: European Commission
  20. 16/3/2023 : 11:15 (CET)
    Presiding the #CohesionAlliance High-Level event "Cohesion as a bridge to a united and fairer Europe"
    Location: European Parliament
  21. 16/3/2023 : 09:00 (CET)
    Chairing the 154th Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Parliament
  22. 15/3/2023 : 15:00 (CET)
    Chairing the 154th Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Parliament
  23. 15/3/2023 : 10:30 (CET)
    Meeting of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  24. 15/3/2023 : 09:40 (CET)
    Meeting with Antonio Vicens Vicens, CoR Member and Director-General for External Relations of the Government of the Balearic Islands
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  25. 14/3/2023 : 10:45 (CET)
    Meeting with Eugenio Giani, President of Tuscany Region, and the Regional Councillors of the Commission for European Affairs
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  26. 14/3/2023 : 10:00 (CET)
    Opening of the Committee of the Regions Conference "From local to global: fostering women's leadership in a changing world"
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  27. 09/2/2023 : 13:15 (CET)
    Opening of the Y Factor Exhibition by the trainees of the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Parliament
  28. 09/2/2023 : 11:40 (CET)
    Meeting with Rafal Witold Kozłowski, Marshal of Małopolska Region (Poland)
    Location: European Parliament
  29. 09/2/2023 : 09:00 (CET)
    Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions - Day 2
    Location: European Parliament
  30. 08/2/2023 : 21:00 (CET)
    Reception for the Mayor Pawel Adamowicz Award
    Location: Royal Norwegian Embassy
  31. 08/2/2023 : 19:00 (CET)
    Press point for the Mayor Pawel Adamowicz Award
    Location: European Parliament
  32. 08/2/2023 : 15:00 (CET)
    Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Parliament
  33. 08/2/2023 : 10:30 (CET)
    Meeting of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  34. 08/2/2023 : 10:00 (CET)
    Meeting with the President of La Rioja region (Spain), Concha Andreu
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  35. 08/2/2023 : 08:30 (CET)
    Meeting with Members of the High Level Group on the future of cohesion policy
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  36. 07/2/2023 : 16:00 (CET)
    Conference of the Presidents followed by Bureau Meeting
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  37. 07/2/2023 : 14:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Evelyn Regner, European Parliament Vice-President
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  38. 06/2/2023 : 14:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Tiago Antunes, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal
    Location: Brussels
  39. 25/1/2023 : 18:10 (CET)
    Closing remarks at the "Porto Metropolitan Area is Coming to Brussels" seminar
    Location: Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
  40. 25/1/2023 : 15:00 (CET)
    Meeting with European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  41. 25/1/2023 : 12:15 (CET)
    Visit to the Walloon Parliament in Namur, with the Minister-President of Wallonia Elio Di Rupo, the President of the Walloon Parliament André Frédéric and the Vice-President of Wallonia and member of the European Committee of the Regions, Willy Borsus
    Location: Namur, Belgium
  42. 25/1/2023 : 10:10 (CET)
    Visit to Charleroi followed by a press conference, with the Minister-President of Wallonia E. Di Rupo, the Mayor of Charleroi P. Magnette and the Secretary for Economic Recovery and Strategic Investment with responsibility for Science Policy T. Dermine
    Location: Charleroi, Belgium
  43. 25/1/2023 : 08:45 (CET)
    Visit to Mons, with the Minister-President of Wallonia Elio Di Rupo and Nicolas Martin, Mayor of Mons
    Location: Mons, Belgium
  44. 24/1/2023 : 15:45 (CET)
    Meeting with Cosmin Boiangiu, Executive Director, European Labour Authority
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  45. 24/1/2023 : 15:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Younous Omarjee, Chair of the REGI Committee in the European Parliament
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  46. 24/1/2023 : 12:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Marcos Ros Sempere, Member of the European Parliament
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  47. 24/1/2023 : 09:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of Brittany Region, France
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  48. 02/12/2022 : 09:00 (CET)
    Conference on the Future of Europe Feedback event
    Location: European Parliament
  49. 01/12/2022 : 08:45 (CET)
    Bilateral meeting with European Commission Vice President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas
    Location: Brussels
  50. 30/11/2022 : 19:30 (CET)
    Meeting with Witold Rafał Kozłowski, Marshal of the Małopolska Region
    Location: Brussels
  51. 30/11/2022 : 19:00 (CET)
    Meeting with the Mayor of Prague, Zdenek Hrib
    Location: Brussels
  52. 30/11/2022 : 16:10 (CET)
    Bilateral meeting with Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski
    Location: Brussels
  53. 30/11/2022 : 15:00 (CET)
    152nd CoR Plenary Session
    Location: Charlemagne Building – GASP room (Brussels)
  54. 30/11/2022 : 12:45 (CET)
    Joint signing ceremony of the European Committee of the Regions and Economic and Social Committee Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) declaration with the President of the EESC Christa Schweng
    Location: Brussels
  55. 30/11/2022 : 12:00 (CET)
    Meeting with Brussels Capital Region Minister-President, Rudi Vervoort, and State Secretary for European Affairs, Pascal Smet
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  56. 30/11/2022 : 11:30 (CET)
    Meeting with President of Region Ile-de-France Valérie Pécresse
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  57. 30/11/2022 : 10:30 (CET)
    The President will take part in the meeting of the Party of European Socialists Group in the European Committee of the Regions, of which he is a member.
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  58. 29/11/2022 : 17:30 (CET)
    European Committee of the Regions Bureau Meeting
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  59. 29/11/2022 : 15:30 (CET)
    Conference of the Presidents of the European Committee of the Regions
    Location: European Committee of the Regions
  60. 29/11/2022 : 10:45 (CET)
    Political level meeting: European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
    Location: JDE 52 and Interactio
  61. 29/11/2022 : 09:00 (CET)
    High-Level Group meeting of the CoR and CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
    Location: JDE70 - closed event
  62. 11/11/2022 : 09:00 (CET)
    The 10th Subsidiarity Conference, held this year at the invitation of the CoR member Ximo Puig I Ferrer, President of the Regional Government of Valencia, is a biennial one day-event that seeks to strengthen the EU inter-institutional dialogue on subsidia
    Location: Valencia
  63. 10/11/2022 : 18:30 (CET)
    Participation in the citizen's debate "What do the young people of the region get out of the Conference of the Future of Europe?"
    Location: Palacio de Comunicaciones de València, Plaça de l’Ajuntament 24, Valencia, Spain
  64. 08/11/2022 : 16:15 (CET)
    Key note speech at the Berlin Conference "Co-Creating Europe from the Bottom-Up"
    Location: Allianz Forum Berlin
  65. 28/10/2022 : 12:30 (CET)
    Concluding remarks at EuropCom 2022 "Communicating climate action"
    Location: Event organized by the Committee of the Regions
  66. 27/10/2022 : 15:00 (CET)
    Opening remarks at the Consultation on the EU Charter on Youth and Democracy.
    Location: JDE 70 / Online
  67. 25/10/2022 : 09:00 (CET)
    International Expert Conference on the Recovery, Reconstruction and Modernisation of Ukraine
    Location: Westhafen Event & Convention Center Berlin
  68. 13/10/2022 : 14:30 (CET)
    Closing session of the European Week of Regions and Cities, with the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform, Elisa Ferreira and the Chair of the European Parliament's Regional Development Committee, Younous Omarjee
    Location: The Square
  69. 11/10/2022 : 15:00 (CET)
    Opening of the Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions and debate on the "State of Regions and Cities in the EU": Annual speech by the President
    Location: Charlemagne Building, Plenary Room
  70. 11/10/2022 : 13:30 (CET)
    Meeting with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic
    Location: EC Building, Berlaymont
  71. 11/10/2022 : 09:30 (CET)
    Participation, together with the Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, in the Workshop of the PES Group of the Committee of the Regions on Affordable and Sustainable Housing
    Location: Jacques Delors building - Committee of the Regions - JDE62
  72. 10/10/2022 : 14:30 (CET)
    Opening of the Week of EU Regions and Cities, with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola and the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform, Elisa Ferreira
    Location: European Parliament hemicycle
  73. 10/10/2022 : 13:45 (CET)
    Agenda President of the European Committee of the Regions: Meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola
    Location: European Parliament Building, PHS
  74. 10/10/2022 : 11:00 (CET)
    Joint press conference with the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform, Elisa Ferreira
    Location: EC Building, Berlaymont
  75. 01/1/0001
    Meeting with President of Bretagne regional council, Loïg Chesnais-Girard
  76. 01/1/0001
    Meeting with the President of Gironde, Jean-Luc Gleyze, and the Regional Councillor of Nouvelle Aquitaine, Isabelle Boudineau
    Location: European Committee of the Regions

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