The Voice and Place of Regions in the Context of the European Union: the Case of the Azores | A Voz e o Lugar das Regiões no Contexto da União Europeia: o Caso dos Açores

In this work we seek to analyze the way regions, as plural entities, try to make themselves heard in the context of the European Union. Through a qualitative and hermeneutic analysis, we investigate, with the case of the Azores archipelago, which since the time of the Discoveries has been present in the national and international context, the possibilities of voice and place in a European Union that is increasingly reorganizing. Considering the case of the Azores, the contribution of the first president of the Regional Government of the Azores is addressed, especially with the concept and status of the outermost regions in treading a path for the region to place its interests in the European Union, as a result of its archipelagic dimension, and these were, to this day, listened to, knowing that the opening of the path remains permanently a challenge.