{"id":111095,"date":"2025-06-17T15:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flad.pt\/sister-cities-summit-june-25-26-and-27-in-ponta-delgada\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:22:44","slug":"sister-cities-summit-june-25-26-and-27-in-ponta-delgada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flad.pt\/en\/sister-cities-summit-june-25-26-and-27-in-ponta-delgada\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Cities Summit | June 25, 26 and 27, in Ponta Delgada"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the celebrations of its 40th anniversary, FLAD organizes, in partnership with the Government of the Azores, on June 25, 26 and 27, in Ponta Delgada, on the island of S\u00e3o Miguel, Azores, an international meeting of twinned cities and municipalities between Portugal and the USA. This initiative has the High Patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic. <\/h3>\n

The Sister Cities Summit<\/em>, part of the celebrations of FLAD’s 40th anniversary, will bring together in Ponta Delgada, Azores, for three days, representatives of Portuguese and American municipalities with twinning agreements between them, as well as members of civil society on both sides of the Atlantic who work within the framework of bilateral cooperation to work together on building networks and identifying opportunities for collaboration, promoting local development.<\/p>\n

With this initiative, FLAD and the Government of the Azores join forces to promote transatlantic cooperation, focusing on places where the Portuguese and Portuguese-descendant presence is most significant. The objective is to contribute to the creation and strengthening of networks between different cities in different dimensions (culture, society, economy, education and science, among others), to revive or boost existing twinning agreements and to discuss together the challenges that our cities face. <\/p>\n

There are currently around 60 twinning agreements between the two countries. In the United States, there are about 40 cities involved, whose location tells the story of the movement of Portuguese immigrants who settled there in previous centuries. <\/p>\n

This event will be attended by more than 30 cities and municipalities on both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Admission is free, upon registration here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 25 | Teatro Micaelense<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening of the exhibition \u201cEntre a Pomba e a \u00c1guia \u2013 As festas do Esp\u00edrito Santo na Nova Inglaterra\u201d at the Carlos Machado Museum<\/p>\n

3:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening session<\/p>\n