Responsible for almost €250 million of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), he is charged with safeguarding the country’s most emblematic monuments. In his first interview since taking office, João Soalheiro takes stock.
Heritage has a budget — what it needs is 'human resources'
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Context & Explainers
The Recovery and Resilience Plan (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência) is Portugal's national programme under the EU's NextGenerationEU to fund reforms and investments after COVID‑19; the plan includes roughly €16.6 billion in grants plus about €2.7 billion in loans approved in 2021. Payments are tied to specific milestones and targets — which the government said it is politically committed to meet — so missed milestones can delay projects and funding that affect public works, contractors and local services.
