One year after the major blackout that hit the Iberian Peninsula in April 2025, the author argues that Portugal has focused more on political announcements than on tangible operational improvements. The text criticizes the confusion between Civil Emergency Planning and Civil Protection, warning that strategic long-term prevention is being sacrificed for immediate crisis management. It concludes by questioning whether the country is truly more resilient or if the public has simply been lulled into a false sense of security.