Colep Packaging is the leader of the mobilising Produtec R3 agenda and chose not to request either more time or additional funding as part of the reprogramming. “The focus on implementation is so great that we don't have time to think about other projects and to request extra funding for them,” CEO Paulo Sousa explained, in ...
The focus on implementing the PRR agendas is so great that we don't have time to ask for more money
Monday, 26 January 2026RSS
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.
