The president of the Coordination and Regional Development Commission (CCDR) of the Centre admitted today that he was surprised by the “excessive level of fraud” in support requests for homes affected by the bad weather.
President of the CCDR of the Centre surprised by "excessive level of fraud" in applications
Tuesday, 28 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
A Regional Coordination and Development Commission (Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional, or CCDR) is a regional body that coordinates central government policy locally, manages regional planning and environmental licensing, and oversees certain EU/cohesion funds; mainland Portugal has five CCDRs (North, Centre, Lisbon and Tagus Valley, Alentejo, Algarve). School directors fear politically driven appointments to CCDRs could steer regional priorities and resource decisions — including education projects and local appointments — in ways that reflect party politics rather than technical criteria.
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