Portugal’s regional development bodies (CCDRs) are urging farmers affected by this week’s storms to formally declare agricultural losses after opening dedicated forms to register damage on the ground. The Commissions The post Farmers urged to declare storm damage appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Farmers urged to declare storm damage
Thursday, 29 January 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.
