Projects funded by European funds are no longer required to wait for prior approval from the Court of Auditors to proceed, as of the end of December 2024. The Executive's goal is to accelerate the execution of funds. Thus, the institution led by Filipa Urbano Calvão now carries out the oversight of projects only a posteriori. Since then...
Court of Auditors has only rejected one PRR-funded project since the end of prior approval
Wednesday, 25 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The PRR (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência) is Portugal's national program under the EU's NextGenerationEU recovery fund, worth approximately €22.2 billion — roughly €16.6 billion in grants plus €5.6 billion in loans. Approved in 2021, it funds reforms and investments across housing, digital transition, climate action, healthcare, and public administration.
Payments from the European Commission are tied to specific milestones and targets. Missed deadlines or incomplete reforms can delay disbursements, affecting public works, infrastructure projects, and social programs that depend on PRR funding.
The PRR is one of the largest investment programs in Portugal's recent history and touches areas from affordable housing construction to hospital modernization, school renovation, and green energy transition. Progress is monitored by the European Commission through regular reviews.
