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Montenegro warned that Portugal will express “firm and reasoned opposition” to the next EU budget if it disregards cohesion principles. “I have an obligation to protect Portugal's interests,” he said.
The Prime Minister asks that the path of convergence taken by Portugal not be interrupted.
The European Parliament rejects the idea that Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy should be compromised to address the European Commission's new priorities. Therefore, it proposes a 10% increase in the next multiannual financial framework, achieved by fully allocating 1.27% of the European Union's Gross National Income (GNI) to it.
European Commission Vice-President Raffaele Fitto is visiting Lisbon and the Azores from Wednesday, the 8th, to Friday to discuss the future of cohesion policy and the EU's strategy for outermost regions. During his visit, Fitto will meet with Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel, Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion Manuel Castro Almeida, President of the Regional Government of the Azores José Manuel Bolieiro, and Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas. The visit will focus on the new framework for cohesion policy investments for the 2028-2034 budget, the mid-term review of cohesion policy, and the future of National and Regional Partnership Plans. Additionally, Fitto will discuss EU support for Portugal via the Solidarity Fund to address damage from earlier storms, while Bolieiro will urge the government to ensure the EU maintains specific funding for outermost regions.
Raffaele Fitto will meet with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Economy and Territorial Cohesion.
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