Mission head promises full execution of recovery plan
The head of the Recuperar Portugal Mission Structure has assured that the Recovery and Resilience Plan (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência or PRR) will be executed at 100% without the loss of European funds. While expressing confidence in the overall target, the mission identified housing as a critical area requiring urgent attention. The plan remains a central pillar for national investment and economic activity.
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.