Parishes disappointed at still not having access to EU funds

"SAFE funds could reach the Government in the coming weeks or months"

Compete will launch calls equivalent to one-third of its allocation

Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law: "The Hungarians have made their choice and have chosen a European future"

In an exclusive interview for RTP Europa, the Commissioner believes that, following the election of the new Hungarian prime minister, the country is ready to unlock the 18 billion euros in European funds.

European funds develop skills for the most vulnerable youth

The Escolhas Programme is one of the oldest social integration initiatives in Portugal and is supported by the European Social Fund Plus

Hungary expects to close deal with Brussels in May

Peter Magyar is expected to travel to Brussels again to conclude a political agreement and assures that the EU is not imposing “conditions contrary to national interests” for the release of funds.

Three arrested on suspicion of 15 million euro fraud involving European funds

The detainees are two men and one woman, charged with crimes of fraud in obtaining subsidies or grants and criminal association.

Magyar meets with Brussels to unlock RRP

“We have no time to lose”: Magyar meets with Von der Leyen to unlock 17 billion from the RRP and SAFE programme funds, but Brussels warns about the restoration of the Rule of Law.

Portugal may indeed lose European Union funds in the next budget and be at a disadvantage compared to other countries

Portugal faces the potential risk of reduced EU funding in the upcoming budgetary cycle, which could leave the nation at a competitive disadvantage relative to its European peers.

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Sánchez proposes extending European funds by six months to a year

The proposal was made on Thursday at the start of the European Council taking place in Cyprus, Sánchez himself said on Friday in statements to journalists upon his arrival for the second day of the meeting.

Compliance towards performance: the importance of generative AI in the future control model for European funds

The use of GenAI, especially in automating checks, document analysis, cross-referencing databases, and anomaly detection, within the framework of what I would call, for lack of a better term, a kind of 'sovereign control cloud' for European funds, could allow for a significant reduction in context costs, accelerate validation processes, and free up capacity for management and control authorities.

Brussels wants access to funds more dependent on the rule of law

Michael McGrath states that the European Commission wants to include a closer link between the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights for access to European funds.

European Anti-Fraud Office conducted four investigations in Portugal in 2025

At issue are “alleged irregularities related to EU agricultural subsidies,” states OLAF, which investigates fraud cases that harm the European budget.

Portugal 2030 execution at 16.8%. Business programme remains at the bottom of the table

The execution rate of Portugal 2030 is nearly 17% (16.8%) as of the end of March. According to the monthly bulletin of the community support framework, 12.32 billion euros have been approved and 3.86 billion executed by March 31st. The Pessoas 2030 programme stands out with the highest execution rate (34.3%), the...

European defence: what funds can finance — and what the State must guarantee

For decades, European funds were the grammar of convergence. They are now becoming something else: an instrument for the geopolitical assertion of the European Union (EU). The defence sector demonstrates this better than any other. Because in this area, it is no longer enough to finance projects, meet deadlines, or announce funding packages. What is at stake is something else...

Interpellations and urgent debates mark the April plenary session in the Azores parliament

Also this week, the Azorean parliament will hold a second urgent debate on public policies to encourage tourism.

BE and PCP MEPs ask Costa and Von der Leyen for an extension of the RRP execution deadline

In a letter addressed to António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen, 33 MEPs state that the progress in the execution rate of the Recovery and Resilience Plans is “far from being fully utilised.”

European Vice-President points to Lisbon's drainage plan as an example of fund usage

The European Commission Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto, stated this Wednesday that the Lisbon General Drainage Plan (PGDL) is a clear example of how European resources can be used 'very well'. During a visit to the Monsanto – Santa Apolónia tunnel construction site in Campolide, accompanied by...

RRP with extended deadline and funds for more housing

On the surface, the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) in Portugal appears successful, but deeper analysis reveals significant shortcomings, particularly in housing. A recent European Parliament mission highlighted that the current 2026 deadline is too tight for full fund utilisation and that existing funds have been primarily used for renovating existing properties rather than increasing the overall housing supply. There is an urgent need to extend the RRP deadline and shift the focus of EU funds towards increasing public housing stock and converting properties currently used for tourism into affordable homes for middle-class families.

Entities leave anti-fraud group created by the Attorney General's Office

Four entities abandon the group created six years ago

Municipalities send proposals to the Government to accelerate the execution of Portugal 2030

The 22 measures proposed in the document are based on prior consultation and surveys conducted with intermunicipal entities and metropolitan areas.

Agriculture “for now” without cuts, cohesion risks losing more than 20%

The minister says that if negotiations were to close now, Portugal would escape cuts to agriculture in the next community support framework. However, he leaves the future of cohesion open, which risks a cut of more than one-fifth.

Structural funds: Portugal has reallocated 2.5 billion euros to new EU priorities

Mid-term review of Cohesion Policy secures an additional 34.6 billion euros for projects in the areas of competitiveness, defence, energy transition, water resilience, and housing.

I am not at ease with the execution of Portugal 2030

We must always have this focus and this concern. Being at ease is not the right expression. Never. This is how the president of the Agency for Development and Cohesion peremptorily responds when asked if she is at ease with the execution pace of the current community support framework, Portugal 2030, which has more than 4.2 billion...

Storms. Montenegro guarantees that Portugal will not lose funds

Luís Montenegro guarantees that Portugal will not lose a single cent of European funds due to the recent severe weather.

Montenegro asks Von der Leyen for an “ingenious solution” to avoid losing RRF funds

The Prime Minister says he received a guarantee from the President of the European Commission that the country will not lose the money for RRF projects that went over budget due to the series of storms.

11 PM. Bad weather. Portugal will neither lose nor return RRF funds

In Brussels, following the European Council, Luís Montenegro guarantees that Portugal will not lose or return funds from the Recovery and Resilience Plan due to delays caused by the storms.