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Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has secured assurances from the European Commission that Portugal will not forfeit Recovery and Resilience Plan funds impacted by recent severe weather, following a request for flexible, ingenious solutions.
The Government has altered the governance model for European funds, removing the statutory right to appeal decisions by fund managing authorities. The change, approved by the Council of Ministers on 9 January but not yet published in the Diário da República, is presented as a simplification intended to make fund administration clearer and more effective. While the amendment may speed up decision-making and reduce administrative burdens, it eliminates a direct procedural remedy for beneficiaries and stakeholders — including SMEs, NGOs and expat nationals — and raises questions about accountability, transparency and conformity with national and EU administrative-law protections. Key issues to monitor are the final text published in the Official Gazette, any alternative oversight or review mechanisms that are put in place (internal review, ombudsman, monitoring committees or judicial review), and the potential for legal or political challenges that could arise if ordinary remedies are perceived as insufficient.
Jorge Veloso, outgoing president of Anafre, said it is a disappointment to end his term without parishes being able to apply for EU community funds as promised by recent governments. He described the continued exclusion of freguesias from those funding streams as constraining local development projects and municipal budgets, and said it raises questions about the implementation and prioritisation of state policy for local government support.
European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius conducted his first official visit to Portugal, meeting Defence Minister Nuno Melo and Education Minister Fernando Alexandre to discuss defence and space policy. He signalled that SAFE funds could reach the Portuguese government in the coming weeks or months, prompting analytical questions about budget timing, allocation between defence and civil space programmes, and coordination between national ministries and EU institutions. The visit underlined the need for clear planning to integrate incoming EU funding with Portugal’s defence and space policy priorities.
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.
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.
“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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
Luís Montenegro guarantees that Portugal will not lose a single cent of European funds due to the recent severe weather.
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.
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.
The webpage provides access to the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, managed by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. It offers information on funding opportunities, tenders, and projects within the European Union, including resources relevant to Portugal. Users can explore calls for tenders, funding programs, and data related to EU-funded initiatives, with options to apply for grants, loans, and venture capital. The portal also features support services, APIs, and links to related EU funding resources, facilitating access for Portuguese entities seeking EU financial support.
The project has been in the works since 1995 and has already secured an agreement to benefit from European funds. However, no progress has been made.
With the election campaign constrained by the devastating effects of Storm Kristin, António José Seguro has been visiting—albeit without journalists—some of the municipalities most affected, particularly in the districts of Leiria and Santarém, and has also taken the opportunity to offer suggestions to the Government and to criticise the lack of assistance to the affected communities.
Presidential candidate António José Seguro suggests the Government should ask Brussels to obtain an extension of the deadline for completing some works financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). “I would like to make a suggestion to the Government: in the context of the PRR negotiation, if the European Union could grant an extension ...”
The Polícia Judiciária carried out around 20 searches at residences and company premises in Lisbon at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving European grants and money laundering in projects related to pandemic prevention. One suspect was detained and will be presented to ...
The year began with a new update to the Calls Schedule, which lists funding opportunities for the next 12 months under the Portugal 2030 programmes and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) programme. “The calls schedule contains information at two different levels of detail, ...
The government confirms that the statistical separation of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area will only take effect in the next EU funding framework, from 2028.
Only 58% of the funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility have been disbursed, leaving almost €270 billion to be implemented by the end of 2026. The review is carried out by Coface, which warns that the overall impact on European GDP will be lower than expected, but the end of the European 'bazooka' will be partially offset by ...
The Economy Minister acknowledged that there is indeed a risk that Alentejo could lose funds in the next EU support framework, because it is on the threshold of ceasing to be a transition region. But he says this situation results from a change of secretariat and, therefore, Castro Almeida undertakes that, as far as the Government is concerned, ...
Portugal's representative to the European Union argues that Portugal receives, but also contributes significantly to the European project.
A former PSD prime minister and president of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva says Portugal should not be giving priority to attracting high amounts of community funds. On the 40th anniversary The post Portugal too dependent on community funds – Cavaco Silva appeared first on Portugal Resident.
