Europe: European funds news in Portugal

Right to appeal decisions by fund managing authorities abolished

European Funds Exhibition 2026

An event showcasing projects and initiatives funded by the European Union in 2026.

Representação da Comissão Europeia em Portugal28 Oct

Hungary and the dark side of European funds

The Hungarian example clearly demonstrates how European funds can become deeply interconnected with the functioning of institutions.

João Leão warns of a sharper reduction in European funds from 2030 onwards

At issue is the end of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and the decrease in national funds in the next European Union budget.

In Melgaço, European funds arrive in the form of sewing classes

Every week, nearly 20 students gather at the Rosa Maria Handicraft Centre in Prado to learn sewing techniques. The training sessions are free, as the project received over 300,000 euros in European funding.

European Parliament and Madeira oppose cuts to European funds

A delegation of 10 MEPs concluded a three-day visit to Madeira. Omarjee guarantees that “not a single euro” will be missing for the outermost regions in the next budgetary framework.

EP warns: Portugal does not have to centralise European funds

The Vice-President of the European Parliament says that the new EU framework does not oblige Portugal to centralise the management of funds. Madeira receives a delegation from the REGI committee.

After all, cancelling Volta could force Portugal to return 600 million from the RRP

If the Government were to accede to the Lisbon Mayor's request to “cancel immediately” the Volta system, this would mean reversing one of the reforms agreed upon with the European Commission under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), and Portugal could have to return around 600 million euros of the European recovery funds.

Montenegro says the country must prepare for European fund

The European Commission's proposal provides for the creation of a fund aimed at companies and universities, which will have to submit projects in competition with other countries.

The voice of the municipalities. Portuguese mayors want to be part of the decision-making process regarding European funds

In the year that Portugal celebrates 40 years of accession to the European space, a new delegation of Portuguese mayors is taking office in the Committee of the Regions.

Portugal to submit "new PRR reprogramming" to Brussels

Economist Pedro Dominguinhos, president of the PRR Monitoring Committee, analyses the impact of the war in Iran on meeting the deadlines for the use of these European funds.

General Inspectorate of Finance leaves Public Prosecutor's group created to prevent fraud with European funds

The IGF, the Portuguese state service with audit and anti-fraud coordination functions in the area of European funds, was accused of a lack of cooperation and of transmitting incorrect information to the European Union. The Ministry of Finance says that the IGF left the group created by the Public Prosecutor's Office because it does not agree with the criteria and intervention methodologies recently adopted by it.

EU–Mercosur: now, 25 years on...

The AEP will continue to strengthen its commitment to supporting companies' internationalisation through initiatives such as BOW – Business On the Way, a programme backed by European funds.

We founded our company almost out of frustration: many give up applying for European funds because of bureaucracy

The bureaucracy involved in applications for European funds led to the creation of Granter in 2023, with the aim of making access to those funds easier and cheaper. Bernardo Seixas is one of the founders and the chief executive of Granter, the company that won the 2025 Web Summit edition, and he explained on Expresso’s podcast “Liga dos Investidores” how Granter’s “digital employees” are getting around the bureaucracy.

European Funds Exhibition Aims to Clarify Doubts and Avoid Mistakes in Applications

The Agency for Development and Cohesion (AD&C) will hold an exhibition of European funds from December 3 to 5 to showcase projects and investments, as well as to clarify doubts and prevent mistakes in applications. The event will take place at the Convent of São Francisco in Coimbra and is open to everyone.