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The absence of consistent territorial policies has contributed to widening the gap between the coast and the interior.
Building a solid regional identity and promoting multiculturalism are among the challenges for the Central Region for the next decade, as defined in the Regional Spatial Planning Programme (PROT) for the Centre.
This Regional Territorial Planning Programme (PTRR) is a plan tailored to the current government, not a transformative programme that brings society together. Populations must take ownership of the development choices for their territories. Opinion by Nuno Pinto.
Last Friday, at the Faculty of Economics of Porto, a meeting took place between the candidate António José Seguro and a group of entrepreneurs, managers, academics and students. In that context, I had the opportunity to put a question to the candidate that I considered relevant, with the aim that the President of the Republic might address it...
CCDR, territorial administrativism and institutional hypocrisy. Or how the CCDRs, as they are currently structured, do not exist to foster territorial political choice, but to prevent it from emerging.
The new Intermunicipal Community of the Setúbal Peninsula, which brings together nine municipalities and over 807,000 residents, presents a unique opportunity to redress major imbalances.
The regional spatial plans for the North and Centre were approved this Thursday at the Council of Ministers, after several years, “to enable transformations in the territory.” “These plans were developed over seven years, listening to and involving all regional communities, municipalities; the key civic actors of these regions contributed to a plan that the Government today ...”
Teresa Almeida was validated by 70% of local councillors in indirect elections. Education and health are due to be transferred to the CCDRs in 2026, while a revision of the PROT will unify 52 municipalities into a single instrument.
