The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, said on Friday that in the current situation, the use of European funds, namely the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), is “urgent” and “unforgivable” if not done in time.
“We need to take full advantage of factors that, despite everything, are favorable economic conditions. A favorable advantage is the availability of funds intended to partially compensate for the pandemic, which are available in a period of war”said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Speaking at the Solverde group’s 50th anniversary ceremony, the head of state said it was “urgent” to use public funds, namely the PRR, “on time”.
“Which makes it urgent to use these funds on time. And, of course, unforgivable as time passes and there is no time commitment”noted.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stressed that the end of the war is “unpredictable”, both in duration and in “balance of power”, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa defended that the country can benefit from another factor, namely that of being “considered a safe destination “. .
“There is another factor that is beneficial to us. This factor is that Portugal is seen as a safe destination. A safe destination, close, but sufficiently far from the conflict zone, as if it were an island in the Atlantic Ocean that is European , but far from the area where it is risky to choose it as a tourist destination, it is risky to choose it as a destination for foreign investment and it is risky to choose it as a place of permanent residence”said.
However, saying that the country “is benefiting from this situation”, the president of the republic recalled that this carries responsibilities “for everyone”, recalling that this is a “temporary” situation and that “should be used fully “.
“It’s an unrepeatable opportunity in some facets”he said.
The head of state also told those attending the ceremony that the country has “conditions” for “fulfilling” these goals.
“We have European funds and conditions for foreign investment so that we know how to nurture sufficient internal investment conditions to face the war period we are going through. There are conditions for that, but we won’t be.”insured.
Source: DN
