António Costa revealed this Friday in Mangualde, in the Viseu district, that Portugal is the fifth most advanced country in implementing the recovery and resilience (PRR) program out of 27 in the European Union.
Asked about the warnings of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who stood by his side when the question was asked, the prime minister said that “it is essential to have an alert president of the republic and the country mobilized for the unique opportunity to make Portugal 2020. , start Portugal 2030 tenders and implement the PRR”.
“I have good reasons to be confident, knowing that there is a timer counting down to December 31, 2026, which is the day after tomorrow. It is important that what is happening keeps pace. At the last meeting of the Council of State, Commissioner Elisa announced Ferreira indicates that Portugal is the fifth most advanced country out of 27 in implementing the PRR,” said the head of government.
Still, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa points out that many of the countries lagging behind in implementing the program are those geographically closer to the war in Ukraine. “My role is to be tough on the question. The president of the republic rationally recognizes the difficulties, because there are countries that are much more backward and have difficulty implementing PRR. But many of them have understandable reasons, such as the Baltic States and the East, which are closer to war,” the head of state argued.
Marcelo says implementation of the PRR is “a race against time” as the “deadline expires at the end of 2026”. The president of the republic admits an “extension”, but says better not “count on it”.
“You have to do as much as possible. Younger people want to lead the way, stay in the countryside. Others, from generations I count myself among, are thinking about how to try to get back what was dreamed of a few years ago. , on April 25 or 40 years ago “, he concluded, defending transparency in the implementation of the program, not least because there is much more supervision by the Portuguese and at the European level.
Source: DN
