PRR - RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN
PRR – Recovery and Resilience Plan, is the Portuguese program developed within the scope of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, which is part of the Next Generation EU, a temporary recovery instrument designed by the European Council, to respond to the great impact that the pandemic (SARSCoV) has. -2) had in our society.
PRR will run from 2021 to 2026, where a set of reforms and investments will be implemented, which will contribute to the reopening of sustainable economic growth.
The financial envelope has a total of €16,643 million (M€), comprising €13,944 million in grants and €2,699 million in loans, which will support investment in three major thematic areas: Resilience, Climate Transition and Digital Transition. Each of these areas is composed of several components, subdivided into reforms that, in turn, are embodied through projects.
THEMATIC AREAS
RESILIENCE
The Resilience dimension is associated with an increase in the ability to react to crises and overcome current and future challenges associated with them. This dimension arises to promote a transformative, lasting, fair, sustainable and inclusive recovery, being understood in the PRR context in all its aspects: social, economic, productive, and territorial resilience.
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C1. National Health Service
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C2. Housing
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C3. Social Responses
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C4. Culture
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C5. Capitalization and Business Innovation
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C6. Qualifications and Competencies
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C7. Infrastructure
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C8. Forests
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C9. Water Management
CLIMATE TRANSITION
The Climate Transition dimension results from Portugal's commitment and contribution to the climate goals that will allow the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2050. The decarbonization of the economy and society offers important opportunities and prepares the country for realities that will shape competitiveness factors, in the near future.
Regarding the principle of climate integration, the Portuguese PRR meets the threshold of its global investment earmarked for climate transition objectives, reaching 38%.
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C10. Sea
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C11. Decarbonization of Industry
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C12. Sustainable Bioeconomy
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C13. Energy Efficiency in Buildings
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C14. Hydrogen and Renewables
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C15. Sustainable Mobility
DIGITAL TRANSITION
In the Digital Transition dimension, significant reforms and investments are planned in the areas of digitization of companies, state and the provision of digital skills in education, health, culture and forest management.
Measures to support digital goals represent an amount of 22% of the plan's total allocation, exceeding the 20% threshold defined by European regulations: 12 of the 20 components of the PRR have a direct digital goal contribution.
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C16. Companies 4.0
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C17. Public Finance Quality and Sustainability
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C18. Economic Justice and Business Environment
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C19. More Efficient Public Administration
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C20 Digital School