Ana Abrunhosa stresses that CCDR have more autonomy in Portugal 2030
The Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Ana Abrunhosa, said today in Coimbra that the regional coordination and development commissions (CCDR) will have “much more autonomy” with the new Portugal 2030 governance model.
“From the approval of the governance model, which should be published, the CCDR will have much more autonomy”, said Ana Abrunhosa to journalists, at the end of a meeting of the Centro Regional Council (CRC).
The five regional commissions “will also have more autonomy in terms of notices”, they refer.
“It will be approved [pelo Governo] an annual plan of notices”, with which it is intended to “guarantee the contribution of regional programs to our national goals”, stressed the Minister of Territorial Cohesion.
The protection of autonomy and a “greater flexibility” of the CCDR in the management of the funds of the next community framework will be reflected “not only in carrying out the warnings, but also in making the measures and support more adequate to the problems” of each region, he said.
Ana Abrunhosa recalled that “countries have commitments and goals to meet” within the European Union and that community funds “result from this solidarity” between all member states.
“All programs help fulfill these commitments, including regional programs,” he emphasized.
The minister considered that 2023 will be “a very demanding year” to close the 2020 Center [e demais programas operacionais regionais, que terão de ser concluídos]it is still necessary to “start the 2030 Center and monitor the various projects of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) approved in the region”.
With an endowment of 2,172 million euros, the 2030 Center “is the region’s privileged instrument to respond to the demographic problem, the challenges of the climate emergency and decarbonization and reduction of economic and social disparities”, according to a document distributed to journalists at the end of the CRC meeting, led by the social democrat João Paulo Fernandes, mayor of Fundão.
In addition to the presentation of the 2030 Centre, with the contribution of the president of the Centre’s CCDR, Isabel Damasceno, the governance model of Portugal 2030, the situation of Portugal 2020, air, port, logistics and logistics infrastructure in the region, the National Railway Plan and the new body of coordination commissions.
The Secretary of State for Regional Development, Isabel Ferreira, and the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Frederico Francisco, also participated in the meeting.