Brussels, Feb. 27, 2026 (Lusa) - The European Commission announced on Friday that it had disbursed an additional €1.1 billion to Portugal under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), bringing the total to €14.9 billion.
Portugal will receive €1.1 billion to boost digital transformation in the health and education sectors, modernise public finance management, and improve the efficiency of its judicial and tax systems. The investment will also finance measures to combat energy poverty and transition to a low-carbon industry,” the EU executive said in a statement released in Brussels.
With Brussels now approving Lisbon's payment request, submitted on 23 January 2026, the total funds disbursed by the European Commission under the PRR to Portugal now stand at €14.9 billion.
The disbursement follows the favourable opinion of the Council's Economic and Financial Committee, as payments under the RRP are performance-based and depend on the implementation of national plans.
“With a view to closing the mechanism at the end of 2026, Member States must implement all outstanding targets and objectives by August 2026 and submit their final payment requests by the end of September,” the European Commission also requests in today's note.
In a statement released today, the Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion highlights that the “green light” for this 8th payment request comes “following the validation of the achievement of 34 milestones and targets” and includes €828.8 million in grants and €286 million in loans.
According to the statement, this new request “covers 23 investments and six strategic reforms, focusing on the decarbonisation of industry, energy transition, business innovation, human resources training, and the modernisation of public administration,” initiatives that it highlights as having “a direct impact on competitiveness, employment, and the quality of public services.”
“By receiving, to date, close to €15 billion, we are sending a clear message to investors: Portugal is a predictable country, with strategic orientation and execution capacity,” said the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Castro Almeida, quoted in the statement.
With the completion of this eighth payment request, the government says it has increased the total amount of the RRP received by Portugal to 68%.
In total, the Portuguese RRP is worth €22.2 billion, with €16.3 billion in grants and €5.9 billion in loans from the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Currently, the plan's execution rate is 60%.
The Recovery and Resilience Facility, which finances the RRP, was created to address the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and came into force in 2021, with a total of €800 billion (at current prices). This amounts to €650 billion at 2021 prices.
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