Brussels, Oct. 7, 2026 (Lusa) - The European Commission on Wednesday highlighted «the progress» made on the reforms supported by Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), particularly in the areas of social protection and working conditions, the digitalisation of public administration, and the creation of «green» jobs.
In the annual report published today on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) – the instrument that funds the RRP – the European Commission lists Portugal amongst the countries (alongside France, Greece and Spain) where «measurable progress» has been made on labour market reforms in relation to their main social and labour objectives.
According to the Commission, labour market reform in the digital platforms sector in Portugal «appears to have improved social protection and working conditions», although its effects on employment and the economy cannot yet be measured due to the «limited availability of post-reform data».
Regarding the digitalisation of public administration, an analysis of reforms carried out in Portugal (as well as Cyprus, Germany, Slovenia and Spain) concluded that these «have helped to simplify procedures, improve accessibility and enhance the quality of services, although the degree of implementation and the scale of the impacts vary between countries».
According to the report, national authorities reported «a reduced administrative burden, shorter processing times, lower costs for users and improved digital access».
Portugal also features among the countries where «progress has been made on measures relating to ‘green' skills and jobs», alongside Denmark, as seven additional milestones and targets in this area were met over the past year.
Across the EU as a whole, the European Commission considers that the reforms and investments supported by the RRF are delivering concrete results, «strengthening European competitiveness and resilience».
The report estimates that every euro invested in digital measures supported by the mechanism is expected to generate €1.50 of economic output in the EU.
Since the RRF was established in 2021, the Commission has already disbursed €450 billion, corresponding to 79% of the mechanism's allocation.
The deadline for member states to complete the milestones and targets was 31 August, whilst final payment claims had to be submitted by 30 September.
The on-the-ground implementation of the European Recovery and Resilience Plan has come to an end, and the European Commission is now assessing the final payment requests, a process expected to continue until the end of the year.
With a budget of up to €573 billion in grants and loans (at current prices), the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was established to strengthen economic resilience, promote sustainable growth and accelerate the green and digital transitions, with payments conditional upon the implementation of the agreed reforms and investments.
The Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) amounts to €21.9 billion, of which €16.3 billion consists of grants and €5.6 billion of loans, a sum equivalent to around 8.2% of Portugal's GDP.
On the government's website, Portugal is shown to have implemented 75% of the PRR.
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