Portugal 2020: Companies can apply for EU funds this year
The European Commission approved the regional and thematic programs of the new framework. The amount of funding is almost 26 billion euros. Applications for businesses still starting this year.
have been approved by the European Commission the regional and thematic operational programs of the new framework. With these programs, whose launch took place this Friday, December 19, Portugal is replaced by available almost EUR 26 billion to support the economy. The Portugal 2020, in force between 2014 and 2020, has a total of 21,500 million euros, totaling 26 billion, taking into account the funds for agriculture and fisheries. The aim is to stimulate growth and job creation.
The Portugal 2020 will be implemented through four thematic operational programs, ie, competitiveness and internationalization, social inclusion and employment, human capital and the sustainability and efficient use of resources, and five regional programs on the continent, one in Madeira and another in the Azores.
“We have to be among the first countries to start with the operational programs. We will launch in the coming days several competitions, including the first contest for companies “, which has yet to happen by the end of 2014, Miguel Poiares Maduro said, Deputy Minister and Regional Development, during the event in Lisbon.
The official also assured that there will be a maximum of 60 days for the selection of applications, and the funds will be released later and according to the needs of the projects.
“I want to thank the European Commission has understood the urgency that we require the negotiation and approval of our programs, “he added. Just this Thursday the last two programs aimed at small and medium sized companies especially were approved.
“We want the funds [Community] to be an instrument of change the working culture the state of the economy and of society, “said Miguel Poiares Maduro. The operational programs will be subject to a mid-term review in 2019 and “there will be a redistribution of funds” according “to the success of these programs.”
The deputy minister also pointed out that was made “an effort to simplify and to reduce bureaucracy “in providing these benefits. He cited an example: “can not be applied to the applicant documents that are already in the public service” and public administration that will gather with the permission of the person concerned. “We also created the figure of the procedure manager. It will be a point of contact with the beneficiary of the funds the candidate but also have the ability to lead the process with the different authorities involved in the process,” he added.
Major projects, over 25 million euros, will be evaluated by an independent committee of experts.
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