Portugal is “among the first countries to start with the operational programs, which will enable us to launch in the coming days the first contest for companies”, said Deputy Minister and Regional Development, Miguel Poiares Maduro.
These statements were made at the presentation ceremony of the Operational Programmes (OPs) of Portugal 2020 in the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon – an initiative that ended the week in which the European Commission approved all PO Portuguese and which led the European Commissioner Portugal for Regional Policy, Corina Cretu.
The Minister thanked the European Commission, “have understood the urgency requested in the negotiation and approval of our programs.” Already the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Cretu, pointed out in his speech that Portugal is the country with the highest execution rate in the European Union and was one of the first countries to have its approved Partnership Agreement.
In this regard, Miguel Poiares Maduro stated that ‘not just run a lot, you must perform better’, which is the main goal for Portugal 2020. We must learn from the past, because the “impact of the funds Structural had in the development of the country, did not extend or sat on economic competitiveness and social sustainability.
It was precisely to ‘promote this economic and social transformation of the country that this cycle funds that now begins, Portugal 2020, is designed differently, “assured Miguel Poiares Maduro. Now ‘priorities are different; the selection criteria and the funding allocation conditions are result-oriented; decision processes and bureaucracy have been drastically simplified; increased transparency and accountability; strongly promote cooperation between players and the coordination of various policies and measures on the ground “
The Deputy Minister and Regional Development also said that” more than 40% of the budget of the next EU funds programming framework will be affects the field of competitiveness and internationalization, and not counting the money for human capital “
The Portugal 2020 has a total of € 21.5 billion (26 billion, with funds for agriculture and fisheries) and shall be pursued through four thematic operational programs (competitiveness and internationalization, social inclusion and employment, human capital and sustainability and efficient use of resources) and five regional programs in the continent, two more for the Autonomous Regions .
Beyond the Deputy Minister and Regional Development and the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, the kick-off of the Operational Programmes also had the presence of European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Carlos currencies of Ministers of the Government of Portugal Anabela Miranda, Luis Marques Guedes, António Pires de Lima, Nuno Crato, Pedro Mota Soares and even several Secretaries of State.
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