The Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro presented today in Lisbon the final version of the Portugal Transformation, Recovery and Resilience Programme (PTRR), a plan with 22.6 billion euros allocated to it and a 2034 horizon to boost the country’s capacity to respond to disasters and increase population protection.

Structured around three pillars – recover, protect, and respond – and with 95 measures distributed between 15 areas, the programme combines public and private investment, articulating the response to recent impacts with a strategy to prevent and adapt to future hazards.
 
The Prime Minister framed the plan as a response to a context set by extreme weather events and new challenges, advocating that “there are times when the countries are called on not just to repair the damage but also redefine priorities”, stressing the need to boost prevention and the country’s response capacity.

Support for the populations and strengthening infrastructures

The PTRR sets measures to assist in reconstructing homes, resuming economic activity, and restoring income to the households affected, as well as investing in critical infrastructure, such as energy, water, and communications.

It also includes strengthening civil protection, improving response to emergencies and new mechanisms to respond to disasters with a direct impact on the populations’ safety and the functioning of essential services.

Luís Montenegro noted that the ai mis to go beyond immediate response, claiming that “it is not enough to simply react better”, and that it is necessary to “prepare ourselves in advance to be more efficient”, defending an approach geared towards anticipating risks and reducing vulnerabilities.

Phased execution and national mobilisation

The programme will be executed in a phased manner with short-term measures for 2026, medium-term goals until the end of the term in office, and structural investments with a horizon until 2034.

The outcome of a broad consultation process, the PTRR engages different sectors of society and administration levels, with the Prime Minister stressing that “this is not a Government plan, this is a national plan, a plan for everyone”.

The plan invests in boosting collective safety and the country’s stability with a direct impact on citizens’ lives and economic activity.

Luís Montenegro indicated this is “an investment in collective safety” and “people’s lives, the continuity of businesses’ activity and the country’s functioning”, underlining the ambition to make Portugal “strong, more resident and more resilient”.