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Portugal 2030 Crosses €4.35 Billion Executed at End-May for a 19% Headline Rate — €890 Million Sits in the Guilhotina Crosshairs as Compete Trails at 6.4% and Pessoas2030 Leads at 38.5%

Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão's Portugal 2030 Boletim Mensal prints end-May execution at 19% — €4.35bn paid, €12.82bn approved. Pessoas2030 leads at 38.5%, Compete trails at 6.4% and €890M sits in the EU guilhotina decommitment crosshairs ahead of the n+3 deadline.

PTRR

Conselho de Ministros Hands the Agência PTRR Presidency to Luís Leite Ramos as the €22.6 Billion Portugal Transformação, Recuperação e Resiliência Plan Heads Into Its Execution Phase — 96 Measures, 15 Domains and a 2034 Horizon

Council of Ministers picks ex-PSD deputy Luís Leite Ramos to chair the new Agência PTRR, the €22.6 billion nine-year Portugal Transformação, Recuperação e Resiliência plan covering 96 measures across 15 domains and running to 2034. First operational milestone: a 2026-2027 work programme by 31 July.

Economy

Portugal's Twin EU-Funds Cliff Comes Into View — €14.9 Billion of the PRR Drawn at 61% Execution With 21 May Reprogramming Locked, August Targets Pending and Portugal 2030 Sitting Last in the EU Payment-Monitoring Tape at €4.06 Billion

Two EU-funds files into a hard summer. PRR at €14.9 billion drawn and 61% execution with deadlines stacked 31 May to 31 December. Portugal 2030 last in EU payment-monitoring at €4.06 billion of €22.6 billion. The combined arc decides Portugal's 2026-27 public-investment cycle.