About a quarter of Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) projects are experiencing “alarming or critical” delays, the monitoring committee said this Monday.
According to the 2023 report, only a third of investments (31%) are on track. Almost half require monitoring (45%) and about a quarter (24%) are in an alarming or critical situation.
However, commission president Pedro Dominguinhos explained that in half of the projects analyzed, “there is no risk of non-compliance, but they can be implemented further.”
The team leader recommended speeding up the evaluation of projects and the analysis of payments to beneficiaries, emphasizing that “with each day that passes, there is one less day to apply the RDP.”
In the midst of a political crisis, Pedro Dominguinhos underestimates the impact of the fall of the government on the application of the PRR, emphasizing that they expect “the situation to improve since most of the contracts have been signed.”
Compared to 2022, 22 projects have worsened their scores, while eight have improved and are in a more accelerated phase. 43 investments maintained their rating.
Among the three projects in critical condition is the Odivelas-Lures light rail, where the situation has remained alarming since the last report. A total of 86 investments were analyzed.
Author: João Reis Alves
Source: CM Jornal
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