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The newly launched Digital Europe programme is the first EU funding programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses and citizens. Details published last week reveal plans to invest its first-two-year budget of €1.796,2 million heavily in European Digital Innovation Hubs, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, quantum commu...

The Polish Recovery and Resilience Plan The road to reforming and reconstructing socio-economic resilience At the end of February 2021, the Polish Prime Minister and the Minister of Funds and Regional Policy announced the draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The document is open for public consultation until 2 April...

The Czech Recovery and Resilience Plan The road to strengthening resilience and economic recovery The draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan was published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in October 2020. Consultations with the European Commission and discussions with trade unions and associations in the Czech Republic are currently under...

The Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece published and put into public consultation its first draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan on 25 November 2020. In parallel, informal consultations are taking place between the EU and Greek officials.  Greece is set to receive € 16.4 billion in grants from the Recovery and Resi...

The Recovery and Resilience Plan: a strategic vision for Bulgaria The first draft of Bulgaria's National Recovery and Resilience Plan was released for public consultation on 30 October 2020. It is intended to be sent to the European Commission by the end of 2020.  Bulgaria is set to receive € 6.2 billion in grants from the Recov...

​Portugal is a front-runner when it comes to the preparation of its investment strategy under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The first draft of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan was sent to the European Commission on the 15th of October and is focused on three dimensions: RESILIENCE, CLIMATE transition and DIGITAL transition. Po...

The Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide an unprecedented €672.5 billion of loans and grants in front-loaded financial support for the crucial first years of the recovery. It is a temporary instrument (2021-2023 commitments) that will provide large-scale financial support to reforms and investments in order to mitigate the social...