European Commission Digital Decade 2026: Portugal country report

The European Commission published the Commission Staff Working Document Digital Decade 2026 country report for Portugal.

• Main announcement/action: The report assesses Portugal’s Digital Decade progress and presents the country’s policy updates including the 2026-2027 National Digital Strategy Action Plan, a National Data Center Strategy, a Sovereign Cloud Strategy, and a National Data Policy; it documents budgetary measures such as Portugal allocating 21.5% of its RRP to digital (EUR 4.7 billion) and the Digital Skills Pact 2026–2030 (budget EUR 80 million).
• Additional facts & timelines:Transposition of NIS2 completed via Decree-Law No.125/2025 (entry into force scheduled April 2026); GOV.PT mobile app introduced a Digital Business Wallet on 26 January 2026; the Commission’s modelling valued Portugal’s RRF digital component at EUR 4.61 billion (breakdown: EUR 10 million digital infrastructures; EUR 1.56 billion digital skills; EUR 1.07 billion digitalisation of businesses; EUR 1.82 billion digital public services; EUR 146 million other digital priorities).