Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement

The Partnership Agreement between Portugal and the European Commission, labelled as 'Portugal 2020', acknowledges and underlines the role of R&I policy in promoting the country’s competitiveness and internationalisation. An R&I strategy for Smart Specialisation, encompassing regional and national levels, has been defined. The Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement set out the background for a general, multiannual budget for R&I policy, encompassing national and European funding sources. Portugal 2020 encompasses four thematic Operational Programmes (Competitiveness and Internationalisation; Social Inclusion and Employment; Human Capital; Resource Efficiency and Sustainability) and seven regional Operational Programmes (OPs).