AGI – “Today’s control room, which follows the positive comparison technical with the European Commission which continued throughout last week, confirms the excellent work carried out by the Government, in synergistic collaboration with the relevant institutions and with the implementing bodies, on the implementation of the new Italian Plan, which has freed strategic resources to fuel the structural economic growth of Italy, in first place in Europe for objectives achieved and financial progress”. This was stated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the end of the control room on the Pnrr which took place at Palazzo Chigi.
“The data of recent days on GDP and on the increase in employment, which see the South growing by half a point more than the national average – continues the president – represent a further stimulus to intensify the planning of virtuous policies, aimed at bridging concretely the territorial gaps in competitiveness and productivity of the Nation. Also for the sixth instalment, as happened for the fifth, Italy is the first at European level to present the sixth payment request”.
“More than someone outside of here had made negative predictions and had bet that with this government the Pnrr would fail, and that we would lose Europe’s money. With our work in recent months we have proved those predictions wrongand we have proven that they were wrong and that we have all it takes to achieve a very ambitious goal: to bring about fulfillment of the entire Plan, and make the best use of European resources” claimed the Prime Minister.
What has been established by the Control Room on the Pnrr will allow Italy to formally submit to the European Commission the request for payment of the sixth instalment, equal to 8.5 billion euros, which will be added to the resources of the fifth instalment, currently in the final verification and reporting phase.
Fixed, now check the objectives of the seventh installment
“This morning’s important control room, which highlights the positive progress of investments and reforms, totally in line with the 2024 forecasts of the Plan, will allow the Government to start the procedure for the payment of the sixth installment and to activate, already in the next few days, the verification and reporting activity of the 69 goals and objectives of the seventh instalment, equal to 18.2 billion euros”. This was stated by the Minister for EU Affairs Raffaele Fitto at the end of the meeting.
“The data on the significant increase in investments in public works, which in the South recorded a growth rate of over 50% during 2023 – continues the minister – confirm that we are fully entered Phase 2 of the Pnrr, that of the concrete grounding of investments to shape the Italy of tomorrow”.
