The request has been sent to the European Union for the payment of the 6th installment of 8.5 billion euros. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said: “It is a very important moment, because this allows us to achieve a double record and be the first nation in Europe to request payment of the sixth instalment, after having also been the first to request the fifth“. The words of the head of government were pronounced during the meeting of the Control Room on the Pnrr.
Meloni’s words
The Prime Minister thanked Minister Fitto and the Mission Structure for having coordinated a week “particularly understanding of technical meetings with the European Commission delegation for monitoring and verifying the progress of the Plano”. Meloni underlined that “we are talking about around 50 thematic tables, which saw the participation of ministries, trade unions, Confindustria, local authorities and all the institutions involved in the Pnrr. Fitto told me about the climate of great collaboration that accompanied the work, and the dialogue that was established between the bodies responsible for implementing the Plan and the Commission’s technicians. I know that there was also a specific focus on the 37 objectives of the sixth installment and on the monitoring of the 69 of the seventh instalment, also in view of the verification and reporting activity that we will launch in the next meeting of the Control Room“. The Prime Minister then stated: “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 wrong, and we have shown that they were wrong and that we have all it takes to achieve a very ambitious objective: to complete the entire Plan, and make the best use of European resources“.
Where the funds will be invested
“Today’s control room is responsible for closing the verification of the sixth installment and certifying the achievement of 37 objectives and goals – explained Meloni –. There are strategic interventions for the future of Italy. I am thinking, for example, of the investments linked to the construction of the so-called Adriatic Line, the new gas pipeline on the North-South route, essential to guarantee greater energy security for the nation but also for the rest of Europe, thanks to the increase in transport capacity. it is a fundamental work, also within the framework of what you know is a priority of the Government: making Italy the energy supply hub of the entire continent, taking advantage of our extraordinary geographical position as a platform in the Mediterranean“.
The objectives of the sixth installment
“But the objectives of the sixth installment also include the start of infrastructure works for the Single SEZ of the South, another major reform approved by this Government, the digitalisation project of the Guardia di Finanza, the training of the skills of professionals in the national health system and tax credits for the ecological transition 4.0 and 5.0. Then there are important reforms, such as the simplification of authorization procedures for renewable energy plants, the reduction of payment delays by the public administration and health authorities, the framework law dedicated to people with disabilities and the entry into force of the legislative decrees of the Pact for the Third Age.
Concrete interventions and measures to make Italy more modern, closer to the needs of people and families, more attentive to businesses and those who want to invest and work“, added the Prime Minister.
