Cabinet Undersecretary Graziano
Delrio said Tuesday local entities that deal irresponsibly with
European Union funds will be substituted.
"Whoever fails to spend EU funds will be substituted, (as
will) whoever fails to act with honesty," Delrio said while
presenting the 2014-2020 Partnership Agreement between the EU
and Italy.
Delrio went on to berate regional administrators who "use
waivers and deferments to block funds for 10 years without
investing them".
Unused funds will be promptly invested in other projects,
Delrio added.
The government will place no limitation on the use of those
funds, so regions "mustn't complain", he added.
As well, Delrio said that as of October 31, regions had
spent 62% of the EU funds allocated to them under the 2007-2013
Partnership Agreement.
"We must make our EU target of 70% in the next month and a
half," Delrio explained. "We risk losing those resources if we
don't speed up investments, but I am confident" that will
happen, the undersecretary said.
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