The opposition, centre-left
Democratic Party (PD) on Wednesday called for the government to
give clarification about delays in the National Recovery and
Resilience Plan (NRRP or PNRR in Italian), the post-COVID
programme to make the Italian economy Greener and more modern
with the help of almost 200 billion euros in EU grants and
low-interest loans.
The call comes after the European Commission delayed a decision
on the payment of the third tranche of funding of 19 billion
euros while it runs further checks on Italy's progress and
European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto admitted on Tuesday
that it would be impossible to realize some of the NRRP projects
by the deadline of June 2026.
"Enough already," said PD MP Enzo Amendola.
"Nothing is known about what is happening with the individual
projects. There is no transparency.
"It is all 'the fault of those who were here before us' or the
'fault of the EU'.
"A parliamentary session is needed on this.
"The NRRP is a national mission, it regards Italy's future, it
does not belong to a few ministers".
A European Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday that the
delay on the payment decision was "not unusual", stressing that
it had also occurred with other States and that the EU executive
was satisfied with the "significant progress" Italy has made in
recent weeks.
Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto said Wednesday there was
"no alarm" but a need for "maximum attention".
He also stressed that the NRRP "was conceived as a response to
COVID but now the picture has changed".
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