Fitto says will work in EU to meet NRRP commitment by 2026

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 23 - Italy's European Commission Executive Vice President-Designate Raffaele Fitto on Wednesday answered MEPs' written questions in view of his confirmation hearings at the European Parliament by saying that he would work in the EU to respect the commitments of the massive post COVID National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRP) by 2026.
    "The best way to ensure that the Recovery Fund is used in the most effective way is to help Member States fully respect their commitments by 2026," said Fitto, a bigwig in Premier Giorgia Meloni's rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party who will have the brief for territorial cohesion and the NRRP if he is confirmed by the EP.
    "This is our collective responsibility and a fundamental challenge for the countries and the Commission.
    "If confirmed, I will work to ensure that the countries respect the agreed reforms and investments set out in the NRRP by the 2026 spending deadline", he underlined.
    Fitto has been Italian minister for European Affairs, the South and Cohesion in the Meloni government. (ANSA).