Italy's future beyond 2026 depends on the full and proper implementation of the huge EU-funded post-COVID National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), President Sergio Mattarella told the first festival of the regions in Monza on Tuesday.
The deadline for the enactment of the NRRP is 2026, but its
transformative effects will be felt well beyond that, he said.
"The NRRP, the result of the initiative of the Government and
Parliament and shared with the European Commission, indicates
objectives, in terms of reforms and investments, to which the
future of the country is linked well beyond the deadline for the
implementation of the Plan, set, as we know, at 2026," said the
president to the governors of Italy's regions and autonomous
provinces.
With the NRRP, Mattarella added, Italy has made a commitment
with the EU that must be honoured.
"The massive funding provided by the EU Commission is precisely
intended to accelerate the country's infrastructure by bridging
the gaps, starting from that between the North and the South.
Challenges of this magnitude require the convergent commitment
of institutions and all political and social forces. A
commitment that we have made in the European forum and which
must, of course, be honoured," he said.
Mattarella went on to stress that cooperation on the NRRP was in
everyone's interest.
"Appropriately, Governor Fedriga called the NRRP 'an
extraordinary moment of potential development of our country'.
And (he voiced) the willingness of the Conference (of Regions)
to contribute to the implementation of the Plan by favouring the
integration of all public policies and the homogeneous
development of local areas. Loyal collaboration and readiness
for dialogue, talks for collaboration and cooperation that the
regions are demonstrating must be embraced by all in the
interest of Italy".
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