NRRP: European Commission visit successfully concluded

The European Commission’s sixth visit to discuss in detail implementation of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, focusing on the strategic measures linked to the last four instalments, came to a successful conclusion today. 

More than forty working groups were held as part of the visit, including both high-level institutional meetings and technical briefing sessions on specific topics, coordinated by the NRRP task force at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and with the active participation of all ministries and institutions involved. These meetings allowed the delegation from the European Commission to confirm the Italian Government’s ongoing commitment to implementing the Plan’s numerous measures.

During the meetings, maximum attention was paid to the milestones and targets linked to the seventh instalment of the NRRP, also ahead of Italy submitting the respective payment request, while the final checks are being carried out regarding the milestones and targets for the sixth instalment in order to allow its disbursement.

As on previous occasions, the European Commission’s visit was held in a climate of constructive collaboration, with the active participation of all the administrations involved in the Plan’s implementation, making it possible to accurately determine the progress of reforms and investments, with all requests for clarification from the European Commission services being answered.

Over the course of the week, objectives were outlined regarding the progress of competition, justice, public procurement code and public administration reforms. With regard to public administration reform, ‘horizontal’ measures applicable to the Plan’s different missions are provided for, to digitalise administrative procedures and boost the efficiency and competitiveness of Italy’s economic system.

There was a particular focus on checking the progress of numerous investments in the areas of transport, infrastructure, school buildings, sustainable mobility, ecological transition and healthcare, including the plan to modernise healthcare services and hospital infrastructure. Special attention was also paid to the measures included in the new REPowerEU mission, aimed at strengthening the nation’s energy independence and ecological transition. Objectives linked to energy security, strengthening energy networks, increasing renewable energy production, and decarbonisation incentives for companies were also discussed, together with support for energy-related production chains, in line with the Commission’s guidelines. 

The European Commission’s visit was brought to a close with a meeting at the National Cybersecurity Agency this afternoon, to discuss both the measure regarding activation of an integrated network of cyber risk management and mitigation services to support the public administration and Italian industry, and the one linked to an operational plan for monitoring activities for the adoption of security measures in accordance with applicable legislation.