“This is just the beginning of a long process. There is a need for a daily commitment until 2026. Having achieved the 51 objectives set out in the Plan is important, but it is not the time to settle down for the objective achieved “. The Prime Minister Mario Draghi he urged the ministers to open the control room dedicated to the Recovery plan.
Preliminary step for sending the report to Parliament with the details of the state of implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. While the green light is coming from the EU for the six-monthly installments of the PNRR resources recognized to Italy, the challenge for the new year becomes even more ambitious: the reforms to be approved are 66, 102 the objectives to be achieved in order to secure second and third installments of European funds, in all 40 billion.
“Unique opportunity to change the perception of Italy”
«The implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan is a decisive challenge for the country, on which our credibility towards citizens and our partners depends. I hope that all those involved can contribute to its realization quickly, efficiently and honestly »writes the premier in the introduction to the report to Parliament on the NRP. Concepts reaffirmed also during the meeting with the ministers more directly integrated into the reform plan. “If we want the perception of Italy abroad to change permanently – said Draghi -, this is a unique opportunity: to demonstrate that all the resources of the Plan are spent correctly and honestly, avoiding corruption and infiltration of organizations. criminals. And your administrations – also in this case – play a fundamental role ».
Start of a long process: commitment until 2026
The debut was positive. “Italy respects the commitment to achieve all the first 51 objectives by the end of this year, to submit the request for payment of the first repayment installment, equal to 24.1 billions of euros ”recalls Draghi in the introduction to the report to Parliament. But, he added verbally, “this is only the beginning of a long process. There is a need for a daily commitment until 2026. Having obtained i 51 objectives set by the Plan is important, but it is not the time to settle down for the goal achieved “.
The 66 reforms for the new year
The Pnrr foresees the approval of in 2022 66 reforms: 23 with legislative acts e 43 with secondary regulatory acts, mostly concentrated in the second quarter of the year. By June 30, 2022 the reform of the career of teachers and the delegation of the public procurement code are foreseen. By December 31st a quality training system for schools, a gender equality certification system and incentive mechanisms for businesses, the annual competition law 2021. In total, almost one third (154 out of 520) of the NRP objectives are reforms, including which 59 read.