" The NRP is a fundamental tool that Europe has given itself to respond to the crisis caused by the pandemic but this extraordinary amount of resources must be accompanied by as many simplification measures, unburocratization and extraordinary tools to manage the expenditure of resources ".
It is a passage from the intervention of the governor of Sardinia Christian Solinas , during the initiative " Italy tomorrow - Dialogues on the national recovery and resilience plan " promoted by the Prime Minister precisely to share contents, paths and opportunities with the Regions deriving from the Pnrr .
On the occasion, the Minister of Tourism Massimo Garavaglia and the owner of Equal Opportunities, Elena Bonetti, arrived at the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari.
“FILLING THE GAPS” - In his speech, Solinas again underlined the need to reduce the gaps that still characterize the island , especially in terms of transport and infrastructure. "We have before us an instrument designed by Europe to remove the great infrastructural gap between North and South in our country and which provides for a large share of non-repayable money so that the index that marks this gap is reduced - highlighted Solinas explaining to ministers the Sardinian situation - Once the infrastructure index is 100, Sardinia stops at 50 ”. "If reducing this gap is the real objective - continued the president - I cannot ignore the critical issues that the Municipalities will encounter given that in Sardinia we have many undersized municipalities , which will have many difficulties in preparing and managing tenders ".
GARAVAGLIA - Minister Garavaglia, on the other hand, addressed the issue of the NRP from the point of view of tourism, which in Italy is worth 13% of GDP and 15% of the employed.
"Italy - he said - is first in the world as a tourist destination in the wishes of travelers, but then turns out to be fifth in terms of number of arrivals. Our goal is to get to the podium ".
"Our country - added the minister - has the numbers but evidently it has not applied enough in this sector". As regards the measures of the Plan relating to tourism, "they rest on two pillars - clarified Garavaglia - namely digitization and digital innovation , where we need to make a quantum leap, and sustainability and quality of the accommodation facilities".
BONETTI - In the rise of the country, however, equal opportunities cannot be ignored, as Minister Bonetti underlined: "We have a female employment rate of less than 50% , so half of the female population represents a capital that is not deployed. This was an obstacle up to now and the NRP invests in gender equality. We have introduced - added Bonetti - a rule according to which 30% of new hires must be women and at least 30% young people . We must intercept those female skills that are not yet used ".
TRUZZU - Regarding Cagliari, the mayor Paolo Truzzu said, about the opportunities offered to the city by the Pnrr: "I imagine a greener Cagliari, with a much better infrastructure endowment and that has managed to fill some of the social gaps that we have".
THE FIGURES - As part of the NRP, the Region of Sardinia will be the recipient of a large amount of European and national financial resources, functional to the achievement of the objectives of economic and social recovery and recovery of the Region.
The Pnrr alone currently guarantees Sardinia resources for 1,209.36 million euros (Data relating only to the calls / notices currently envisaged and / or activated), to which 331.5 million of the complementary fund must be added.
In total, over 1.5 billion euros , of which 220 million euros.
(Unioneonline / lf)