«We will see the functions, evaluate the skills and choose the most suitable profile». To outline the identity of the commissioner who will manage the post-flood reconstruction phase is the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni. The appointment decree is not expected soon, a provision for the improvement of Made in Italy products will go to the Council of Ministers to be held in the coming days (and the appointment of INPS and Inail commissioners should also end up on the government table, to be formalized with the Dpcm by Wednesday, May 31). At Palazzo Chigi, he takes his time, studying the possible alternatives to the solution that leads to the governor of Emilia Romagna (and chairman of the Democratic Party), Stefano Bonaccini. For Meloni, the priority is to make a global balance: «My main problem is not who spends the money but finding it, understanding what to do and understanding what procedures to improve to provide immediate responses. When the time comes for reconstruction, we will take care of who will be the commissioner”.
The Minister of Civil Protection and Sea Policies, Nello Musumeci, also spoke about the timing and modalities of the choice, according to which only after the passage of the state of emergency (which, however, also extended to some municipalities in the Marches and of Tuscany) will be transferred to the Commissioner’s dossier for reconstruction. “His identification and appointment are not yet on the agenda”, Musumeci’s line, which however does not coincide with that of the deputy prime minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini. Incidentally, the secretary of the League, when sharing “Meloni’s reflection” on the need to focus now on raising funds to intervene in areas affected by bad weather, does not relieve the pressure on the commissioner: “The sooner we do it, the best. My hope is that it will be nominated quickly. And whatever choice the Prime Minister makes will be good for me and he will have my full support. The option to prevent the issue from igniting the political debate could be that of a third party, a technician alien to the parties. «General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo? I met him as a commissioner during the health emergency and he is an absolutely worthy person – Salvini admits at a press point at the Bologna City Hall – but I know nothing about him and I don’t comment on anything. I deal with roads and railways, I don’t participate in toto-nomi and toto-nominazioni».
Source: IL Tempo
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