The European Commission’s assessment of the third payment request submitted by Italy “is ongoing” and there are “constructive exchanges with the Italian authorities. More information is provided whenever necessary.” A Commission spokesperson says so. We will communicate the completion of our assessment once we reach that stage. It is not uncommon – he recalls – to take a little longer than the indicative deadline: it also happened with the payment requests from Luxembourg, Romania and Slovakia “.
With regard to the amendments relating to the audit powers of the Court of Auditors, the spokesperson referred that “as a rule, we do not comment on draft legislative acts. The Recovery and Resilience Mechanism requires a tailored control framework, consistent with its unique nature as a results-based EU spending programme. “The national control systems of the Member States are the main instrument for safeguarding the Union’s financial interests related to the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism. Member States shall ensure compliance with Union and national law, including the effective prevention, detection and correction of conflicts of interest, corruption, fraud and double funding. We also recall that, within the framework of the Pnrr, Italy has implemented a solid audit and control system to guarantee the protection of the financial interests of the Union”, he concludes.
Source: IL Tempo
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