Enterprises and Public Administration, NRRP, Final Phase of the Plan, NRRP Methodology, Continuity Strategy, Hearing before the Fifth Committee on Budget, Treasury, and Planning of the Chamber of Deputies

Bill “Conversion into Law of Decree-Law No. 19 of February 19, 2026”

The Director General of Assonime and the Director of the Economic Studies and Analysis Area spoke at a hearing before the Fifth Committee on Budget, Treasury, and Planning of the Chamber of Deputies as part of the examination of the Bill “Conversion into Law of Decree-Law No. 19 of February 19, 2026, containing further urgent provisions for the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and on cohesion policies” (A.C. 2807).

The decree intervenes in the final phase of the Plan, with measures aimed at ensuring the completion of interventions by August 31, 2026, and reporting by December 31, 2026. This includes strengthening the Plan’s monitoring system, simplifying procedures, enhancing administrative capacity, and expanding the use of financial instruments.

The main measures include:

strengthening reporting and updating requirements on ReGiS;

extending mission structures and retaining technical and specialized personnel to preserve the skills developed in implementing the Plan;

defining a unified framework for managing the financial instruments entrusted to managing entities;

establishing the National Financial Instrument for Infrastructure Investments and Security in the Water Sector;

amendments to the “Italy at 1 Giga” Plan;

extending the term of office of the Special Commissioner for University Housing;

and a broad set of measures relating to data interoperability, digitalisation, tax and civil justice, education, transport infrastructure, competition and energy transition.

Although the decree introduces measures with a horizon that extends beyond the formal conclusion of the Plan, it is essential that the skills, monitoring systems, and project management capabilities developed under the PNRR are not limited to an extraordinary period, but are permanently integrated into the ordinary management of public investments.

In the absence of a continuity strategy, there is a risk of a discontinuity in investments starting in 2027, with possible repercussions on growth dynamics.

The legacy of the PNRR lies not only in the reforms and investments implemented, but also in the transformation of the methods of planning, implementation, and evaluation of public policies, which should become a structural asset of the country’s administration and economic policy.

It is clear that the NRRP cannot exhaust the reform effort needed to support the system’s growth, modernization, and competitiveness.

This effort must be intensified both in terms of public investment, maintaining the NRRP method based on targets and results, and in terms of reforms.

March 2, 2026

Source: Assonime