Article by Giulia Casula – Journalist, Fanpage.it
According to the European Commission’s multiannual budget proposal for 2028-2034, Italy will receive €86.6 billion in funding from the EU. Italy is the fourth-largest recipient of European resources, after Poland (€123.3 billion), France (€90.1 billion), and Spain (€88.1 billion). This is revealed in the document dedicated to “National and Regional Partnership Plans,” one of the key chapters of the EU budget.
What are the European National and Regional Partnership Plans?
As the Commission specifies, the National and Regional Partnership Plans bring together funds allocated to Member States and regions that will serve to “promote convergence and reduce regional disparities.” The plans, whose estimates are based on current prices, “will identify investments and reforms to best address future challenges for Member States and our regions,” it states.
According to the Commission’s proposal , the new single fund – which includes, among others, the CAP and Cohesion – will have €865 billion over seven years, divided into three different headings: general allocation, migration, security and home affairs, and the Social Climate Fund, the social shock absorber for the costs of the transition proposed as part of the review of the European carbon market due to be launched in 2026. This fund will mobilize approximately €86.7 billion for social climate action until 2032 (which in turn includes various initiatives, from the renovation of social housing to direct income support).