The Government will have to train officials to improve the execution of European funds

The Government will have to increase efforts to

who are responsible for the implementation of

, in order to be able to improve implementation rates and to ensure that funds are used correctly.

This has been entrusted to him by the Committee on Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of the

, which on Tuesday approved a

with 24 votes in favor, 3 against and 2 abstentions, at the initiative of Senator Ruth Goñi Sarriés, of the

party

( UPN, Ciudadanos y PP), included in the

Specifically, the Executive has been entrusted to

of public employees, because "the entire process of evaluating, selecting, awarding, verifying and evaluating projects implies that several dozen public employees are involved in this work."

"It is also necessary to

(interim),

of public employees in an issue as important and demanding as the management of European funds," he pointed out.

The Senate has requested that

so that it is the Administration that verifies if an applicant meets the requirements;

that SMEs and micro-SMEs be assisted in the application process -as meeting certain criteria such as environmental performance can be too costly-, and that coordination between administrative levels be increased.

The

has introduced

for the State Council for Corporate Responsibility (CERSE) to judge whether the projects meet the sustainability objectives;

so that SMEs are relieved of meeting environmental requirements, and so that

can access

aid

on

with large companies.

The

, for its part, has presented a

that changes the form but not the substance of the motion of the Mixed Group, softening the terms so that they are less critical of the Executive.

A compromise text that integrates this amendment and those of the PP is the one that has come forward.

Spending "little and badly"

"We cannot let

affect the greatest opportunity in the history of Spain to transform this country, reform it and place it in a competitive position for the future," stated the initial text of the motion.

The senator who sponsored the initiative explained that

that the Government planned to execute from the NGEU funds in 2021, the Bank of Spain estimates that at most

be executed

this year.

"According to

, the closed or approved calls amount to

and if those that are in progress or processing are added, the sum rises to

", also far from the target of 27,000 million.

"

" lamented the Navarra Suma spokesperson.

In fact, "the

has only recognized

of those funds, that is,

", also less than budgeted, which in turn will impact economic growth.

In addition to the slow execution, senators are concerned about the fate of those funds.

"We are aware that there is a

funds will be misused, current spending will increase, but the national economy will not be transformed," he pointed out.

The

the motion came from the senator from the Nationalist parliamentary group (Junts per Catalunya and Coalición Canaria) and from the two from the Esquerra Republicana - Euskal Herria Bildu group, who want to be able to execute the funds at the regional level;

while the two senators of the Basque parliamentary group (EAJ-PNV) have abstained from voting for the same reason.

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