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July 21, 2020With the 209 billion foreseen by the agreement on the Recovery fund "Italy has a unique opportunity to relaunch for a more sustainable, digital and inclusive economy". Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri says so after the agreement reached at the European Council. "Overcoming obstacles and divergences - underlines Gualtieri on twitter - today Europe responds to the call of history with an ambitious and consistent agreement. Now we are bringing Italy into the future".

Overcoming obstacles and divergences, Europe today responds to the call of history with an ambitious and consistent agreement. With 209 billion Italy has a unique opportunity to relaunch for a more sustainable, digital and inclusive economy. Now let's take Italy into the future. #EUCO https://t.co/5wPWA7G1QF

- Roberto Gualtieri (@gualtierieurope) July 21, 2020

Fraccaro: "The Italian line wins, a historic turning point for Europe"
"The agreement on the Recovery Fund marks a crucial step in the policy of the Community institutions. The line of Italy that has fought wins for a response that meets the challenges we face. An extraordinary result obtained thanks to the firmness of President Conte which represents a historic turning point for Europe ". The Under-Secretary of State for the Prime Minister, Riccardo Fraccaro, says so: "With the agreement reached by the extraordinary European Council on the 750 billion Recovery Fund, the requests for growth and solidarity prevail over austerity and selfishness within the EU It is a change of perspective that protects the interests of our country but also the future prospects of Europe. Italy's commitment has been decisive for the successful outcome of the negotiation which opens a new phase. With the endowments of the multi-year budget the total resources allocated amount to 1,800 billion euros, an ambitious and adequate plan to face the crisis that has affected all countries,

Italy in particular, with 209 billion euros from the Recovey Fund and 36 billion more than the initial proposal , obtains an extremely substantial allocation that will allow to revive the economy, modernize the country-system and favor the ecological transition. receding - concludes Fraccaro - which will allow us not only to face the emergency but also to plan the restart of Italy in the name of sustainable growth ".

Provenzano: "In the South proportional funds to population"
"In the budget law we established a principle of territorial equity, every investment must be proportional to the population residing in the territories: in the South there is 34% of Italians, at least 34% funds must go to the South, then there are the additional resources, the Cohesion resources, which the European budget, which was approved tonight, will make available and about 50 billion more will arrive in Italy ". This was stated by Minister for the South Giuseppe Provenzano responding to Agorà on Rai 3 on the destination of the new fund of European funds of 209 billion for Italy. "In the revitalization of the Mezzogiorno - he added - there is an opportunity for the entire country. If we have to get up we must do it all by healing our fractures which in our country are social but have a very strong territorial connotation".


Hope: "More investment and solidarity, a beautiful day for Europe"
"After 4 difficult days and 4 nights, a beautiful day arrives for Europe". This is the comment on the recovery plan agreement posted on Facebook by Health Minister Roberto Speranza. "Finally more investments - he adds - and more solidarity as Italy has asked for from the beginning. It is the right answer to the dramatic months we have experienced".

Bonafede: Italy leader, Europe closer to citizens
"Four days and four nights of very hard negotiation in which Italy was leader as perhaps we had never seen it, represented by Giuseppe Conte who, from the beginning of the pandemic, has strongly believed and wanted Europe to make that extra step forward which it has always lacked ". Alfonso Bonafede, Minister of Justice and head of the M5s delegation to the government, writes it on Facebook. "Today Europe is finally closer to all citizens. And we can say aloud that Italy, in Europe, has finally No veto power from any country, no intrusion and no possibility of invading the competences of the Commission, "he notes." Italy will obtain 209 billion euros from the Recovery Plan, retaining over 81 billion grants and increasing the loan amount from 91 to 127 billion: an increase of 36 billion compared to the original proposal of the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen. Today Giuseppe Conte brings home a result that can be defined, under any point of view, a diplomatic masterpiece of which we are deeply proud as Italian citizens. Now the country can really start again. Long live Italy! ", he concludes.

Bellanova: "An important result on the whole, spending good resources"
"It is an important result with which the idea of ​​a solidarity and inclusive Europe is affirmed". This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture, Teresa Bellanova, commenting on the agreement reached in Europe on the Recovery fund. "For the broad lines," he adds, "it is a result of great value; as far as the agricultural sector is concerned, we will see it in the next few hours: we started from 15 and reached 7 billion, but overall and in the broad lines it is a great result" . Now for Bellanova "it is not enough to have resources but to spend them well: we must aim to give support to businesses". 

Rizzo: "Thanks Conte, an idea of ​​Europe to fall in love with"
“Finally an idea of ​​Europe to fall in love with. Thank you President Conte. Now we are relaunching Italy and the EU in solidarity. " This is the comment on Twitter by Gianluca Rizzo (M5S), president of the Defense Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, at the conclusion of the extraordinary European Council on the Recovery Fund.

Serracchiani: "Now plan for reforms and investments"
"Now a courageous plan for reforms and investments: this agreement is the first fundamental step but it is up to us to implement the commitment to modernize the country and revive the economy". This was stated by the vice-president of the Democratic Party Debora Serracchiani, following the closure in Brussels of the agreement on the Recovery Fund.