ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In 2024 the economy of the European Union is resilient despite the international context, with an increase of 1%, although there are marked differences between countries. For Italy growth is 0.7%, with a debt rising to 134.9% of GDP. According to data 2024 of the European Commission, Italian payments to the EU budget amounted to 15.7 billion, while accreditations reached 22.4 billion, of which 9,4 from Next Generation Eu. A positive balance thanks to these resources. This is what the Court of Auditors points out in the Report on Financial Relations with the European Union and the use of European funds for 2024. Cohesion policy specifies accounting, shows delays in implementing programmes 2021-2027, with levels of expenditure and commitment below previous cycles. Interreg programmes detect design skills, although they persist in working synergies with other European funds.
The Pac 2023-2027 confirms its central role, but remains critical in the ability to spend rural funds and in the coherence of interventions in the most fragile territories. For maritime and fisheries policy, the Feampa (European Fund for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture) 2021-2027 shows delays linked to overlap between cycles and project selection. The data show an increase in the amounts to be recovered (31.6 million compared to 21,1 in 2023). The strengthening of administrative capacity and the quality of expenditure remains priority. The challenge, the Court concludes, is to combine new European priorities with the budgetary allocation requirements, while at the same time pursuing the sustainability of debt.
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