Recovery Fund: Giovannini, funds are not enough, reforms are needed

 "The approach that links resilience and sustainability, as defined by the 2030 Agenda and by the recent policy guidelines of the European Union, must be incorporated into the Plan that the government is preparing".

Asvis spokesman Enrico Giovannini said this during his speech at the Sustainable Development Festival, organized by Asvis.

    "But to think that the transformation of our country can be achieved using only the resources of the Next Generation EU - explains Giovannini - would be a mistake".

"It is essential that the National Plan is consistent with policies financed with national funds, as required by the guidelines provided a few days ago by the EU Commission".

    In the National Recovery and Resilience Plan it is necessary to define coherent policies in the direction of economic, social and environmental sustainability ", reads the press release," but also to have institutions capable of planning the country's long-term future ". a survey by Ipsos, present during the event: "71% of Italians believe that if the government does not act immediately to fight climate change it will have failed its task, while 66% say they want to re-direct their vote if the reference party will not take serious action towards climate change ". There is therefore a growing focus on environmental issues and their consequences on employment and the crisis. An issue on which Enel CEO Francesco Starace spoke:" The transition to sustainability is now a global trend and the EU is doing well to push in this direction. "World markets are looking very carefully

one investments with a strong sustainability content and "the EU attracts about 50% of sustainable investments, a competitive advantage for our system".