Meloni to Lombard industrialists: “We will put the Pnrr money on the ground at any cost but there are those who are rooting for it to fail”. The timid applause of the audience

MILAN. On the Pnrr «it is not the government that is at stake but the modernization of Italy and its credibility at an international level. There are those who are rooting for it to fail as if it weren’t in the interests of the whole country. “I assure you that we will put the funds on the ground at any cost, we will modify the parts that are not suitable we will privilege the strategic profile” in investments, “we will negotiate with the EU, we will make the necessary rules to overcome the delays and difficulties of local authorities . If someone wants to stay and watch him it will mean that when we’re done he’ll have learned a lesson ».

The Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a guest of the Assolombarda assembly, shares with the Milanese and Lombard entrepreneurs what are the priorities of the government from a European perspective. In the front row listening to her, alongside Diana Bracco, Fedele Confalonieri and the president of Confindustria Carlo Bonomi, are the president of the Senate Ignazio La Russa and the ministers Daniela Santanchè and Paolo Zangrillo.

One of the central themes of the premier’s speech, which in order to participate in the presence of the Milanese event apologizes in principle for the fact that hers will be a hit and run, concerns the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. «The Pnrr is a great occasion, but it needs us all to row in the same direction – he explains from the stage of the new technological hub of the Camozzi Group on the eastern outskirts of Milan, next to the largest 3D printer in the world -. It has not been written and negotiated by the current government, but we are working tirelessly to land resources on time. It needs corrections but also great commitment on the part of all the actors to be completed on schedule».

The president of the Council also speaks of the reform of the European stability pact. «The challenge on governance reform is on investments – says Meloni -. If Europe makes strategic choices such as the green transition, and the digital transition, defense, then the nations that invest in the transition cannot be punished with rules that do not recognize the added value of investments. For us, the challenge of deducting those investments from the calculation of the debt to GDP ratio is a priority”. Meloni claims the “sovereign” turn of Europe, in relation to the geopolitical upheavals of recent months, and attacks those who “try to diminish the importance of Italy and its manufacturing”. So you are directly addressing the 1,500 entrepreneurs who represent over 7,000 companies. «We can and must work together – continues the premier-. We won’t always agree on everything, but this nation can be saved, it can still amaze and show the world what it’s worth”. She then returns to the image of the boat aboard that everyone must row in the same direction. “We are still the most beautiful ship in the world; she may have some damage but our hull is solid and safe, the crew has heart and brains-she concludes raising her voice-. If we can give clear indications and paddle in the same direction we need not fear any wave, no matter how high it may be». Entrepreneurs applaud her several times, albeit a little shyly. Lombard understatement.