Italian towns face public‑works funding cuts and PNRR oversight

In Cremosano, mayor Marco Fornaroli said the council deliberately omitted any public‑works projects over €150,000 for the 2027‑2029 plan to keep the budget light before the 2027 municipal elections. Only modest works such as a new nursery, school painting and pedestrian crossing are slated, with a €25,000 contribution toward a regional camera‑installation grant.

Crotone’s council passed a motion supporting the municipal water network and stressed that the city could not directly apply for PNRR water‑loss reduction bids because the rules limit participation to regional water authorities, not individual communes.

Positano’s new administration, led by mayor Gabriella Guida, celebrated the Blue Flag award and outlined a plan to manage tourist flows, improve shoreline safety and block new docking permits. The mayor also faced a probe by the Salerno prosecutor into alleged irregularities in past public‑contract allocations, with 11 persons under investigation.

In Gravina, public‑works assessor Filippo Ferrante reported that all six PNRR‑funded projects are over 90% complete and will be delivered by the end of 2026, despite weather‑related delays.

San Miniato opposition councillors criticised the handling of the Pinocchio nursery PNRR project, alleging technical, administrative and political shortcomings that could jeopardise €3 million of funding and called for audit by the Court of Auditors, the prosecutor and ANAC.

Separately, Calabria eurodeputy Pasquale Tridico denounced the region’s lack of decisive leadership, warning that governance voids enable organised crime and likening the regional president’s actions to those of a commercial airline director.