Italian Minister Tommaso Foti Secures EU Approval for PNRR Revision

Tommaso Foti PNRR revision European Commission Polo strategico nazionale €231 million financing

The European Commission has given its approval to Italy’s proposal to revise the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Minister for European Affairs, the PNRR and Cohesion Policies Tommaso Foti said the green light will allow about €2.5 billion of strategic investments, including boosting the competitiveness of the production system, improving energy efficiency of homes, lowering household energy costs and strengthening water and rail infrastructure. The approval process will be finalised by the end of August with a Council decision.

In parallel, the national strategic hub Polo strategico nazionale has secured a €231 million financing package from a consortium of Italian banks – Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, BPER and Banco BPM. The loan refinances existing debt and provides additional resources to expand the sovereign cloud infrastructure (PSN) that supports public administrations, building on €900 million of PNRR‑allocated funds. CEO Emanuele Iannetti highlighted the renewed confidence of the Italian financial system in the project.

Entities: Cassa Depositi e Prestiti · Emanuele Iannetti · European Commission · Intesa Sanpaolo · Polo strategico nazionale · Tommaso Foti · UniCredit

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[● 3 SOURCES] Public administrations have access to €900 million of PNrr funding for digital migration.
[● 3 SOURCES] The financing was provided by a pool of Italian banks: Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Banco BPM and BPER corporate & investment banking.
[● 3 SOURCES] Emanuele Iannetti said the renewed confidence of the Italian financial system confirms the solidity and credibility of the strategic plan. (Emanuele Iannetti, CEO of Polo strategico nazionale)
[● 3 SOURCES] The contract refinances existing debt and provides additional resources for the development of the sovereign cloud infrastructure of PSN.
[● 3 SOURCES] The financing is structured in three credit lines under a renegotiated project‑finance framework with incremental lines for flexibility.
[● 3 SOURCES] Legal advisors Chiomenti and Gianni & Origoni, technical consultant Arthur D. Little and PwC assisted the financing transaction.
[● 3 SOURCES] The financing supports the third pillar of Italy’s Cloud Strategy promoted by the Department for Digital Transformation.
[● 3 SOURCES] Polo strategico nazionale signed a financing contract of €231 million.