Italy’s Recovery Plan Gets 40 Updates to Make Projects Faster and Simpler

The European Commission (Brussels, 4 March 2026, COM(2026) 114 final) proposes updating Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), first approved on 13 July 2021 and amended several times (19 September 2023, 8 December 2023, 14 May 2024, 18 November 2024, 20 June 2025, and 27 November 2025). Italy requested the new update on 23 February 2026 because part of the plan is no longer feasible as originally scheduled. The amendment covers 40 measures: 13 are partly no longer achievable on time, 7 are changed to better alternatives with the same ambition, and 20 are simplified to reduce administrative burden while keeping objectives; it also corrects 10 clerical errors affecting 10 milestones/targets and 10 measures across 3 components. The Commission keeps a positive assessment: climate-related measures are 37.1% of the plan allocation, REPowerEU climate share is 74.8%, and digital measures are 26.5% (all rated “A” for green and digital contribution). Total estimated RRP cost is EUR 194,435,381,164; EU financial contribution remains unchanged at EUR 71,779,623,788; loan support also remains unchanged at EUR 122,601,810,400. The REPowerEU chapter totals EUR 7,212,200,000, split into EUR 420,000,000 (Article 21c(3)(a) measures) and EUR 6,792,200,000 (other REPowerEU measures).