Source: European Parliament
1. The Commission has been informed by the competent national authorities of the signature on 29 November 2024 of the cohesion agreement between the Italian Government and the Apulia. Given that the agreement concerns exclusively national and regional authorities and refers to national programmes (Development and Cohesion Fund programmes) and national financing instruments (Development and Cohesion Fund), the Member State is solely competent to manage and control the implementation of these initiatives, with reference to the consistency with the national legal framework.
2. The integration and complementarity of nationally funded activities with EU regional programmes is ensured by the managing authority of the Apulia regional programme, as indicated in the programme approved by EU decision. The management and control system set up by the regional authorities is adequate to avoid any risk of overlapping and double funding.
3. The Commission considers that the current EU cohesion policy regulatory framework is sufficient to ensure consistency between European and national programmes.