Generalitat will transfer the need for the second tranche of European Next Generation EU funds to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation to consolidate certain resources aimed at the execution of the Valencian Community. comprehensive recovery plans Areas affected by forest fires this summer, such as in Vall d’Ebo mobility by electric vehicle.
This was explained by Juan Ángel Poyatos, managing director of the Coordination of Government Action, who was convinced that the central Government would be “responsive” to the demands of the Valencian Community and would take into account the sectoral priorities and the strategic projects identified by it. For this second tranche of European funds, Generalitat will run until 2026.
Among other measures, Poyatos noted that funds will be sought from these sources to develop comprehensive action plans in bushfire-affected areas, as well as to carry out the Valencian industry’s mobility-related projects that fall outside of the initial calls. for electric vehicle.
Industrialization and artificial intelligence
As he notes, this second phase “mobilizes significant resources that must be exhausted to assist us in this transformation process, to support our industry, to support our natural environment and our cities.”
In this sense, he stated that official documents will be sent to the Spanish Government in the coming weeks, in which “all these needs and all these great strategic projects” will be communicated.
Poyatos also recalled that Generalitat has designed digital projects in collaboration with other autonomous communities to improve the cybersecurity system and bet on artificial intelligence or health technology.
“These projects, in collaboration with other autonomous communities, will also be presented to the Spanish Government during September, allowing us to continue to deepen the digitization of both our industry and Generalitat.”
Letter from Nadia Calvino
It should be noted that Nadia Calviño, First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, sent a letter to Generalitat President Ximo Puig and other regional officials in the region at the end of July. To encourage their participation in the preparation of the annex to the Recovery Plan that the Government will submit in the second half of the year.
The Annex aims to strengthen the impact of the Recovery Plan by 2023 and will include reforms and investments to be financed from the loans of the Next Generation EU mechanism, corresponding to Spain, and a definitive transfer allocation to Spain. Additional transfers of known and REPowerEU editing project on 30 June.
Following the European Commission’s guidelines, this annex will ensure continuity in its reform and investment in line with the strategic objectives of the Plan – focusing on the autonomy strategy – ecological transition, digital transformation, social and regional cohesion and gender equality.