Rome, Aug. 5 (LaPresse) – “Adopt the appropriate initiatives to launch the procedure relating to the request for the national safeguard clause referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1263 regarding spending: aimed at strengthening the resilience of the energy system and the security of its supply, within an overall limit of 0.6% of GDP during the reference period; in the field of defence, including investment-related spending, within a limit of 0.9% of GDP during the reference period.” This is the first commitment requested of the government, as stated in the draft majority resolution prepared ahead of Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti’s statements to Parliament regarding the launch of the procedure for activating the national safeguard clause. “For the financing of defence-related measures,” the executive is also committed “to assess the use of the best financing conditions, such as those provided by the Safe programme.” Finally, the centre-right asks the government to “present to Parliament, following the adoption of the recommendation by the Council authorizing the use of the clause and the update of the public finance framework, the report referred to in Article 6 of Law No. 243 of December 24, 2012, which, pending the completion of the work of the working group on the reform of public accounting and finance legislation – tasked with carrying out the preparatory work aimed at defining the content of parliamentary legislative proposals intended to amend the provisions of Law No. 243 of December 24, 2012, and Law No. 196 of December 31, 2009 – authorizes the use of a deviation from the net expenditure path indicated in the structural budget plan.”
EU, draft centre-right resolution: “Defence spending within 0.9% of GDP, assess Safe programme”
Rome, Aug. 5 (LaPresse) – “Adopt the appropriate initiatives to launch the procedure relating to the request for the national safeguard clause referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1263 regarding spending: aimed at strengthening the resilience of the energy system and the security of its supply, within an overall limit of 0.6% of GDP during the reference period; in the field of defence, including investment-related spending, within a limit of 0.9% of GDP during the reference period.” This is the first commitment requested of the government, as stated in the draft majority resolution prepared ahead of Economy and Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti’s statements to Parliament regarding the launch of the procedure for activating the national safeguard clause. “For the financing of defence-related measures,” the executive is also committed “to assess the use of the best financing conditions, such as those provided by the Safe programme.” Finally, the centre-right asks the government to “present to Parliament, following the adoption of the recommendation by the Council authorizing the use of the clause and the update of the public finance framework, the report referred to in Article 6 of Law No. 243 of December 24, 2012, which, pending the completion of the work of the working group on the reform of public accounting and finance legislation – tasked with carrying out the preparatory work aimed at defining the content of parliamentary legislative proposals intended to amend the provisions of Law No. 243 of December 24, 2012, and Law No. 196 of December 31, 2009 – authorizes the use of a deviation from the net expenditure path indicated in the structural budget plan.”
