{"id":452278,"date":"2026-05-06T10:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/05\/06\/ciclone-harry-lue-suggerisce-allitalia-di-usare-i-fondi-strutturali\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:41:14","slug":"cyclone-harry-eu-tells-italy-to-use-structural-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/05\/06\/cyclone-harry-eu-tells-italy-to-use-structural-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclone Harry: EU tells Italy to use structural funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels &#8211; <strong>Cyclone Harry<\/strong>, the EU is ready to help Italy with the reconstruction. This was confirmed by the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, <strong>Raffaele Fitto<\/strong>, in response to a cross-party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-10-2026-000629_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parliamentary question<\/a> signed by members of all groups (EPP, S&amp;D, RE, Greens, Radical Left). On 10 April this year, Italy and Malta requested assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for the damage caused by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/01\/30\/cyclone-harry-italy-has-three-months-to-access-eu-solidarity-fund-brussels-ready-to-help\/\">January 2026 cyclone<\/a>. &#8220;<strong>The Commission is carrying out a thorough assessment,<\/strong>&#8221; Fitto&nbsp;said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government in Rome must&nbsp;only wait for the assessment in Brussels to be completed.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Italy can draw on European Structural Funds. As Fitto points out, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programmes for Calabria, Sardinia, and Sicily currently include 352 million euros for risk&nbsp;prevention and management caused by natural disasters. &#8220;As of 31 December 2025, EUR 196 million has been allocated to selected projects, while EUR&nbsp;<strong>156 million remains available<\/strong> to support new initiatives.&#8221; In light of this, Fitto concludes, the European Commission &#8220;is available to discuss with regional authorities how <strong>this financial envelope could<br \/>\nbe used to address the consequences<\/strong> of these events.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Vice President Fitto: &#8220;There are 156 million euros left over from the ERDF, and they are available. 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