13/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 13 April, the European Commission made the first payment to Italy of €21 billion, excluding pre-financing, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). This amount includes €10 billion in grants and €11 billion in loans. These payments are performance-based and depend on how the investments and reforms outlined in the Recovery Plan are implemented. In December 2021, Italy submitted its first payment claim to the European Commission,...