Watch the concluding press conference (Madrid, 22.02.2023) in full (EN)

Read the concluding statement by Head of Delegation Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, DE)

The delegation met with members of the Spanish government, including the First Vice-President and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation Nadia Calviño; Minister of Finance and Public Administration María Jesús Montero, and Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration José Luis Escrivá. They exchanged views with the regional ministers of Castilla-La Mancha, Comunidad de Madrid, Extremadura, Andalusia and Aragon, as well as with representatives of employers’ and workers’ associations, stakeholders of the digital industry, businesses and consulting industry and investigative press. Members also visited a project funded under the National Recovery Plan – the National Neurotechnology Centre in Spain.

In the concluding press conference Monika Hohlmeier (EPP,DE) who spoke on behalf of the delegation, stressed that Spain was the first country to receive a performance based payment from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and “presented as a front-runner in the implementation of the funds”. She repeated that the goal of Budgetary Control Committee in Spain was “to see how milestones and targets of RRF are fulfilled and how the funds are being implemented and how it is made sure that the funds are spent well and the EU financial interests are protected”.

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