What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

- Magistrate of the Italian Court of Auditors since 1997, entered by competition, serving as Substitute Prosecutor General until 2005 and Deputy Prosecutor General from 2005 to 2021. Since 2021, President of a Chamber of the Court of Auditors.

- From 2013 to 2023, Regional Prosecutor of the Court of Auditors: until 2016 Regional Prosecutor for Molise, from 2016 to 2021 Regional Prosecutor for Emilia-Romagna and from 2021 to 2023 Regional Prosecutor for Apulia (with interim Regional Prosecutor for Molise from February 2023). In this capacity, contact person for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in the field of combating fraud against the European Union, following prior experience as member of the Committee for Combating Fraud against the European Union, the Italian point of contact for the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

- Served at the Court of Auditors Section for Control of Public Entities (from May 2011 to July 2013 under main assignment and then in an additional assignment until December 2021), also acting as coordinator of the Group of Economic Services Producers and Regulators (including ENI S.p.A and ENEL S.p.A).

- From January 2021 to May 2023, Controller delegated by the Court of Auditors to ‘Cassa Depositi e Prestiti’ S.p.A, a body classified as ‘highly complex’.

- From January 2017 to December 2020, Controller delegated by the Court of Auditors to ‘ENEL’ S.p.A, a body classified as ‘highly complex’.

- Since May 2023, serving as Coordinator of the NRRP mission structure at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. In this capacity, responsible for ongoing relations with the European Commission, and especially the Recovery and Resilience Facility Task Force, for the implementation and reporting of the measures provided for in the NRRP.

- Since February 2023, Chairman of the Board of Auditors of the Transport Regulatory Authority.

- Since March 2023, Member of the Technical Commission for budgetary thresholds at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance.

- In 2023, Legal Counsel to the Minister for European Affairs, the South, Cohesion Policies and the NRRP.

- Since December 2012 Tax Judge and since September 2017 President of the Chamber, serving at the Regional Tax Court (now the Second instance Tax Court) for Molise.

- Since July 2021, Deputy Federal Prosecutor at the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), after being a judge from 2007 to June 2021, first at the Federal Court of Justice and then by the Federal Court of Appeal.

- In 2022, Member of the working group for the study and analysis of issues related to local public services, linked to the objectives set out in the NRRP, which was set up at the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

- In 2022, Member of the technical operational group, set up at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, with the task of preparing a regulatory framework for the reform of tax justice.

- Since September 2021, Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee, responsible for resolving disputes in connection with the contract relating to the extension of the Sassari hospital complex.

- Since September 2021, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for the extraordinary administration procedure of ‘Conbipel’ S.p.A.

- From January 2018 to October 2020, Magistrate Attaché to the President of the Court of Auditors.

- From October 2016 to November 2020, Member of the Board of Auditors of the Administrative Justice Council, on the appointment of the President of the Court of Auditors.

- From July 2014 to October 2020, Member of the Board of Auditors of the Fiscal Justice Council, on the appointment of the President of the Court of Auditors.

- From October 2013 to September 2018, Member of the Council of Presidency of the Court of Auditors.

- From May 2004 to May 2009, President of the National Association of Magistrates of the Court of Auditors; Vice-President from June 2001 to May 2004.

- From June 2013 to March 2018, Member of the Committee for Legislation at the Region of Lazio.

- From March 2013 to December 2016, Controller delegated by the Court of Auditors to the ‘Società Italiana per le Imprese all’Estero’ S.p.A., a body classified as ‘major’.

- From May 2011 to March 2013, Deputy Controller delegated by the Court of Auditors ‘Ente Nazionale Assistenza Volo’ S.p.A., a body classified as ‘highly complex’. From 2006 to 2008, Deputy Controller delegated by the Court of Auditors to the ‘Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato’ S.p.A., after having worked in a similar way in the five-year period 2001-2006 at the Italian National Tourism Authority.

- From October 2013 to January 2015, President of the Board of Auditors of the University of Salento.

- From June 2012 to September 2013, President of the Board of Auditors of the University of Molise.

- From February to August 2013, Member of the Committee for the Evaluation of Investments and Support for Planning and Management of Environmental Interventions at the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of Natural Resources and the Sea. From December 2013 to May 2014, Member of the Technical and Scientific Committee set up at AGEA, repeatedly addressing matters and projects of European funding.

- From December 2011 to April 2013, Head of the Legislative Office of the Minister for Regional Affairs, Tourism and Sport.

- From May 2008 to December 2011, Head of Department for Regional Affairs of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

- Head of the Italian Delegation to the Swedish Presidency of the European Union at the High-Level Meeting on Governance and EU held in Solna, Stockholm (Sweden) in October 2009 and Head of the Italian Delegation to the Council of Europe for the 16th Conference of European Ministers held in Utrecht (Holland) in November 2009. Head of the Italian Delegation to the Spanish Presidency of the European Union at the Conference of Regional Affairs Ministers held in Malaga (Spain) in March 2010.

- From 2009 to 2011, Effective Member of the Superior Council of Public Works.

- From March 2009 to March 2012, Member of the Parity Commission for Implementing Rules for the Statute of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

- From 2009 to 2010, President of the Board of Auditors of the Italian Mountain Authority.

- From February 2007 to May 2008, Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities. From November 2006 to May 2008, provided legal advice to the Minister for International Trade in matters relating to the financial sector and relations with the European Union.

- From July 2001 to February 2007, Legal Counsel at the Legislative Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, engaged, inter alia, in EU matters and in participation, representing the Ministry, in preparatory meetings of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

- From April 2002 to April 2006, Legal Counsel at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, National Department for the coordination of anti-drugs policies. In the latter capacity, from 11 to 23 November 2003, at the invitation of the US Government, participation in the U.S. International Visitor Program, organised by the United States Department of State.

HONORS

- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

- Master’s Degree in law from the University of Rome - La Sapienza, summa cum laude.

- Master’s Degree in administrative science from the University of Molise, summa cum laude.

- Three-year specialisation in administrative law and administrative science at the University of Naples - Federico II, summa cum laude.

- Entitlement to practise as a lawyer.

- Qualification to teach legal and economic disciplines in state secondary schools.

- Entry in the Register of Journalists, list of publicists.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

- Since 2023, member of the scientific committee and lecturer at the second level master’s degree in ‘Legislation and Litigation of Public Works’ at the e-Campus University.

- In 2011, 2014, 2019 and 2022, lecturer in the Court of Auditors’ course for newly appointed magistrates.

- Since 2005, lecturer in administrative law and state accounting, public bodies and enterprises at the School of Specialization for Legal Professions at the Faculty of Law of the University of Molise.

- Participated, also as rapporteur, in the Conference organized by the Council of Presidency on 2 and 3 July 2014 on: “Anti-corruption policies: the role of the Court of Auditors between prevention and repression”.

- Rapporteur at numerous seminars and study meetings organized by the Academy of the Court of Auditors.

- In 2013, lecturer in the monographic course ‘Transforming and rationalizing the public administration in recent financial maneuvers. From the Spending Review to the laws for the growth and stability of the country’ of the School of Specialization in Studies on Public Administration – SP.I.S.A. at the University of Bologna.

- In 2013, lecturer in the ‘Single Manager of the Public Works Procurement Procedure’ course at the University of Molise.

- In 2013, as well as from 2002 to 2007, lecturer in public accounting at the Lazio Regional Institute of Legal Studies ‘Arturo Carlo Jemolo’.

- From 2010 to November 2011, continuous lecturer at the School of Public Administration.

- From 2009 to 2011, lecturer in the ‘Local Government and European Union’ course at the University of Rome 3, Department of Public Institutions, Economics and Society.

- In 2010, lecturer at the seminar on economic maneuver at the University of La Sapienza in Rome, organized by the Inter-University Consortium on Training.

- From 2005 to 2008, lecturer at the School of Economic Affairs and Finance and at the School of Public Administration in training and refresher courses for public officials. Also, lecturer in Master’s and Seminars at the School of Public Administration and Local Authorities.

- Rapporteur at various conferences on administrative law, local authority law, financial and tax law, accounting for the state and public bodies, and on the reform of the judiciary. In particular: rapporteur in the “2th Review of Public Law of the Economy” (Varese, from 24 to 26 May 2018), the report “The Court of Auditors, Guarantees of Self-Government in the Unitary States” (Trento, 26 July 2019, at the conference ‘The Republic of Autonomies: liability, guarantees, controls and jurisdiction’ for the 20th anniversary of the implementing rules of the Statute concerning the Court of Auditors), the report “Innovation in public-private partnership and cooperation between public administrations” (conference ‘Ethics and Public Finance: implementation of the NRRP and well-being for citizens’ organized by the Court of Auditors and the ‘Alma Mater Studiorum’ University of Bologna on 19-20 November 202), and the report “Prosecutors of the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Auditors to identify administrative liability in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan” (9 November 2022, in the context of the Study Meeting on “Responsibility for financial damage between the protection of public assets and acceleration of investment” organized by the Presidency of the Court of Auditors).