Trevinano, with just 142 residents, beats 13 other candidates to windfall from EU’s post-Covid recovery fund
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Several Italian mayors have been left seething after a rival hamlet with just 142 residents clinched €20m (£16.9m) as part of a nationwide project to revive Italy’s battered economy.
Trevinano, an ancient hilltop hamlet in Lazio from where residents can also marvel at the views of the rolling hills of Umbria and Tuscany, beat 13 other candidates to secure the windfall from the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund.