Venice LNG has been awarded the authorization for the construction and operation of the project through the Authorization Decree issued at the end of December 2020 by the Ministry of Economic Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and with the approval of the Veneto Region. The Decree relies on all the opinions issued by the relevant stakeholders involved in the authorization process, including: the Technical Commission for verifying the environmental impact VIA and VAS, the Venice Safeguard Commission, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, the Veneto Region, the CTR Veneto, the Venice Port Authority, the Veneto Interregional Superintendency for Public Works, the Trentino Alto Adige region, the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and the Municipality of Venice. The project is promoted and supported by the Port System Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea and is co-financed by the European Commission as part of the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) programming through the actions called Gainn4SEA and Venice LNG Facility for a total of 18,5 million euros.