Autonomy, Calderoli signs pre-agreements with Lombardy and Veneto before the centre-right rally for Stefani
The signing on Tuesday 18 November at 11am at Palazzo Balbi with Luca Zaia and at 5pm at Palazzo Lombardia with Attilio Fontana. Wednesday the signing in Liguria and Piedmont. The pre-agreement concerns the first four subjects for which the definition of the Lep is theoretically not envisaged, namely civil protection, professions, complementary and supplementary pensions and the part of healthcare that concerns the coordination of public finance
Key points
The signing of the pre-agreements on differentiated autonomy. This is the card that the centre-right is preparing to play on the occasion of the end-of-campaign rally that Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini, Antonio Tajani and Maurizio Lupi will hold on Tuesday afternoon in Padua, to pull the wool over the eyes of the Alberto Stefani, who is running for Luca Zaia's seat. On Tuesday morning, close to the gathering at the Geox Theatre, the minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies Roberto Calderoli will go to Palazzo Balbi in Venice to sign the pre-agreements with governor Luca Zaia.
The subjects covered by the pre-understandings
This will be followed by the signing in the other three regions that have applied (Lombardy on Tuesday afternoon; Liguria and Piedmont on Wednesday). The pre-agreement concerns the transfer of the first four matters for which the definition of LEPs is theoretically not envisaged, i.e. those matters for which the prior identification of the essential levels of performance on civil and social rights that must be guaranteed throughout the national territory is not necessary. These are: civil protection, supplementary and supplementary pensions, professions, as well as coordination of public finance in the health sector.
The agreement in government
The signing - informs a note from the Ministry of Regional Affairs - is 'on behalf of the government and with the authorisation of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the government's programme and agrees with the path taken to complete the negotiations'
Salvini: Pre-agreements on autonomy daughters of 30 years of battles
He applauds Lega League leader Matteo Salvini, for whom the signing of the pre-agreements scheduled to take place tomorrow in Venice 'is a moment born not of improvisation, but of 30 years of battles. From Venice, to the Po, to Monviso, to Bossi, Maroni. There is so much Veneto in this battle, the referendums that involved millions of Venetians and Lombards'. This was said by Matteo Salvini in Isola della Scala (Verona). While the president of Veneto Luca Zaia spoke of a 'historic day' for the path towards autonomy. And he recalled that the signing of the pre-agreement with the government 'starts the process to go directly to the final agreement and to Parliament for approval'.
Boccia: Calderoli's forcing is very serious
The opposition, on the other hand, attacked. "We are faced with a forcing that constitutes a dangerous precedent. In the exchange game that led to the approval of the constitutional reform on the separation of the careers of magistrates dear to FI, it is now the Lega's turn to cash in on a sweetener. Then it will be FdI's turn, later on, to cash in on the Premierate. This government and this majority, bypassing the Consulta, are bypassing Parliament in order to pursue an autonomy project that does not stand but is just a propaganda banner that will only do damage to the country that is already experiencing huge social and territorial inequalities. I hope that the regions governed by the right will not lend themselves to an unconstitutional operation'. Thus the president of the PD senators Francesco Boccia.
