First green light from the Chamber to the Ddl on Roma Capitale. Meloni: "Bitterness for the abstention of the PD"

Finally, an amendment introduced during the referendum allows, by means of a state law, the assignment of specific and additional administrative functions to the metropolitan cities, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity, differentiation and adequacy.

Article 2 provides that Roma Capitale shall exercise its own legislative power from the first elections to the relevant Assembly following the entry into force of the draft constitutional law.

As a transitional measure, the existing regional laws and provisions on the organisation of the city remain applicable until the effective exercise of the new legislative function and the adoption of the reinforced law that will regulate its organisation.

The legislative power of Roma Capitale is equal to that of ordinary statute regions, with competences both in matters of concurrent legislation (including territorial government, valorisation of cultural and environmental heritage, promotion and organisation of cultural activities) and in matters of residual competence (such as local public transport, administrative police, commerce, tourism, social services and policies, public housing and administrative organisation).

Finally, coordination instruments with the Lazio Region are envisaged, particularly in relation to possible forms of differentiated autonomy, as well as the application to Roma Capitale of the main constitutional provisions on territorial autonomy.

"The approval by the Chamber of Deputies at first reading of the constitutional reform bill on Roma Capitale is a positive fact that allows the start of the parliamentary process for a very important and long-awaited measure, necessary to provide the Capital with a system, powers and resources appropriate to its role. A broader consensus would have been desirable and from this point of view the climate of tension and constant confrontation between the parties has not been helpful'. Thus the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri. 'Now it is important that the reform process continues, that the contents of the ordinary law and the resources needed to implement the new regulatory framework are defined in a shared manner as soon as possible,' he added, 'and that everyone is committed to reaching a completion of the reform by the end of the legislature on the basis of a broad parliamentary majority.

The League relaunches to recognise legislative functions not only to Rome Capital but also to the metropolitan city capital municipalities. It did so with an amendment to the constitutional bill (which is heading for the first go-ahead in Montecitorio) signed by Igor Iezzi. The government had referred the matter to the House and it was approved by a majority. It commits the government to evaluating 'further regulatory initiatives of constitutional rank aimed at recognising metropolitan city capital municipalities with functions equal to those recognised to the Roma Capitale entity'. "We will present a bill to recognise the legislative functions of metropolitan city capital municipalities," Iezzi announced after the vote.