Veneto govt to weigh autonomy referendum terms

(ANSA) - Venice, February 3 - The government of the Veneto is to confer next week on the terms of a referendum on the autonomy of the affluent northeastern region, sources told ANSA Wednesday. Governor Luca Zaia will lead discussions on the most feasible way to bid for juridical recognition of the hoped-for referendum, they said. The Veneto has long harboured breakaway movements, which used to be spearheaded at one point by Zaia's Northern league before it abandoned its secessionary thrust.