President Sergio Mattarella told the
first Italy of Regions Festival in Monza Tuesday that regional
autonomy must be developed while guaranteeing people's social
rights.
After Friuli and Puglia governors Massimiliano Fedriga and
Michele Emiliano spoke, the president said: "Both governors have
expressed an open attitude on the issue of differentiation of
regional competences, provided that this takes place through the
contextual consideration and implementation of the
constitutional dictate, holding together the development of
autonomy with the guarantee, extended to the entire national
territory, of civil and social rights, as well as with adequate
attention to equalisation requirements.
"These elements do not constitute limits or correctives to
autonomy but are the very characteristics of autonomy".
Mattarella also stressed the importance of "solidarity and
inter-dependence in seeking autonomy", said that regional
networks "contribute to social cohesion", and called for
collaboration between the central State and the regions without
undue claims by either.
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