Rome's city council and the
central government are "sprinting" to speed up the logistic
organisation of the special Jubilee due to take place at the end
of the year, officials said Tuesday.
Mayor of Rome Ignazio Marino may be on holiday but deputy
mayor Marco Causi had a meeting with Cabinet Undersecretary
Claudio De Vincenti at the premier's office Tuesday during which
they agreed "consensually to re-organise together the ensemble
of all the projects decided August 6 in the city council into a
new organic and coordinated plan" with "the provisions necessary
to reduce the time limits for the experimental public works
competitions while remaining within the rules," Causi said.
Pope Francis called a special jubilee on the theme of
divine mercy to begin on December 8 and continue until November
20, 2016. Millions of pilgrims are expected in Rome.
A makeover for some of Rome's outlying suburbs was announced
August 6 as part of an urban plan ahead of the Jubilee.
The city of Rome plans include everything from maintenance
to creating cycling paths, and cleaning up archaeological sites.
"We began again in a positive way the work of the
government on how to prepare Rome for the Jubilee," Causi added.
"I reported to undersecretary De Vincenti the work carried
out by the city administration from August 4 to August 15 to
finalise the spending of 50 million euros freed up by the
government under the stability pact and he expressed his
appreciation and approval".
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