Parliamentary Political News, October 24, 2024 edition

We talk about Mattarella's words on workplace safety, Conte's decision on Grillo's consultancy, Confesercenti's requests and volunteering

VOLUNTEERING, TODAY FIRST NATIONAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DAY

Today, October 24, is the first National Day of Public Assistance, an initiative aimed at paying homage to the work that for 120 years the National Association of Public Assistance (Anpas) carries out its activities in Italy thanks to over 100 thousand volunteers and 5 thousand employees. Committed to first aid operations, assistance and civil protection activities, Anpas today has more than 500 thousand members and unites 939 public assistance agencies throughout the world. national territory. “My deepest thanks go to all the volunteers, the true strength of Anpas”, the words of president Niccolò Mancini. The institution of this day, he explained, “is dedicated to them: to those who give their time, their skills and their heart to the community, animated by a strong sense of responsibility and solidarity”. 

CONTE FIRES GRILLO, STOP TO 300 THOUSAND EUROS

Giuseppe Conte ‘fires’ Beppe Grillo. The president of the 5 Star Movement announces that the 300 thousand communication contract in force with the founder will expire and will not be renewed. “Something has cracked irreversibly”, says Conte, who accuses Grillo of making “a counter-communication” comparable to “acts of sabotage that compromise the objective of freeing new energies”. Davide Casaleggio takes Grillo’s side and says that Conte’s Movement is based on “fake participation”. The constituent assembly at the end of November is in sight and the conflict is not destined to die down.

140,000 STORES CLOSED IN 10 YEARS, CONFESERCENTI ASKS FOR FLAT TAX

Commercial desertification is advancing. Between 2014 and 2024, over 140,000 businesses have disappeared, of which almost 46,500 are neighborhood shops between food stores, newsstands, bars and petrol stations. This is what emerges from the Confesercenti Dossier which speaks of “hemorrhage that risks leaving a significant portion of the population without services and primary goods”. President Patrizia De Luise is calling for a “flat tax for those who open in desertified areas” and to establish “a Fund for urban regeneration, where the resources and actions of the mayors can flow”. The Minister of Enterprise Adolfo Urso is taking part in the presentation. he claims on the front of the maneuver the structural cut of the tax wedge and the reform of the tax rates. With these measures, he assures, “everyone gains something”.

VOLUNTEERING, TODAY FIRST NATIONAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DAY

Today, October 24, is the first National Day of Public Assistance, an initiative aimed at paying homage to the work that for 120 years the National Association of Public Assistance (Anpas) carries out its activities in Italy thanks to over 100 thousand volunteers and 5 thousand employees. Committed to first aid operations, assistance and civil protection activities, Anpas today has more than 500 thousand members and unites 939 public assistance agencies throughout the world. national territory. “My deepest thanks go to all the volunteers, the true strength of Anpas”, the words of president Niccolò Mancini. The institution of this day, he explained, “is dedicated to them: to those who give their time, their skills and their heart to the community, animated by a strong sense of responsibility and solidarity”. 

WORK SAFETY. MATTARELLA: “THERE ARE NO MORE WORDS”

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella in visit to Bologna where he was a guest at the Biennale dell’economia cooperativa. On this occasion, the head of state went to the Prefecture to take an interest in the recent flood. However, his thoughts were also on the explosion in the Toyota factory. “There are no more words – he explains – to express the alarm and anguish for these accidents and the inadequacy of safety for those who work”. Mattarella then met the parents and brother of Simone Farinelli, the twenty-year-old who lost his life in the flood , as well as the acting president of Emilia-Romagna Irene Priolo and the mayor Matteo Lepore.

CONTE FIRES GRILLO, STOP TO 300 THOUSAND EUROS

Giuseppe Conte ‘fires’ Beppe Grillo. The president of the 5 Star Movement announces that the 300 thousand communication contract in force with the founder will expire and will not be renewed. “Something has cracked irreversibly”, says Conte, who accuses Grillo of making “a counter-communication” comparable to “acts of sabotage that compromise the objective of freeing new energies”. Davide Casaleggio takes Grillo’s side and says that Conte’s Movement is based on “fake participation”. The constituent assembly at the end of November is in sight and the conflict is not destined to die down.

140,000 STORES CLOSED IN 10 YEARS, CONFESERCENTI ASKS FOR FLAT TAX

Commercial desertification is advancing. Between 2014 and 2024, over 140,000 businesses have disappeared, of which almost 46,500 are neighborhood shops between food stores, newsstands, bars and petrol stations. This is what emerges from the Confesercenti Dossier which speaks of “hemorrhage that risks leaving a significant portion of the population without services and primary goods”. President Patrizia De Luise is calling for a “flat tax for those who open in desertified areas” and to establish “a Fund for urban regeneration, where the resources and actions of the mayors can flow”. The Minister of Enterprise Adolfo Urso is taking part in the presentation. he claims on the front of the maneuver the structural cut of the tax wedge and the reform of the tax rates. With these measures, he assures, “everyone gains something”.

VOLUNTEERING, TODAY FIRST NATIONAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DAY

Today, October 24, is the first National Day of Public Assistance, an initiative aimed at paying homage to the work that for 120 years the National Association of Public Assistance (Anpas) carries out its activities in Italy thanks to over 100 thousand volunteers and 5 thousand employees. Committed to first aid operations, assistance and civil protection activities, Anpas today has more than 500 thousand members and unites 939 public assistance agencies throughout the world. national territory. “My deepest thanks go to all the volunteers, the true strength of Anpas”, the words of president Niccolò Mancini. The institution of this day, he explained, “is dedicated to them: to those who give their time, their skills and their heart to the community, animated by a strong sense of responsibility and solidarity”.