The Constitutional Affairs Commission of the Senate approved the bill amending articles 9 and 41 of the Constitution to include environmental protection and responsibility towards future generations in the Constitution.
"It is an epochal change, a success to which the Democratic Party has made a fundamental contribution. An objective achieved not only for us but for future generations, which assumes an even more significant value during a pandemic that will act as a watershed in the our lifestyle and at a time when the European Union is taking on even more ambitious goals in combating climate change ". This was said by the senators of the Democratic Party Simona Malpezzi, president of the dem senators, Dario Parrini, president of the Constitutional Affairs Commission, Andrea Ferrazzi, dem group leader in the Environment Commission and Valeria Valente, dem group leader in the Constitutional Affairs Commission.
"This is a decisive step in aligning our constitutional charter with that of almost all European states, but above all it is a fundamental piece in the great puzzle that makes up the ecological and solidarity transition. We are very satisfied and proud of the work done since Here. Now the goal is to schedule this reform for the classroom as soon as possible, so that we can proceed as quickly as possible to the definitive approval of this reform, which will make ecology, biodiversity and ecosystems protection the pillar of any strategy for the development and progress of the country ". Thus the exponents of the 5 Star Movement in the constitutional affairs committee of the Senate.
"Defending the ecosystem and the nature that surrounds us is a mission to accomplish to guarantee future generations a healthy and luxuriant environment. Thanks to the will of the League, a constructive debate free of ideologies has opened on the issue, which has led to approval of a text on which there has been the positive convergence of all the majority forces. We are in favor of the defense of animals and the environment and are proud that our contribution has been decisive in directing the action of the majority on this provision, for which we confidently await the scrutiny of Parliament. The hope is that this working method, based on dialogue without barricades and extremes, can be repeated because it allows us to synthesize and work in the interest of the country ".This was declared in a note by the senators of the League in the Constitutional Affairs committee: Luigi Augussori (group leader), Roberto Calderoli, Ugo Grassi, Daisy Pirovano and Alessandra Riccardi