Question time in the House on Ukraine, seaside resorts and single check.
Roccella: 'Away with the critical issues for single-parent families'.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,
Antonio Tajani
, answered a question on the minister's position in relation to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in the light of recent statements by Senator Silvio Berlusconi (Silvestri - M5S).
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Berlusconi is a man of peace, he has never defended Putin
, his message was 'let's reflect on how to achieve peace also through a reconstruction plan'.
We must reiterate to the Russians that war is not the solution, the line of firmness cannot weaken, I will reiterate this position in the next international commitments Tajani said defending the blue leader Berlusconi.
"The position of the government and of the whole majority - said Tajani - has always been clear: we are on the side of Ukraine, of NATO, of the West. The independence and freedom of Ukraine must be defended, crimes must be prosecuted committed and created the conditions for a just peace. Deeds and votes count: Fi has never had any hesitation in supporting Kiev already in the past legislature and also within the EU".
The minister for the family, the birth rate and equal opportunities,
Eugenia Roccella
, answered questions on the disbursement of the single and universal allowance increase also to single-parent families (Molinari - Lega);
on initiatives aimed at relaunching international adoptions (Bicchielli - NM(NCUI)-M);
on the timing of the adoption of the implementing decrees of the so-called Family Act, with particular reference to measures to support the education of children, and initiatives to refinance educational activities and summer camps promoted by the municipalities (Gadda - Action-IV-RE);
on initiatives to combat the phenomenon of violence against women and domestic violence (Polidori - Fi-PPE);
on initiatives to combat the phenomenon of falling birth rates, with particular reference to measures to support families and the strengthening of the network of services for
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About a year after the introduction of the single allowance, it is necessary to remove some critical issues
. They concern, for example, cross-border workers, single-parent families who are not entitled to one of the increases envisaged for families with two income earners, the interpretative difficulties with to children and young people placed in foster care, the safeguard clause. All problems monitored by the Observatory which has already met twice in recent months", said Roccella.
"According to Cai data,
international adoptions were 742 in 2020; 735 in 2021; 705 in 2022
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While confirming a declining trend, there is evidence of a capacity for 'resistance' despite the difficult international situation.
Italy is still the second receiving country in the world for minors and above all it is the country that adopts the most minors with special needs", said Roccella. "
I
believe that the Family Act should be carried forward in the implementing decrees, but at the same time it should be adapted
, recalibrated to the priorities of the new majority.
Therefore, continuity and discontinuity", declared Roccella. "I confirm the Government's willingness to guarantee for the current year and for the following ones - he added - adequate resources for the strengthening of summer camps, territorial socio-educational services and centers with educational and recreational function that carry out activities in favor of minors also in collaboration with public and private bodies"
The tools for the prevention and protection of women (including the electronic bracelet) must be "strengthened
by intervening on the already existing rules at the level of the penal code and criminal procedure," Roccella said.
The Minister of Tourism,
Daniela Garnero Santanchè
, answered a question on maritime state-owned concessions, also with reference to the relative competence within the sphere of the government (Gnassi - PD-IDP).
The issue of bathing establishments, the division of responsibilities between several ministries and the stratified underlying regulatory framework "has been inherited by this Government and it is, as you can understand, a very complex and articulated issue on which the Executive intends to intervene. How is it mentioned by the honorable questioners, the bill for the conversion of decree no. 198 of 2022 containing extensions of terms in which some provisions on the matter were included during the examination in the referring office are being discussed by the other branch of Parliament. So I conclude by saying that following the definitive approval of the measure by this House
, the Government through the legislative and administrative instruments that will be identified will proceed to a revision of the discipline also in terms of the division of responsibilities
". Said the Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè, answering a question on maritime state-owned concessions, also with reference to the relative competence within the government structure in the Chamber.
The Minister for Institutional Reforms,
Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati
, answered a question on the bill on differentiated autonomy recently approved by the Council of Ministers (Borrelli - AVS).
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The Government is strongly determined to continue the virtuous process of differentiated autonomy
already started by various Italian Regions according to the constitutional provisions and in implementation of the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, in a framework of national cohesion.
I am sure that thanks to the parliamentary confrontation, the bill will emerge strengthened in terms of content and unitary spirit", said Casellati, reiterating: "regarding the role of Parliament, the will of the Government was to guarantee, in the silence of the Constitution, the broadest involvement of the Chambers, both in the preliminary stage of the agreement schemes and in the approval.
Casellati recalled that "a bill has been entrusted to the parliamentary debate which fulfills a function of guarantee for all the players involved and which intends to circumscribe and limit the discretionality of the devolution phase.
The same solution of drafting a general law implementing art.
116 of the Constitution, although not expressly provided for by the Fundamental Charter, pursues the objectives of ensuring strict compliance with financial balances and enhancing the role of Parliament as widely as possible.
In fact, it was not taken for granted, in the doctrinal and political debate, that a law was necessary.
Having foreseen it is a sign of the central importance that the representative Assemblies will play in the reorganization of the territorial powers in the name of unity and national cohesion.
It therefore appears singular and contradictory that the questioner, while claiming the centrality of Parliament, asks to withdraw the bill from a Government that has instead entrusted it to the broader and more democratic parliamentary debate".