Il decree for the rescue of Banca Popolare di Bari received the green light from House Finance Committee, thanks also to the favorable vote of Forza Italia and the abstention of Lega and Fdi. The text will be sent to the plenary for first reading on Monday 20 January and voting will start the following day. The last day for the conversion into law in the Senate is the February 14. Further corrective actions regarding, among others, the reform of the CCBs in force are not excluded in Montecitorio.
Meanwhile, the Commission has launched three amendments reformulated by the speakers on the basis of bipartisan proposals, by Leu and Fdi. One of them gives to Mediocredito Centrale the obligation to report every four months to the Parliamentary Commissions on financial operations conducted for the relaunch of the credit system in the South and the rescue of the Popolare di Bari. For Mcc, or for any newco set up by the institution itself, other annual disclosure obligations to Parliament are envisaged from 2021.
It has also come from Leu the request, again addressed to Mcc, to supportIn addition to businesses, also the occupation of the South. Lastly, Fdi requested confirmation of the requirements on integrity, professionalism and autonomy established for managers by the Consolidated Banking Act
The green light from the Commission arrived in a short time also thanks to the withdrawal of the amendments by the majority.
“I am satisfied – he comments in a note Claudio Mancini (PD), rapporteur of the provision – We have achieved the objective of arriving in the Chamber for the conversion quickly for next week, a necessary condition for the relaunch of Popolare di Bari as a central subject of the Banca del Mezzogiorno”.
