Green light of cabinet to the new decree to deal with the emergency after the earthquake. The text, which should be published in the Official Gazette on Monday, will contain a new definition of the earthquake crater and provisions on agriculture, education and cultural heritage. The main objective, as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi explained in recent days, is to "further streamline times, procedures and bureaucracy" as the mayors have insistently requested.
Meanwhile, the tremors continue in the Marches, Umbria and Lazio. During the night about 75 were recorded, after 105, including one of magnitude 4.8, from the previous night. Furthermore, in the tent cities there are new inconveniences due to rain and mud. At the moment I'm over 28mila people assisted by Civil protection, after the strongest earthquakes, those of 24 August, 26 October and 30 October.
In detail, over 19 people are assisted within their own municipality: of these, more than 17.500 in sports halls, multi-purpose centers and ad hoc structures, while over 1.600 find accommodation in accommodation facilities made available in the area. There are also about 8.400 people accommodated in hotels along the Adriatic coast, while about 500 people in Lazio, Marche and Umbria are assisted in tents.
Meanwhile, on the political front, Silvio Berlusconi asks Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to convene a table on the seismic emergency: “If it is not possible to prevent earthquakes, however, it is necessary to do everything possible to meet the needs of the victims. The government hasn't yet met a table, hasn't told us how it intends to act. You can't waste time."
Renzi, for his part, is pressing the European Union: "It is unthinkable that, for European stability, schools should collapse", he said during a speech at the Milan Polytechnic at a meeting with the rector. The Casa Italia plan, according to the premier "is destined to survive this government".
From the EU comes the availability of support from the president of the EU Commission Juncker and the commissioners for crisis management and regional policies Stylinides and Cretu, who say they are "ready to help with concrete measures" such as the EU civil protection mechanism and the Solidarity fund "if Italy requests it". To do this, at least in relation to the earthquake of August 24, the last date is November 16. The estimated expenditure of the Treasury for the safety of the territory and public buildings and for the reconstruction is around 6 billion euros.
