A law decree born badly, at risk of ending up worse. The Agriculture Decree, tenaciously supported by the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida, does not convince the Quirinale. At this time there are ongoing contacts between the legislative offices of the Ministry and the Presidency of the Republic, but the signing of Sergio Mattarella late. It is a decree that expresses the desire to consolidate transversal actions under one hand. It will be remembered that on a decisive point of the text, that for the installation of photovoltaic panels in fields, theagrivoltaic- there was a clash between Lollobrigida and the Minister of the Environment Gilberto Pichetto Fratin. Two very different personal characters: one determined, the other more accommodating. The decree then passed to the Council of Ministers with modifications that still do not satisfy photovoltaic companies. At stake are 40 billion in direct investments in all the regions that the most vigorous country people do not want.
The Quirinale's objections concern this point, but also others. Lollobrigida also included in the measure themerging of the National Information System for the Development of Agriculture (Sian) with the Agency for Agricultural Payments (Agea). Two little-known government structures, full of positions and collaborators who are also useful for non-strategic purposes. According to the minister, public spending is rationalized in this way, but Colle evidently don't think the same way. Another point under examination, the passage of Forestry police from Defense to the Ministry of Agriculture. The decree states that the "Command of forestry, environmental and agri-food units functionally depends on the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry". A poorly concealed desire to govern the territories not occupied by houses? We recognize the minister's intention expressed in the past to combat poaching. But if he commands the forestry Carabinieri, rather than Guido Crosetto, Will the outlaws be caught more quickly? Is the Minister of Agriculture a catch-all? Is it appropriate to include these rules in a law decree? This would be the summary of the observations that blocked the signature of the President of the Republic.
On agrivoltaics, as we already have told, Energia Futura has expressed strong criticism of the new decree which allows panels to be installed only if they are raised from the ground. In this way we end up damaging the entire electricity production system. The proposal that Colidretti and Lollobrigida do not accept borders on the paradox of also nullifying other measures initiated by this government. The Quirinale will not have missed this peculiarity, which, combined with the others, stopped the decree in the antechamber of the President of the Republic.