Napolitano: “Austerity stifling, in 2015 heavy tests for Italy” – BBC

Napolitano: "Austerity stifling, in 2015 heavy tests for Italy" – BBC

the ceremony

Milan , December 16, 2014 – 17:57

     
     
 

Exchange Year greeting for President Napolitano, the presence of the highest offices State and military. Present the premier Renzi and many government ministers. In his speech, Napolitano thanked the presidents of the Senate and House, Fat and Boldrini, for “intensity” of the work of both houses of parliament in these hours are proceeding to vote on issues that affect the lives of the country. ” Napolitano recalls that “is about to end in 2014, the year is not commonplace, where the government has done well against austerity, while” Consent “obtained by the Democratic Party in the European elections of May 25,” guaranteed listening to Italy in European concert, where he worked for a change of EU policies and for his leadership that favored the turning point for growth. ” However, “the evidence that the system Italian and Ital ian democracy must support are still heavy on the face of changing economic circumstances, the GDP and the fluctuations in unemployment; signs of reversing the trend in 2015-2016 there will be but weakens the line agreed by the government and Parliament. “

bicameralism and reforms

Even for This, says Napolitano, the program of reforms of the government Renzi no longer be postponed: “In the EU we are presented with the credentials for the constraints. To this must be, first in Parliament, the utmost seriousness and knowing how to move increasingly from words to facts to proceed with consistency and without setbacks on the reforms. ” For, this warns Napolitano, On the reforms’ do not say that there is precipitation, which we proceed too quickly, it is back lingering for months on reform issues identified in some cases for decades, “while it should be remembered that” overcoming bicameralism is not tic from breakers, rather, reflects a concrete need sull’agibilità the legislative process. ”

Unions and dialogue

The unions respect the choices, but it serves dialogue, says the president of the Republic. “We have to worry about a social climate too steeped in negativity, too far from forms of dialogue and efforts to move closer Partial who have in the past often marked social relations and social policy.” For this, ‘For the unions for which always hope that they are constructively united wonder the prerogatives of the decisions of the government and the Parliament and an effort convergent dialogue on vital issues of general interest “.And if Napolitano for labor reform is a good thing, unwise are the contrasts born on Article 18.

December 16, 2014 | 17:57

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