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1) Zaia on EU and regional competitiveness: Italian regions are KO inside EU because of taxes and bureaucracy

Luca Zaia – president of Veneto – has commented the news about the release of the regional competitiveness chart: «Someone must explain me how we are supposed to be competitive with a 68,6% taxation and a copious number of bureaucratic obligations which affect our productive sector».

Italian regions, in fact, are beyond the 100th place on 262. Zaiai continued: «Maintaining this trend we will crash on a deindustrialization and unemployment process; we risk an economic desertification whose fault is the central government’s one».  

At the end, Zaia proposed several solutions to face this crisis: «A unique tax at 46% - Veneto could be the texting region for this solution; a sensitive decrease on job taxation; restore banks’ local role; introduce the standard cost in healthcare system and in public administration; let the virtuous town councils spend the money regardless the stability pact».

 

2) Say no to wars and fascism, PRC: on September 7th manifestation against US military base and previous Dal Molin site

Claudia Rancati – member of Circolo A. Gramsci of Vicenza – has reminded that: «On September 7th, in Vicenza, there is going to be a manifestation against the presence of the new US military base at previous Dal Molin civil airport area». The main reasons backing the manifestation are the defense of Vicenza territory both against a political decision coming from the central government and the hydrogeological risk which affects the area. Even so, the leading reason to manifest is «The opposition towards war and death logic which has influenced the decision in favor of the military base construction».

Concluding her analysis, Recanati revamped the idea of a big movement against war which can overcome divisions in order to fight the fascism emerging from the social and cultural crisis due to the economic one.

 

3) “Now we also have to fast”: Pretto’s dissent towards mayor Moro’s proposal in favor of Don Bizzotto

Erik Umberto Pretto – leader of “Noi di Marano” – has expressed all his dissent towards mayor Piero Moro’s proposal to back Don Bizzotto’s action throw another fast ivolving all the town council. Pretto has explained that: «Personally I have never been in tune with this kind of initiatives. However, I can understand it if the proponent is a private citizen». Pretto is not convinced of the fact that the fast proposal is coming from a public administrator: «In my opinion, it is not acceptable that Marano’s mayor has come out with this idea, meanwhile in Marano we cannot cut or maintain the flowerbeds besides the streets; we have such overloaded trash bins; we have not working public fountains». In the end, Pretto considers Moro’s proposal as an attempt to obtain some visibility in order  to make citizens forget all the other problems.

 

4) Herman Medrano at Festival NO-Dal Molin. On August 28th, a debate on September 7th manifestation

Sunday August 25th, Herman Medrano and The Groovy Monkeys ended the first weekend of NO-Dal Molin Festival. The group, who was present also at 2009 edition, brought on stage his actual and biting rap.

Wednesday August 28th the first debate on September 7th manifestation will be held: special guests the member of NO-Muos movement – from Sicily – who are going to confront themselves with the audience in order to exchange different fighting perspectives against the military base occupation.

 

25 august

1) Don Bizzotto’s fast: the Marano Vicentino mayor’s initiatives and proposals

After the first week of fast, Don Bizzotto draws an analysis of his protest: «There are a lot of people who ask what they can do to match with my protest. Someone has started fasting with me, where I have been living since August 16th. Other people have started a handover fast. I also receive a lot of invitations at public debates and assemblies; I think this could help to spread a collective consciousness about the environmental emergency in Veneto». Furthermore, in these last days, Marano Vicentino’s mayor, Piera Moro, has decided to back Don Bizzotto’s action through a ten days town council fast. The purpose is to focus on Vianelle cave: the town council doesn’t want it to became a special trashes dump because of it would cover a natural water pond flowing beneath the cave. «Moro’s decision is an illumination for me –has commented Don Bizzotto – Why don’t we agree to build a chain along which we can pass the protest’s baton, in order to attract the attention on high importance subject?».

 

2) “In Creazzo, Parco Molini open till 9pm”: Gruppo Creazzo nel cuore’s plea

Veronica Rigoni – member of Gruppo Creazzo nel cuore – has commented the town council’s decision about the closing time of Molini park: «Instead of being the link between citizens and managers, the town council prefers to proclaim a summer curfew at 9pm»; at the same time both the park Molini and the bar inside it must be closed. The core problem deals with the relationship between public administration and civil-social fabric with the aim of building a lively and active town community. Rigon has also underlined yhe risk of transforming the town into a dormitory because of restrictive laws increase while the active participation decrease. «We will collect signatures with the bar manager in order to shake the entire town», this is Rigoni’s intention.

 

3) First arrest along with the application of new laws included in Decreto del Fare

August 24th, a Carabinieri squad from Montegaldella, during its patrol shift, has sighted of a person rummage inside the eco-dump in Longare. The person started running as soon as it saw the Carabinieri’s car. After a short pursuit, Carabinieri stopped and identified Gherasim Nicusor from Romania, now living in Rovolon (Padua). He was without a criminal record. Inside Nicusor’s car, Carabinieri founded a couple of items – such as a dishwasher engine and a used drill – which he probably would have tried to take the copper parts from. Furthermore, after the approval of Decreto del Fare (August 14th), Gherasim Nicusor was also charged of stealing metal accusation that could probably mean a punishment aggravation.