Green light for the Senate with 175 yes, 8 no and one abstention from the “big ships” decree for the safeguard of Venice. In addition to the majority groups, the FdI also declared a vote in favor. The measure prohibits the transit of cruise ships in the urban waterways of the San Marco basin, the San Marco canal and the Giudecca canal of Venice from 1 August. The construction of temporary mooring points in Marghera is planned and the president of the Port Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea is appointed as extraordinary commissioner. The provision, which must be converted into law by 18 September, now passes to the Chamber.
«The Grandi Navi dl is of enormous importance and positivity for Venice. However, I believe it is necessary to point out that Venice needs a real project and no longer temporary solutions which then, according to one of the worst Italian habits, become definitive ». This was stated by the group leader of LeU in the Senate Loredana De Petris. «We must know – he adds – that Venice is particularly exposed to climate change and take on projects that preserve the ecosystem of the lagoon, with all the precautions that this entails. We must ask ourselves if Venice, like other great cities of art starting from Rome, is able to withstand this model of tourism. In short, we can no longer limit ourselves to managing only the critical issues ».
“We have worked a lot on this decree because Venice is in our hearts, Venice is a world heritage site – says the senator of Forza Italia, Massimo Mallegni, during the explanations of vote on the dl for the protection of Venice’s waterways and for the protection of labor – Of course, we have rightly accepted Unesco’s invitation so that large ships no longer pass through the Giudecca canal. Good. But after this measure, the large ships went to dock in Trieste with the effect that damage was already quantifiable in about two billion for Venice and its commercial and working fabric. We must urgently work so that the ships suitable for the characteristics of the lagoon, those 180×35 meters, can return to Venice very soon. We cannot abandon 13,000 people and their families in great difficulty after this measure. Our commitment has been there and we will continue to give it to guarantee adequate support for those who lose their jobs and those who are damaged, but definitive solutions must be found. In this regard, we believe that the off-shore port is necessary and indispensable for freight traffic, but we do not come to talk about that port as a solution for the disembarkation of people ”.