Read the rest of this article at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/world ... ss&emc=rssWhen the Italian government announced in mid-August that it would force towns with fewer than 1,000 residents to merge with their neighbors as part of an emergency cost-cutting budget, there were strident protests across the country.
Comuni with fewer than 1000 residents to merge
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Comuni with fewer than 1000 residents to merge
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Re: Comuni with fewer than 1000 residents to merge
Of course, there is already talk of scrapping this requirement: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/ ... sinessNews
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 09080.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 09080.html
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Re: Comuni with fewer than 1000 residents to merge
Interesting. Thanks for linking!
Do you think this will go through? I mean, it seems like people in Italy have a lot of pride in the town they're from, especially when it comes to the smaller ones.
Do you think this will go through? I mean, it seems like people in Italy have a lot of pride in the town they're from, especially when it comes to the smaller ones.
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Caserta: Maietta, Rossano, Tessitore, Negro, Peluso, Musone
Campobasso: D'Andrea, Barile
Catanzaro: Fiorelli/Fiorillo, Romito
Caserta: Maietta, Rossano, Tessitore, Negro, Peluso, Musone
Campobasso: D'Andrea, Barile
Catanzaro: Fiorelli/Fiorillo, Romito
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Re: Comuni with fewer than 1000 residents to merge
If I understand this http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financia ... DUVE80.htm correctly, a proposed revision would allow the smaller comuni to continue to exist while reducing the size of their town councils and eliminating the pay of council members.
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