The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, chaired a video-link meeting with Emilia Romagna today on the severe weather emergency that has hit the region. The meeting was attended by Minister for Civil Protection and Marine Policies Nello Musumeci, Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Alfredo Mantovano, acting Vice-President of the Emilia Romagna Region Irene Priolo, Head of the Civil Protection Department Fabio Ciciliano and Special government commissioner for reconstruction in the flood-hit Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Marche regions Francesco Paolo Figliuolo.
President Meloni reaffirmed the Government’s solidarity with the people who have been affected by the violent natural disasters over the last few days and received the latest updates on the situation of displaced persons and the progress of rescue operations. President Meloni also provided assurance that, as soon as the Government receives the request to declare a state of emergency from the Emilia Romagna Region, a Council of Ministers meeting will be called to earmark EUR 20 million in order to provide for immediate needs and restore essential services, and that further allocations will be made available upon completion of post-emergency assessments