M.a few hours to the discussion at the House of Representatives of the bill on the so-called ius scholaea bill for guarantee Italian citizenship to the children of immigrants.
Meanwhile, in Bologna, the Participation Festivalan event that launched a clear message: “Reform Law 91/92 on citizenship so that from privilege it becomes right“.
Participation Festival in Bologna. Credit: Margherita Caprilli
Today the bill will be discussed in the House
In the text that will be discussed today at 20.30 in the Chamber of Deputies you want to entrust an important role to the school in the process that could lead many young children of immigrants to have Italian citizenship.
Indeed, it is proposed to allow a almost a million under 18 children (born in Italy or arrived within 12 years And legally resident in Italy) the possibility of apply for Italian citizenship after attending “At least five years of school”. The request can start either by the person concerned is from one of the parents.
The center-left is united in support for this proposal, while the center-right is in fact divided. Yesterday Lega and Fratelli d’Italia voted against the textwhile Forza Italia has guaranteed its own clearance. Matteo Salvini commented: “Citizenship is not a prize ticket“. Brothers of Italy, on the other hand, defined it ius scholae one “ius soli masked“.
In any case, what will be discussed in the House today it will be a text born from a long, very long debate on the subject. In the last legislature, in fact, an attempt was made to replace it ius sanguinis with the ius soli. In 2019, however, the ius culturaewhich in fact had many elements in common with what we will discuss today.
The ius soli in the statute of the Municipality of Bologna
In this context, the Participation Festivalconcluded on Sunday 26 June in Bologna, he wanted to make his own contribution. While the Municipality of Bologna has approved the insertion of the ius soli in the municipal statute and, therefore, honorary citizenship for minors registered in the municipal registrythe Festival (which included 131 panelists, 60 associations and about 850 participants in attendance) wanted to underline how administrative initiatives of this type can facilitate the process of accessing citizenship. And they must be an example to follow in other areas of the country.
There event – promoted by ActionAid Italia, Cittadinanzattiva and Legambiente, with the collaboration of Caritas and the Foundation for Urban Innovation and with the patronage of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Municipality of Bologna – has chosen a clear title: “To react. New energies for participation, beyond the shocks of the pandemic and the war“.
In fact, there has been talk of global health, social justice, environmental and climate justice.
The theme of citizenship: “From a privilege you become a right”
One of the crucial points of the debate was precisely the issue of citizenship. And the need to extend itbeyond ius sanguinis.
Katia ScannaviniDeputy Secretary General of ActionAidcommented: «The seventh edition of the Festival della Partecipazione reminded us that participation is the opportunity to react and work together to counter the important problems that have also emerged due to the pandemic, war and systemic crises we are experiencing. Participation is collective power. It is the claim of one’s social rights that are practical in order to be able to react, build and take care of the common good “.
In the many interventions, a single request: the reform of law 91/92 starting from the approval of the law proposal on ius scholae. Why citizenship “From privilege you become right”.
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