The European Commission (EC) is to
"look carefully" at a recent competition law adopted by Italy
with particular attention to norms on street traders and beach
concessions, a EU Commission spokesperson said on Thursday.
The EC "will continue the bilateral dialogue on these two issues
with the Italian authorities", the spokesperson added.
The EC representative recalled that Brussels "is monitoring the
situation of the street traders' sector in Italy and has already
been in contact with the national authorities on this issue".
On Tuesday President Sergio Mattarella promulgated the law on
competition but accompanied it with demurrals asking the
government to act to bring norms on street traders, whose
contracts are almost automatically renewed every 12 years, into
line with EU rules advocating greater competition for licenses.
The head of State said that "further initiatives by the
Government and Parliament are indispensable in the near future".
Mattarella likened his action to what he had done with a law on
beach concessions last year, when the government amended the
measure after his criticism of the initial decree.
The competition law is aimed at boosting competition in the
Italian economy through a variety of measures.
Photo: Street traders protest in Turin on September 4, 2023
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