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The Council of the Calabria Region, in today’s session, on the proposal of President Roberto Occhiuto, approved the request for the declaration of a state of emergency for the territories of the Grecanica area of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria affected by the violent meteorological event that affected the region between 9 and 11 October 2026.
In particular, the request concerns the municipalities of Africo, Bagaladi, Bova, Condofuri, Melito Porto Salvo, Montebello Jonico, Motta San Giovanni, Palizzi, Roccaforte del Greco, Roghudi, San Lorenzo and Staiti, affected by exceptional rainfall and strong winds which caused serious damage to road infrastructures, hydraulic regulation works, public buildings and private settlements.
According to an initial estimate made on the basis of reports from the area, the need necessary for the restoration of the damaged public structures and infrastructures amounts to at least 20 million euros, of which over 3.5 million euros have already been supported by the municipalities for extremely urgent interventions.
To these amounts must be added the damages suffered by private individuals and production activities, which are still being quantified.
The request for a state of emergency will allow the activation of extraordinary tools and resources to accelerate recovery interventions, guarantee the safety of the affected communities and promote the fastest return to normality.
Two other measures by President Occhiuto on health matters were then approved.
The first concerns the update of the Decree of the commissioner ad acta (DCA) relating to telemedicine services and the draft agreement between the Calabria Region and the San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital of Rome for the recognition and provision of the liver transplant program aimed at patients suffering from chronic liver disease registered on the waiting list of the Calabria Region.
With a further resolution, the executive has implemented the recent national provisions regarding essential levels of assistance (Lea), updating the nomenclature of specialist outpatient assistance and that of prosthetic assistance.
The provision also takes note of the tariffs of the new health services and establishes the application in the Calabria Regional Health Service of the provisions established by national legislation, according to the starting dates and methods established by state provisions.
On the recommendation of councilors Gianluca Gallo (Local public transport) and Marcello Minenna (Budget and Heritage), the Regional Council also approved a change to the Executive Investment Plan 2024-2028 of the National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Mobility, aimed at renewing the vehicle fleet intended for local public transport. The intervention provides priority to the scrapping and replacement of vehicles over 15 years old and with environmental class up to Euro 3, with an allocation of 6,533,100 euros financed through the resources of the Calabria 2014-2020 complementary operational programme.
Green light from the regional executive, also to the provision of the councilors Antonio Montuoro (Legality and security, Valorisation of confiscated assets) and Marcello Minenna, with which they acknowledge the willingness expressed by the Aspromonte National Park Authority to acquire under concession the lands and properties confiscated from organized crime, owned by the Calabria Region and falling within the territory of the Municipality of Molochio (RC), for their valorisation and use for institutional purposes. Among these assets there are, in particular, some parcels of land and buildings for which, considering the difficulty of using them for social purposes, the destination to the institutional activities of the Park Authority was considered more effective. A shared choice that will make it possible to make the most of the confiscated assets, while at the same time strengthening its meaning of restitution to the community and promotion of legality in the area.
Furthermore, on the initiative of councilor Minenna, the 2025 financial year report of the Calabria Region Agency for agricultural disbursements (Arcea) and the 2025 financial year report of Calabria Verde were approved, certifying the results of the economic-financial management of the two bodies over the last year. The measures will now be transmitted to the Regional Council for completion of the process required by current legislation.
On the subject of welfare, the reuse of over 1 million euros deriving from savings and unused sums within the 2021 non-self-sufficiency fund was also decided.
The resources will again be made available to finance care allowances intended for people with very serious disabilities, allowing the scrolling of the rankings that are still open and access to the benefits by users who are eligible but have been excluded due to insufficient funds.
Finally, on the recommendation of the Welfare Councilor, Pasqualina Straface, the Regional Council has decided to allocate the savings deriving from the resources of the Fund for non-self-sufficiency 2019-2021, for a total amount of 1.3 million euros, to the ASP of Catanzaro to close the final rankings of the previous year of those entitled to be eligible.