Pozzuoli, Mayor Manzoni: "We stand by our citizens, but we oppose exploitation."

Pozzuoli – "I understand people's concerns because it's been a long-standing source of stress. I'm close to them and I listen to everyone, but we must avoid exploitation and slogans." This was stated by Pozzuoli's mayor, Luigi Manzoni, on the sidelines of the regional council meeting focused on the Phlegraean Fields, commenting on the torchlight procession that passed through the city streets yesterday and the tent sit-in set up this morning in front of the Regional Assembly headquarters.

The protest, promoted by the Campi Flegrei Emergency Committee and the "Pozzuoli still exists" network, called for the recognition of a state of emergency and the approval of a special law for the area, following the July 31 earthquake that left over 3.800 people displaced and 217 buildings uninhabitable.

"Bradyseism has no political overtones and must be freed from exploitation," Manzoni clarified, emphasizing that work is underway "with the coordination of the Prefecture" on a series of amendments to the emergency decrees, "made preventively for the first time in the Campi Flegrei, even though bradyseism has always existed, and which do not reflect reality."

On the subject of the state of emergency, the mayor called for clarity: "We need to understand what it means, because we've had states of emergency that have been ongoing for ten years; think of Amatrice." His proposal leans toward structural legislation: "I believe we should work on a special law for the territories so that we know what to do at any time."

Meanwhile, the Region has finalized a bill that allocates 7 million euros to the affected municipalities and establishes a regional observatory on the effects of bradyseism on the local economy, with resources distributed based on the number of displaced people and fixed quotas for each territory.