Campania has joined Puglia, Sardinia, and Tuscany in challenging the government’s planned differentiated autonomy law.
The regional government filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court, arguing that the proposal is constitutionally illegitimate. On Monday afternoon, Campania officially notified the prime minister’s office about its appeal.
Campania’s appeal questions the agreements outlined by the law between individual regions and the central government. It specifically challenges the attribution of broader autonomy to certain regions and the determination of LEP (essential levels of core services), which must be guaranteed nationwide.
Campania strongly criticises the differentiated autonomy law for enabling a vast and uncontrolled devolution of powers to regions. This decentralisation, they argue, affects fundamental rights and services, including healthcare, public education, social security, and civil protection.
The regional government contends that this level of autonomy undermines the State’s sovereignty, potentially fracturing national unity and creating inequality among citizens in different regions.
Last month, the governor of Calabria argued the law should be paused.
