Pozzuoli mayor Luigi Manzoni has welcomed the publication of the new Campi Flegrei decree, describing it as a shift toward a structured, ten-year response to bradyseism rather than reliance on emergency measures alone. He said many of the proposals raised during consultations were incorporated, while adding that he would have preferred a faster process.
The reaction follows publication of a measure that moves the area's response onto a longer-term footing. According to reporting on the decree, it addresses a continuous phenomenon with a multi-year programme instead of short-term emergency management.
One billion euros over ten years
The reported financial framework totals 1 billion euros over ten years, delivered through two annual funds of 50 million euros each from 2027 through 2036.
One fund is directed at seismic vulnerability and repairs for private property. The other is directed at public buildings, infrastructure, and essential services.
The structure matters for residents because it separates household-level repair and prevention from larger public works. In practical terms, the first track concerns homes and private buildings, while the second concerns schools, public facilities, networks, and services that must remain operational in an area affected by ongoing ground movement.
What changes for damaged homes
Measures reported in the decree include contributions of up to 30,000 euros for the rapid restoration of lightly damaged primary homes, alongside expanded access to contributions linked to habitability.
The decree also extends deadlines connected to AEDES forms, the post-event damage and habitability assessments used after seismic events, and addresses minor building irregularities. Further administrative and fiscal simplifications are included, along with mortgage suspension provisions reported in national coverage.
For homeowners, the most immediate element is the fast-restoration contribution for light damage. Eligibility rules, application procedures, and exact legal wording will still need to be confirmed against the complete official text and implementing regulations.
Governance concentrated under a commissioner
Roberto Fico is identified as commissioner, with a centralised governance structure intended to coordinate implementation.
Manzoni welcomed concentrating implementation in the commissioner's office, while warning about the time needed to make that structure fully operational. Getting the commissioner's offices running quickly is now one of the practical tests for the decree, since funding, household contributions, and public works all depend on functioning administrative channels.
Continuity with the earlier framework
The new measure builds on an earlier legal framework focused on seismic vulnerability analysis, seismic microzonation, emergency planning, infrastructure checks, monitoring, and coordination among national, regional, metropolitan, municipal, and scientific bodies.
That background explains why the new decree combines urgent household measures with longer-term prevention. Vulnerability studies, monitoring, emergency plans, and infrastructure verification remain part of the foundation, while the ten-year programme adds funding continuity and central coordination.
Manzoni's main objection: commerce
Manzoni's principal criticism is that support for commercial and productive activities is inadequate.
He identified the lack of aid for shops and businesses as a major omission and said further work is needed on assistance for commerce. For Pozzuoli, where bradyseism affects not only housing but storefronts, tourism, and local services, the issue is central to economic recovery and return to normal use of damaged areas.
What remains unclear
Several operational points are not yet settled in the material acquired so far. The complete official text and implementing rules will determine eligibility, deadlines, and application procedures. The timetable for making the commissioner's structure fully operational remains unclear. The practical allocation of funds among municipalities, property categories, and individual applicants is not yet established. The final level and form of support for businesses also remains unresolved.
Residents and business owners should therefore treat the published framework as the direction and scale of the intervention, while waiting for the commissioner's office and municipalities to publish how and when to apply.
