Residents, civic committees and local mayors in the Campi Flegrei mobilized over the handling of the bradyseism decree and discussed traveling to Rome to present their demands directly.
The mobilization was reported in Pozzuoli, with support from the municipalities of Quarto, Bacoli and Monte di Procida. According to Il Mattino, the protest followed disappointment over rejected amendments to the Campi Flegrei decree, bringing mayors, residents, committees and associations into a joint initiative.
The central demands were stronger support for residents left without homes, broader economic assistance, and opposition to treating relocation and social replacement as the sole long-term policy for the area.
What is behind the protest
The dispute concerns the measures for people displaced by bradyseism and seismic activity in the Phlegraean area. Reporting describes thousands of displaced residents: Il Mattino cites more than 5,300 people, while Fanpage cites more than 4,500. The exact total varies between sources.
Fanpage reported that protests followed the rejection or withdrawal of amendments that residents and committees had supported. The base measures described in that reporting included 100 million euros for seismic rehabilitation of residential buildings declared uninhabitable, 70 percent compensation, and an increase in the monthly autonomous-accommodation contribution to 900 euros.
The available reports describe rejected, withdrawn or pending amendments but do not provide a complete authoritative final text of the decree or its subsequent legislative status. Readers should check the official parliamentary record for the exact legal measure and timeline.
What bradyseism means in the Campi Flegrei
Italy’s Civil Protection Department describes bradyseism as ground deformation involving slow subsidence alternating with faster uplift, generally accompanied by shallow earthquakes.
In the Campi Flegrei, the emergency response has included monitoring, prevention measures and systematic vulnerability assessments of buildings.
Building checks in Pozzuoli, Bacoli and Naples
As part of that response, Civil Protection began an external visual survey of private residential buildings in parts of Pozzuoli, Bacoli and Naples affected by bradyseism, seismicity and ground deformation.
The 2024 survey covered defined intervention areas and used external inspections carried out by technical teams.
What remains unclear
The acquired sources do not establish whether the planned Rome demonstration ultimately took place or specify its final date. They also use different descriptions of the decree and legislative timeline.
What is documented is the joint position itself: mayors and displaced residents acting together to seek stronger housing support and economic assistance, and to challenge a policy centered only on relocation.
