Campania's small municipalities have asked for a stronger voice in regional decisions. A delegation from ANPCI Campania met Ciro Buonajuto, president of the First Institutional Affairs Commission with responsibility for small municipalities, to discuss the administrative difficulties facing towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants and their involvement in regional institutional and legislative processes.
The ANPCI Campania delegation was led by regional president Zaccaria Spina, according to reports from NTR24 and Corriere dell'Irpinia.
What ANPCI requested
The association presented a set of proposals centered on the specific conditions of municipalities below the 5,000-inhabitant threshold:
- Representation for ANPCI Campania on the Regional Tourism Observatory
- Differentiated measures that take account of the limited administrative capacity of small municipalities
- Greater decentralisation of responsibilities toward small municipalities
- A dedicated regional law addressing the functions and governance of municipalities under 5,000 inhabitants
The requests concern both day-to-day administration and participation in regional policymaking, particularly where tourism and local governance overlap.
Regional response
Buonajuto said he would bring the proposals to the Regional Council and the relevant commission, according to both reports.
No decision has been reported on whether ANPCI Campania will receive a seat on the Regional Tourism Observatory, and the sources do not document a legislative timetable or formal regional measure following the meeting.
What remains unclear
The available reports do not say how many Campanian municipalities would fall under the proposed measures, nor do they provide independent figures on staffing or administrative problems. Any further step will depend on discussion within the Regional Council and the competent commission.
