Overview
- The Corte dei Conti refused the visto di legittimità and registration of the August CIPESS decree approving the bridge plan, saying it ruled on strictly legal profiles and will publish reasons within 30 days.
- Issues flagged include funding coverage, reliability of traffic forecasts, environmental and seismic compliance, and EU rules on cost increases above 50%, with a reported challenge to CIPESS’s competence.
- Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani held an urgent meeting at Palazzo Chigi, agreeing to await the written motivations and respond point by point using all tools allowed by law.
- Officials are considering the route that allows the Cabinet to re‑deliberate the act on grounds of overriding public interest, which could lead to registration with reserve and parliamentary notification.
- Salvini denounced the decision as political and forecast a shift of his hoped‑for start into early 2026, while opposition parties praised the Court and the magistrates’ association defended the legality checks.