Overview

• The Chamber’s Collegio d’Appello, acting as Montecitorio’s final jurisdiction, ruled that the 2018 Fico delibera stands and denied restoration requests from about 800 former deputies.
• Fico’s 2018 reform shifted vitalizi to a contributory model based on actual payments and years served, triggering cuts of up to 90% for some pensioners.
• After initial filings by roughly 1,400 appellants, partial restorations and mitigation measures for senior claimants have narrowed active challenges to about 800 cases.
• The Senate restored pre-2018 vitalizi for former senators in 2022, but ex-deputies did not receive equivalent relief and remain bound by the delibera’s recalculations.
• Estimates show that reinstating pre-cut pensions could cost up to €4 billion, prompting appellants to consider a political appeal to the Office of the Presidency and potential European Court proceedings.