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Italy Approves Law Creating National Map of Fascist-Era Camps

Implementation now hinges on an Education Ministry decree due within 90 days.

Overview

  • The Chamber of Deputies passed the measure definitively with a unanimous 225–0 vote after prior Senate approval.
  • The law mandates a “Mappa della memoria” built through historical, documentary and archival research to identify sites across Italy active between 1922 and 1945.
  • It funds conferences, exhibitions, publications and visit routes connected to the sites to strengthen public knowledge and remembrance.
  • The package allocates €300,000 for 2025 and establishes a €1.2 million fund in the Education and Merit Ministry to promote school trips to the locations.
  • First signatories were Senator Francesco Verducci and Senator Liliana Segre, and floor speeches reflected partisan frictions over contemporary extremism despite formal consensus.