Overview
- On November 6, 2025, investigating judge Patrizia Nobile sent the constitutionality question over a government decree on the Milano–Cortina 2026 Foundation to the Constitutional Court and suspended the related criminal cases.
- The June 11, 2024 decree classified the organizing body as a private‑law entity outside public‑law rules, a designation that would otherwise require magistrates to archive two bid‑rigging allegations.
- The probes concern a €1.9 million digital‑services contract awarded in March 2021 to Vetrya and a June 29, 2023 award to Deloitte, with former CEO Vincenzo Novari and several managers and consultants under investigation.
- Prosecutors argue the decree lacks genuine necessity and coherence with its stated scope and contend the foundation meets public‑law criteria due to public appointments, a general public purpose, and the absence of true enterprise risk.
- The Court of Auditors reported a €107 million deficit in 2023 and noted potential public backstops, while the government cites a 2004 Torino Olympics ruling to support private‑law status, and a Constitutional Court decision is expected months after the Games.