Overview
- Italy’s anti‑corruption authority says organized crime has not captured reconstruction contracts after preventive reviews of 1,147 procurements worth nearly €2 billion and the issuance of 4,054 opinions.
- The reconstruction commissioner reports about 12,000 private worksites completed and 8,500 ongoing, with roughly €1.5 billion paid to firms in 2024 and another €1.5 billion in public works queued to start.
- Progress remains uneven, with main towns like Norcia advancing faster than frazioni such as San Pellegrino, where 11 of 42 building aggregates have entered the approval pipeline and many legal ownership issues persist.
- Around 10,000 families are still out of their homes, including about 6,000 in the Marche region, despite recent acceleration and thousands returning since 2022.
- Key public projects are now moving: Amatrice targets end‑2025 to finish debris removal as its new city hall foundations are laid and museum and cathedral works begin, Norcia’s center nears completion within a couple of years, and Castelluccio’s approved seismic platform foresees first homes from 2028.