Truck protests against high diesel prices are spreading across the South, despite measures to support road haulage. Truckers from the Association of Sicilian Road Haulers, who were still blocking trucks at various points along the Messina-Catania highway, in front of the port of Palermo, and on other Sicilian roads, have decided to call off their protests. The same is true in Calabria. The mayors of Naples and Bari are raising the alarm: "Cities at risk of paralysis."
The government has chosen a hard line with identification and reporting. Piantedosi has written to prefects and police chiefs and asked them to monitor the situation.
«criminal infiltration».
This evening, Meloni will meet at Palazzo Chigi: the Ministry of the Interior will ensure the supply of essential goods, with law enforcement ready to escort anyone who requests it. 500 trucks are already deployed in Naples and the surrounding province.
At the same time, the government is finalizing a decree to combine road transport measures with resources for agriculture: it will be approved at today's Cabinet meeting. Meanwhile, the opposition is attacking: "The prime minister should report back to the chamber."
(Unioneonline)
