In Italy and Croatia the
population is drastically decreasing and tools are needed to
change the course. This, in a nutshell, was the message that
emerged from the seminar organized today in Trieste by the
Italian-Croatian Upper Adriatic Interregional Trade Union
Council, which was also attended by Regional Councillor for
Labor, Education and Family Alessia Rosolen. Michele Berti,
president of the union council, explains that "the goal of the
day is to learn more about demographic dynamics and try to
understand strategies to reverse the trend, taking into account
the aspects on which we can insist. And put pressure on
governments.I'm talking about measures such as higher wages,
better tax and welfare policies and vocational training, as well
as a more effective system for managing third-country residence
admissions." Berti hopes "that there will be a listening from
the two governments. The phenomenon of population decline in
Italy and Croatia are similar, but it is more worrying on the
Croatian side. Especially because of the flight of so many young
people abroad." The councilor confirmed that "the data certainly
show us a decrease in population in Friuli Venezia Giulia as
well, constant since the 1960s, along with an increase in aging.
But the region has and will put in place actions on various
fronts, in favor of families, young people and the world of
work." Mentioned, among the various actions, the increase in
funding for the crèche network abatement, which increased from 7
million euros in 2023 to 7.6 planned in 2024 or as the family
dote that next year will increase from 23.8 to 24 million, And
also other measures for young people, such as the school dote,
which will increase from 2.3 to 3 million, or scholarships for
university students, which in 2023 saw 23.5 million euros
disbursed.
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