There Room gave the green light to trust on Culture Decree With 196 votes in favor, 112 against and four abstentions. A passage that prepares the ground for the last act: the final vote before the Senate race for the conversion into law.
A text of 13 articles that moves between ambitions of relaunch and political calculations, with a majority that has armored the measure without too many twists. Here are the main news.
New Olivetti plan for culture
The decree puts in the hands of the Minister of Culture the “Piano Olivetti for culture”a project that refers to the philosophy of Adriano Olivetti and aims to transform the Culture in a shared goodwith more lively libraries, supported publishing and the cultural rebirth of the abandoned suburbs.
The plan expands to a range of initiatives: from Recovery of historical archives to the push on cinema and audiovisual, from the digitization of books to digital literacy to the promotion of young artists. There is also a support for school libraries and bookcases for children, with the third sector that will play a key role in the cultural redevelopment of the most forgotten areas.
During the parliamentary debate, A new managerial armchair has sprouted in the Ministry of Culture, intended to supervise the implementation of the plan. An operation that smells of bureaucratic strategy, while ad hoc funds arrive on the table to give oxygen to book publishing and the custodians of national memory, between archives and historical institutions that risk disappearing in indifference.
4 million for Under35 who want to open bookstores
An injection of 4 million euros intended for young people Under 35 decided to launch into the company of open bookstoreswith an eye for areas without book stores.
A million these funds will be reserved for small municipalities, where the only library is often a mirage. For 2025 and 2026, the dish becomes even richer with 24.8 million and 5.2 million euros destined to safeguard historical and neighborhood bookstores, while the paper print is secured to remain standing in an increasingly hostile market.
Funds for the enhancement of the assets
In the package of loans, a voice also appears from 800,000 euros For 2025, destined to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the European Convention on the landscape. There is no shortage of funds for historical research and for the Memorial of the Shoah of Milan, which will see 300,000 euros per year from 2025 arrive.
Rules for Culture Card and Bonus 18App
Those who adhere to the Card of Youth Culture and the Merit Card will have to respect precise deadlines for sending invoices, under penalty of loss of refund. For the 18App culture bonusthe deadline for the transmission of requests is set at 31 March 2025, without the possibility of extension.
Streamlining of procedures for cultural events
From 2025 the bureaucracy will take a step back for the Cultural events up to 2,000 spectatorseliminating unnecessary authorizations if there are no environmental or landscape constraints. Reviews and Festivals With several days of programming they will have access to the facilities, an oxygenation expected by those who bargain between waste and delays.
The superintendencies of the regional capitals will also automatically enter the list of qualified contracting stations, reducing obstacles in the interventions on the cultural heritage and putting a brake on administrative hitches.
New measures for the protection of cultural heritage
The school of cultural assets and activities changes its name and becomes the National School of Heritage and Cultural Activitiesa move that puts on the cards without changing the substance. The decree also protects the funds intended for the protection of cultural heritage from any attempt at forced execution. It will be up to the administrative managers to decide periodically where to direct resources, justifying each penny with a well -defined regulatory bond.
Support for contemporary photography
For 2025, the decree renounces 500,000 euros for the Foundation Museum of Contemporary Photography, An injection of resources intended to strengthen the conservation and enhancement of a heritage that too often risks ending up in oblivion.
The provision establishes that the proceeds deriving from the sale of tickets for access to the places of state culture will be intended for the staff of the Ministry for the payment of indemnities having the character of certainty and continuity, without suffering automatic reductions. The expenditure of 500,000 euros is also authorized for 2025 for the functioning of the contemporary photography Museum Foundation.
