(August 11, 2016) Italian Regions dialogue with American states. The Chicago mission of the Conference of Regional Legislative Assemblies coordinator and chairman of the regional council of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Franco Iacop, who took part in the Illinois capital at the Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), is over. “It was – stated President Iacop – an important meeting with colleagues from legislature of American States, Canada, Brazil, Japan and other countries which gave us the opportunity to discuss several issues of common interest, such as energy policy, the risks that natural disasters and cyber attacks pose to our security, but also the need to ensure a more active involvement of citizens in the legislative process”. In particular, added Iacop, lawmakers have shared problems related to the citizens’ lack of confidence and the lack of knowledge of the political process, in addition to the fact that they operate in a context of multiple challenges and scarce resources, and also how this mix of reasons was at the base of Brexit”. (red)
