More rights for South Tyrol
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Italy has a new law for South Tyrol. The Senate voted for it on Wednesday. 129 people voted for the law. Nobody voted against the law. 48 people did not vote. This was the final vote in parliament. The reform is now certain.
South Tyrol gets more rights back. These rights are called Kompetenzen. This means legal power to decide. South Tyrol plans more things by itself now. This applies to building houses. It applies to roads and energy. The region has more power for nature protection. The region has a new name. It is now Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol.
The word autonom is very important now. Autonom means independent. Italy needs the consent of South Tyrol to change laws. The Landtag in South Tyrol must say yes. Politicians from Austria are happy. They say: It is a good day for South Tyrol. Austria watches over South Tyrol.
South Tyrol gets more rights back. These rights are called Kompetenzen. This means legal power to decide. South Tyrol plans more things by itself now. This applies to building houses. It applies to roads and energy. The region has more power for nature protection. The region has a new name. It is now Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol.
The word autonom is very important now. Autonom means independent. Italy needs the consent of South Tyrol to change laws. The Landtag in South Tyrol must say yes. Politicians from Austria are happy. They say: It is a good day for South Tyrol. Austria watches over South Tyrol.
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Definitions
- Senate
- The Senate is part of the parliament in Italy. Elected politicians work there and decide on laws.
- Autonomy
- Autonom means being independent. A region decides things by itself.
- Competence
- Kompetenzen means legal power to make rules or do tasks.
- Regional Parliament
- The Landtag is the parliament of the region. It makes laws for this place.
People
- Politicians
- Politicians from Austria observe the situation in South Tyrol.
Locations
- South Tyrol
- South Tyrol is a region in the north of Italy.
- Italy
- Italy is a country in the south of Europe.
- Trentino
- Trentino is a province in the north of Italy.
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