In the year 2012 the Monti government promoted the reduction of the number of provinces and the institution of the new 'metropolitan city' for 9 cities in Italy. Due to the political changes the initiative is currently on stop.
It is important to note that in Italy 65% of Italians live in cities with 50.000 inhabitants.
Out of 8094 municipalities only 12 have more than 250.000 inhabitants (these will become metropolitan regions), Milan has 1 million inhabitant and produces 10% of national GDP
Already in 1990 the idea of the 'metropolitan city' was defined in Italy (law 1423/1990 and Law 135/2012) which would have eliminated the redundant level of the Province and the City for the main metropolitan regions of the Country.
The instituted 'metropolitan cities' were Rome, Milan, Turin, Genova, Naples, Venice, Bari, Florence, Reggio Calabria.
The metropolitan city prefigured the figure of a metropolitan mayor and council with direct election and would have had the powers of the old provinces and additionally territorial planning, coordination of public services, mobility and economic development.
The new governance structures were expected to come into power on 1st January 2014 but because of the fall of the government in December 2012 the legal procedure for the final approval was not fulfilled and the process is therefore in pause, until 31st December 2013.
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Map of metropolitan cities in Italy
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Useful readings:
On the original idea of the metropolitan cities in Italy (in Italian)
On current delegation of powers to the Roma Capitale (in Italian)
Possible contacts:
Mauro Stirpe: Unindustria, Roma
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