South Tyrol under pressure: Autonomy in danger - what has to happen now!

South Tyrol under pressure: Autonomy in danger - what has to happen now!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - on December 6, 2024, the FPÖ-Südtirol spokesman NABG. Peter Wurm at a press conference in Innsbruck the restoration of South Tyrolean autonomy. He criticized the recent demands of the Italian government parties, in particular the Lega and the Fratelli d’Italia, which aimed to weaken the existing protective mechanisms of autonomy. Wurm emphasized that instead of strengthening autonomy, these were rather exposed to attacks. He asked the Austrian federal government to vehemently campaign against these efforts and to protect the rights of South Tyroleans. "The autonomy of South Tyrol serves to protect the German and Ladin-speaking ethnic group as an Austrian minority in the Italian state," he said. This autonomy, which was historically fought after decades of oppression, is indispensable for the political identity of South Tyrol, so Wurm in an urgent appeal to the government.

In particular, the South Tyrolean disturbs that the possibility of collaboration with critical political forces, including those with a fascist past, is used to expand autonomy. As it becomes clear in a report by Salto.BZ, the struggle for autonomy was a central historical challenge for the South Tyroleans, which is committed to discrimination and for the recognition of their rights. The question of autonomy played an important role in the formation of the South Tyrolean identity and has now been deeply rooted in society. The current political landscape in which the SVP tries to coalize with neo -fascists is perceived as a fight against its own story, which triggers great concern. There is a risk that the promise of more autonomy is only a rhetorical means to distract from the actual problems and incapacity to act within the government, as the article summarizes.

These developments skill lightly on the current tensions between the political forces in Italy and the efforts of the South Tyroleans to protect their autonomy in a fragile political climate. The loud demands of worm and the concerned voices of South Tyrolean citizens: Inside, far -reaching consequences for future negotiations and the political landscape in the region could have the fate of autonomy again as decisive for the future of South Tyrol.

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