On Wednesday, February 13, starting at 11 a.m., the Luiss School of Government will host a keynote address by Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, the Minister for Institutional Reforms and Regulatory Simplification. The topic will be “VIG and Reforms: Good Policy Looking to the Future.” A focus on the prospects for young people as Italy prepares to introduce a key tool for their protection: the Generational Impact Assessment of Laws (VIG).

In fact, the mechanism known as the Youth Check in Brussels, which has already been in use for several years in Germany and Austria, is about to become a reality in our country as well. At its meeting on December 5, the Council of Ministers gave preliminary approval to the bill that grants the government powers to simplify regulations and includes VIG, which will fundamentally reform the current legislative processes. Once implemented, Italian laws will have to consider the environmental, social, or economic impacts on young people and future generations.

“A true Copernican revolution that seeks to provide a concrete and, I hope, definitive response to the emerging generational divide affecting our young Italians,” explains Prof. Luciano Monti, professor of European Union Policies at Luiss and curator of the Youth Policy Observatory at the Bruno Visentini Foundation, will introduce the keynote address following greetings from the Director of the Luiss School of Government, Giovanni Orsina.

Minister Maria Elisabetta Casellati’s speech will specifically focus on outlining the reforms within her purview that are essential to provide the country with stability, competitiveness, and intergenerational equity. These include the “premierato” initiative, regulatory simplification, and, of course, the VIG.

Following the lecture, which will be held in the “Giovanni Nocco” lecture hall of the Luiss Faculty of Law at Via Parenzo 11, comments will be provided by:

·         Beatrice Aimi, Councilor for Youth Policies, Municipality of Parma

·         Federica Celestini Campanari, Special Commissioner of the Italian Youth Agency

·         Nicola Lupo, Director of the Master's Program in Parliament and Public Policy, Luiss School of Government

·         Maria Cristina Pisani, President of the National Youth Council

A discussion with the students will follow, moderated by Marco Valerio Lo Prete, the political editor-in-chief of Tg1.