Compulsory green pass, closed discos: the protest starts

After the approval of the new rules on the mandatory Green Pass for access to public places by the Council of Ministers, the protest of the discos broke out. The main trade associations in the sector are requesting an immediate meeting with Prime Minister Mario Draghi, to understand in detail the reasons that led him to further extend the closure of the dance clubs. “We demand answers and that they are serious answers – underlines Maurizio Pasca, president of Silb, the union of dance clubs linked to Fipe-Confcommercio – the latest decree shows that there is a real prejudice on the part of this government towards discos : from 6 August green pass holders will be able to dance anywhere except in the clubs created for this purpose. In fact, with this new measure, the government encourages illegal activities and will take responsibility for this, even from a legal point of view. It is our intention to protect our interests in the appropriate locations. “” The closure of the discos – adds Luciano Zanchi, president of Assointrettura – Federturismo Confindustria – is discriminatory and inadmissible: for companies in the sector it is the definitive loss of assets, starting with ‘zeroing of goodwill, the loss of value of investments, even in the long term, made in the years preceding the arrival of Covid-19 “. In requesting” an immediate convocation of the national trade associations and equally immediate compensation to operators in the sector ” Zanchi affirms that President Draghi “has announced 20 million refreshments for discos. They are crumbs, a mockery. In Italy there are 3 thousand discos that have been closed for 18 months. Companies that pay an average of € 140,000 in rent per year. This alms will result in a lump sum contribution of 7 thousand euros each. We no longer want to hear about refreshments: we have been closed by decree for two years and we are demanding real compensation from those who have decided that we are dangerous ”.