"I am very happy with the decision of the Parliament to bring sports facilities outside of the Stability Pact. It was a commitment agreed with the government - in particular with Undersecretary Graziano Delrio - in recent months, aimed to make an important change in the industry that might otherwise have been severely impacted."

This were the words of the President of CONI Giovanni Malagò, who is currently in Bangkok to attend the World Assembly of National Olympic Committees, after learning the news that the Senate has finally approved the enactment of the Decree Law of September 12th, 2014 n. 133 (the so-called "Unlock Italy" Decree), which contains important exclusions from the constraints of the Stability Pact for the local authorities (paragraph 3 of Art. 4) in the field of school buildings, sports facilities, hydro-geological upheaval prevention and road safety.