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On Wednesday, December 22, the day of the final vote in the Senate on the bill, which was previously approved by the lower house of Parliament, the Italian students hold new demonstrations and other protests of youth and students who oppose the reform of education in Rome and other Italian cities. Despite the fact that the authorities were preparing for the worst, cutting off the entire center of the Eternal City, the students, until recently hid the route of the procession, headed toward the periphery and to behave peacefully.

At this time all the demonstrations were far from the center of the city and government agencies, which have been targeted by riot on 14 December."We'll leave the palaces of power alone in their miserable condition and go to another place" - said before the procession on December 22 in the Italian trade unions. The organizers of student demonstrations in advance announced that ensure the peaceful nature of the presentations and will not try to penetrate the so-called "red zone" of the capital, where the parliament and other senior government authorities. Currently, no-demonstrators area is heavily guarded by riot police, the Carabinieri and the Financial Guard, Italy.

Nevertheless, the clashes between demonstrators and the police did take place.This time they took place not in Rome, and the administrative center of Sicily - Palermo. About a thousand demonstrators initially tried to break into the building management of the regional council of Sicily, and then stoned the local police department. In response, guards fired tear gas and rubber batons. In Turin, the students took the symbol of the city - the tower "Mole Antonelliana.

In addition, according to local media reports, protesters blew up in Naples during a protest a few firecrackers, but still on disorders of the question.Moments of high tension were observed, and during student demonstrations in Milan.

Nevertheless, in the historic center staffed by numerous police officers. They control all the approaches to the quarter where the government building and parliament.

However, the most numerous procession started from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" to the embankment of the Tiber under the slogan "The Mafia commended the Government for the murder of the education system," "corruption, out of parliament!" and "Your culture - is power, our strength - it is a culture."For some time, demonstrators blocked the capital's ring road.

In addition, students are sent a special message from President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano, which prompted the head of state not to sign the law "reform Jelmini, the final reading of which takes place in those hours in the Senate, the national parliament.

Student protests against the reforms, strongly bound to the name of the Minister of Education of Italy Mariyastelly Jelmini pass in the Apennines from the very beginning of this academic year. Students and lyceum students act primarily against plans to reduce public expenditure on education, which can lead to a further drop in the quality of education and the complete lack of prospects for employment of graduates.

Student protests have often flowed into riots and clashes with police.The most serious of which occurred Dec. 14 at the time of thousands rally in Rome, which was confined to a vote in parliament on the issue of trust in the Government of Silvio Berlusconi. Then as a result of clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement forces were injured about a hundred people, more than 40 people were arrested. Damage to Rome on this day, reaching almost 10 million euros.

Major victory rally on December 22, protesters called the fact that their delegation this evening, met the head of state - the president of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.

The final vote in the Senate, the Italian parliament calling on the student protests university reform is delayed.Following discussions between the ruling majority and the opposition of numerous amendments, the vote postponed until Thursday.

For its part, the author of the document, the Minister of Education, University Affairs and Scientific Research Mariastella Dzhelmini insists that reform is aimed at optimizing the learning process, adapting the university system with labor market requirements, giving greater weight to a university degree.According to recent statistics, one in four young people in Italy can not find jobs, mostly university graduates.

Given that the government has a strong majority in the Senate, local observers have no doubt that the bill be passed. However, to obtain the force of law a document should be signed by the president, who has the right under the weighty contradictions return the bill to completion.This rotation is not excluded after Napolitano received the student delegation, noted political commentator.

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