by InTrieste
The difficulties faced by families seeking to adopt children in Italy and the need for a closer analysis of demographic changes in the Monfalcone area have emerged as two issues in the legislative debate in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Couples pursuing domestic adoption often encounter lengthy waiting periods and limited access to ongoing assistance. Support services are generally more accessible to families pursuing international adoption, which represents the larger share of adoption cases.
Data from the Juvenile Court of Trieste illustrate the gap: in 2022, just 23 of the 203 applications for the adoption of minors resulted in a completed adoption.
In response to these concerns, Mauro Di Bert and Diego Bernardis of the Fedriga President parliamentary group have presented a bill aimed at introducing measures to support parenthood, including greater attention to the challenges surrounding adoption.
At the same time, regional lawmakers have begun discussing a proposal by independent representative Enrico Bullian focused on the Monfalcone area. His initiative seeks to establish research and monitoring tools to better understand the territory’s demographic, economic and cultural developments.
Bullian argues that a lack of systematic scientific research into the changes affecting the area makes it harder to identify problems and formulate appropriate policies.
The initiative has also found support among opposition representatives, including Furio Honsell of the Sinistra–Open FVG group, who has emphasized the importance of developing a clearer picture of the transformations taking place in the territory.
