Italy Sets Deadline to Reassign Beach Concessions by 2027
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In Italy, many beaches have small businesses. These businesses need a special license from the government. This license is called a concession.
Now, the government has a new rule. All beach concessions must be given out again. This must happen by September 30, 2027.
This means the old businesses cannot just keep their license. New competitions will start soon. These competitions will decide who gets each beach spot.
There is one more important rule. People who have a license right now cannot ask for new building permits. A building permit lets you build or change something.
This rule affects beach businesses all over Italy. It also affects the region of Calabria. In Calabria, there are questions about how the rules will work there.
Many business owners are waiting to learn more. They want to know if they will keep their beach spot after 2027.
Vocabulary15 words
- license
- official paper that lets you do something
- concession
- right to use land for business
- competitions
- events where people try to win something
- building permit
- paper that lets you build something
- region
- a big area of a country
- deadline
- the last day to do something
- government
- people who run a country
- rule
- something you must follow
- business
- a company that sells things
- spot
- a small place
- owner
- person who has something
- affect
- to have an effect on something
- special
- not normal; different
- keep
- to still have something
- question
- something you ask about
Quiz
Answer key
1. September 30, 2027 2. Submit new building requests 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
In Italy, many beaches have small businesses. These businesses need a special _____ from the government. This license is called a _____.
Now, the government has a new _____. All beach concessions must be given out again. This must happen by September 30, _____.
This means the old businesses cannot just keep their license. New _____ will start soon. These competitions will decide who gets each beach spot.
There is one more important rule. People who have a license right now cannot ask for new _____ permits.
This rule affects beach businesses all over Italy. It also affects the _____ of Calabria.
Many business _____ are waiting to learn more. They want to know if they will _____ their beach spot after 2027.