Italy’s regions are to gain more autonomy from central government, after parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that allows regions to request the transfer of responsibilities from the state in order to manage certain areas themselves. The controversial law, which was proposed by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, cleared the final legislative hurdle in the Chamber of Deputies. Five of the country’s 20 regions already have partial autonomy – the three regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Valle d’Aosta in the north, as well as the large islands of …