he has been the president of the parliamentary group "per le autonomie" from 2006 to 2008. from 2001 to 2006 he has been member of the presidency of the legislative committee for welfare, from 2008 to 2013 also for school and culture, and from 2006 to 2013 a member (at times deputy member) of the committee for constitutional affairs of the italian senate. he is member of the parliamentary delegation of the central european initiative and president of its cultural commission.