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Mattarella met with the Italian National Community in Croatia
The official visit of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to Croatia took place on Monday 7 July, a country which, these days, celebrates twelve years since its entry into the European Union, which took place on 1 July 2013. Upon his arrival in Zagreb, Mattarella was received by the President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, at the Presidential Palace, welcomed with a welcome ceremony, the playing of their respective national anthems and military honours. As scheduled, talks between the two Heads of State and those extended to the delegations took place. At the end of the bilateral meetings, the two Presidents released statements to the...
The University of Trieste has awarded honorary degrees to Mattarella and Pahor
The University of Trieste today awarded the Honorary Master's Degree in Law to the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and Borut Pahor, former President of the Republic of Slovenia, two personalities who are contributing to writing the history of the Adriatic border. The reason for the double award is, in fact, the policy of reconciliation pursued by the two Presidents that has made the eastern border area, marked by the wounds of twentieth-century history, an example of collaboration between peoples linked by their common membership in the European Union. This is the reason: "Sergio Mattarella and Borut Pahor have courageously repudiated the...
Mattarella: «Remembrance is a commitment to civilization»
The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance, released the following statement: "The Day of Remembrance calls the Republic to recollection and solidarity with the families and descendants of those who were cruelly killed and thrown into the foibe, of the Italians torn from their homes and forced to exodus, of all those who on the eastern border had to pay the highest human costs for the horrors of the Second World War and its prolongation in persecution, violent nationalism, oppressive totalitarianism. It is a civil commitment to preserve and renew the memory of the tragedy...
FederEsuli congratulates Mattarella on his re-election
The President of the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian Exiles, Professor Giuseppe de Vergottini, notes with great satisfaction the decision of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, who has generously given his availability for a renewal of his mandate. De Vergottini expresses his most fervent wishes for good work, thanking him for his dedication and commitment in the interest of the entire national community. The high spirit of service, also demonstrated in this circumstance, constitutes a civic example that goes beyond political affiliations. On this occasion the Federation intends to demonstrate the...
Gorizia: the history, our future
Seeing our territory at the center of national and international news not for the events of the past but for those of the future truly represents a historic turning point for Gorizia. Because this is the message that the two presidents Mattarella and Pahor present today in our land wanted to give: Gorizia and Nova Gorica represent the best Europe, the one that fights to build a tomorrow full of opportunities for its people, for young people, overcoming divisions and resentments. This is the point, not sterile speeches and good intentions but far-reaching projects, such as the European Capital of Culture, which will lead to a great turning point, also economic for the entire territory....
A short and divisive memory against the Day of Remembrance
Further reply to Prof. Tomaso Montanari, who is against law 92/2004, which established the Day of Remembrance and which was supported by Senator Miloš Budin, a member of the DS, from the Slovenian minority. All those who would like to abolish the Day of Remembrance, with Prof. Montanari at the forefront, should always be reminded of the voting data expressed in the Chamber: out of 521 deputies present, 502 were in favour, 14 against, 4 abstentions. The political groups that voted in favour were Alleanza Nazionale, Democrati di Sinistra DS, Forza Italia, Lega Nord, Margherita, Unione di Centro UDC, Gruppo Misto. The Rifondazione Comunista and the Italian Communists were against the law....
Mattarella received the leaders of FederEsuli at the Quirinale
Extreme cordiality and renewed commitments to resolve the issues that are dear to the world of the Adriatic diaspora: this is how the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella welcomed this morning at the Quirinale a delegation of representatives of the Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian exiles led by the President of FederEsuli, Giuseppe de Vergottini. «A year after the day spent in Trieste by Mattarella together with the President of the Slovenian Republic Borut Pahor – explains de Vergottini – we have verified that there is great institutional sensitivity towards our still unresolved issues. Surely the President of the Republic has...
Recognition of the Tragedies of the Past and a Shared Future between Italy and Slovenia
A year ago, the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor paused for a minute of silence in front of the Basovizza Foiba. Starting from that symbolic place, Italy and Slovenia began to look no longer at what divides, but at what unites, with particular reference to the deaths and upheavals caused by Tito's communist dictatorship, both in Venezia Giulia and in Slovenia. To seal this sharing, the Mayor of Trieste Roberto Dipiazza, in whose mandates not only the day of July 13, 2020 but also the Concert of the Three Presidents took place, awarded President Pahor the highest...
Mattarella: «Dante, a lesson in coherence»
On the occasion of Dantedì (March 25), a reflection by the Head of State on Alighieri, the father of Italian identity: «Let's not update him at all costs, his moral legacy is eternal» Alberto Cavallari, commenting on a famous reflection by Elias Canetti, argued that «we take refuge in the calendar to relive the present through its anniversaries and to seek a guarantee of what will happen. Dates and anniversaries of certain days are of capital importance in general paranoia and also serve to absorb fear». Who knows if those who today celebrate the seventh centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri (an anniversary if only for...
Statement by President Mattarella on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance 2021
Mattarella: «On the Day of Remembrance I renew to the families of the victims, the survivors, the exiles and their descendants the strong sense of solidarity and brotherhood of all Italians» Source: Presidency of the Republic The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella spoke at the celebration of "The Day of Remembrance of the Foibe and the Julian-Dalmatian Exodus", which took place in the Hall of Parliamentary Groups in Montecitorio. During the ceremony, the President of the Chamber, Roberto Fico, the President of the Senate, Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, and the President of FederEsuli, Giuseppe de Vergottini, spoke. The...
