The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

The 1938 racial laws barring Jewish people from public life are an “indelible stain” on Italy’s history that must never be repeated, President of Italy Sergio Mattarella said Thursday ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday. “The racial laws represent a dark chapter, an indelible stain, an infamous page in our history”, he said at a ceremony at the Quirinal Palace. In a decree issued last Friday, Mattarella himself, on the basis of article 59 of the Italian Constitution, appointed Liliana Segre, 87 – one of the few Italian Jews who survived Auschwitz – as Senator for Life for very high merits in the social field.

Decree appointing Liliana Segre as Senator for Life signed by the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. Photo: Senato Repubblica‏ (@SenatoStampa).

The Open Door

In the framework of the official visit to Italy, President Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella. The President praised consistent support of Italy for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. He also thanked Italy for active participation in the OSCE mission to Ukraine. [Read more].

• Presidents of Ukraine and Italy reaffirmed intention to intensify comprehensive cooperation, November 19, President of Ukraine official website, 2015

Today President of Ukraine Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko met with President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, at Quirinale Palace, Rome, November 19, 2015. Photo: President of Ukraine official website.

Early in the afternoon Poroshenko also met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, November 19, 2015. Photo: Palazzo Chigi (Flickr).

菲亚特熊猫

• Carmine Saviano, Mattarella, davanti alla tv con i figli. Poi in Panda e, a sorpresa, va alle Fosse Ardeatine, R.it, 31 gennaio 2015