“Security starts from a society where everyone feels respected. True security is achieved by guaranteeing the positive values of coexistence”. Enough therefore with "the hatred, the insult, the intolerance, which create hostility and fear". And again, "conflicts are overcome by supporting each other". It is with a strong reference to the values of the best Italy, the one that is committed, that values professionalism and that show your good feelings without fear that the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella sent his best wishes to the 60 million Italian citizens but also to the 5 million foreign immigrants who "work, study, play sports in Italy".
A wish pronounced to unified networks, without delays, rather drinkable overall, during which the President touched on all the "hot" points of the Italian social and political situation. From the approval without adequate discussion of the Budget Law, to the narrow escape of the European infringement procedure, to the memory of Antonio Megalizzi, the young Italian journalist murdered during the Strasbourg attack.
Sergio Mattarella recalled him, who believed in the European ideal, as well as the ninety-year-old Mrs. Anna who, elderly and alone, turned to the Carabinieri to ask for company and obtained it. You recalled the boys from the Autistic Center of Verona who gave him a painting. AND celebrated the non-profit associations, the third sector that supports people in difficulty and he stigmatized the "goodness tax", i.e. the doubling of the IRES introduced with the new 2019 maneuver, even if the government has promised to reverse it. And on the subject of the budget law, he stated clearly that there is a lack of work and that "the high public debt mortgages the future of young people". The bottom line is that "the relationship with others is not a limit but gives meaning to life".
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But let's see step by step the most significant moments of the year-end message from the Head of State.
SECURITY, MAFIA, THE FIGHT AGAINST DEGRADATION
"Security starts from a society in which everyone feels welcome again," says Mattarella. And “true security is guaranteed by the positive values of coexistence”. It is also work that guarantees security and serenity for pensioners who, on the other hand, it is understood, feel endangered by the pension cuts imposed by the 2019 maneuver. "Conflicts are overcome by supporting each other". and friendship is “a road to happiness”.
THE COMMITMENT TO SOLIDARITY
“We must not be afraid to show good feelings”. the President affirms that he expressly wanted to remember “those who give comfort and serenity. The many volunteers, Italy that mends and gives confidence”. And here is the jab at the delegitimization of the non-profit. “The Third Sector is a precious network of solidarity and deserves greater support. Goodness taxes should be avoided.
The model of Italy, adds Mattarella, is not and will never be that of the ultras, partisan extremists”.
PROBLEMS ARE FACED WITH SERIOUSNESS
"Encouraging a more serene coexistence does not mean turning a blind eye to the problems that exist", but to solve problems it is necessary to meet them "with words of truth". It is true that the lack of work is intolerable and it is equally true that the high public debt mortgages the future of the new generations. “There are no miraculous recipes but only in-depth and tenacious work, with competence, allows you to achieve results over time”.
THE SOCIAL STATE MUST BE PRESERVED
Mattarella argued that the welfare state based on health protection, school and social security is the positive model that Italy must preserve.
“I signed the Budget Law – recalled the President – a few hours before the end of the year and the provisional financial year. It is good that the infringement procedure by Europe has been avoided. But there was no adequate confrontation in Parliament” . And, after the tensions that have arisen, it is "highly desirable" that the political forces ensure conditions for adequate confrontation in the future".
For further information, here is the complete text of the end-of-year message from the President of the Republic
