Day of remembrance, sinkhole. Celebrations with Mattarella, Fico and Casellati

Today is

Celebrations with the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, and the presidents of the Chamber Roberto Fico and of the Senate Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati

 "The sufferings, the griefs, the uprooting, the exodus to which tens of thousands of families were forced in the areas of the eastern border, of Istria, of Rijeka, of the Dalmatian coasts are inscribed with an indelible mark".

Thus the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of the Remembrance Day.

"The crimes against humanity unleashed in that conflict - says the Head of State - did not end with the liberation from Nazi-fascism, but continued in persecution and violence, perpetrated by another authoritarian regime, the communist one".

"The horror of the sinkholes affects our consciences".

# 10February - #GiornodelRicordo.

Established to "preserve and renew the memory of the tragedy of the Italians and of all the victims of the #foibe, of the exodus from their lands of the Istrians, Rijeka and Dalmatians and of the more complex story on the eastern border" #StoriadItalia pic.twitter.com/ kK9m2SpqWx

- Chamber of Deputies (@Montecitorio) February 10, 2021

The European Parliament also observed a minute of silence to remember the victims of sinkholes.

This was announced by the president of the Eurocamera David Sassoli opening today's session.

"On the occasion of the 'Day of Remembrance' which is celebrated today, I would like to recall the memory of the Italians, of all the victims of sinkholes and of the exodus from their lands of the Istrians, Rijekers and Dalmatians after World War II", Sassoli said.

"What happened, ignored or even denied for many years, forces us to keep our memory alive - he added -. Those who, like us, defend the values ​​of peace, justice and freedom have the duty to honor the victims of this tragedy. The construction of Europe is not only an extraordinary political response to those persecutions but it is also one of the fundamental engines of the integration process between democratic countries ".