(ANSA) - ROME, 15 DEC - "The National Day of the Universal Civil Service constitutes a precious opportunity to give adequate recognition to the commitment of the many young people who every year, driven by a strong social spirit, participate in the various civil service projects set in the field, including challenging emergency contexts such as those imposed by the pandemic we are still facing ".
This was stated by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella.
"Providing civil service - he underlines - means protecting and promoting the founding values of the Republic and the European Union, such as social protection, solidarity, respect for human dignity, values which, in addition to being at the basis of the functioning of every democracy, constitute a heritage of solidarity principles fundamental morals for the growth of each individual. But participation in civil service projects is not only an extraordinary experience of "active citizenship": it is increasingly becoming an opportunity for non-formal training and enrichment, which translates into better perspectives for the young people involved. of insertion into the world of work ".
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