(ANSA) - ROME, 11 JAN - "The unexpected and untimely death of David Sassoli pains me deeply. His death opens a void in the ranks of those who believed in and built a Europe of peace at the service of citizens and represents a reason for profound pain for the Italian people and for the European people. His clear, constant, passionate commitment has contributed to making the Strasbourg assembly the protagonist of the political debate in a very delicate phase, giving an allied voice to European citizens ".
This is how the president of the Republic Sergio Mattarella recalls the president of the European Parliament.
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