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I <\/span>t<\/span>hank the President of the Senate for his remarks and for his <\/span>greetings<\/span>, which I reciprocate with the utmost cordiality<\/span>,<\/span> to him and to <\/span>everyone<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
I extend my greetings to the Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, <\/span>of <\/span>the Council of Ministers and <\/span>of <\/span>the Constitutional Court, and to all those <\/span>in attendance<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
This traditional end-of-year gathering<\/span>, <\/span>with<\/span> those who hold<\/span> topmost offices<\/span> in institutions <\/span>and <\/span>others <\/span>hold<\/span>ing<\/span> responsibilities <\/span>in various <\/span>spheres <\/span>of social life, <\/span>urges <\/span>us to look to the future, seeking reasons <\/span>that may uphold <\/span>our hope<\/span>, which is <\/span>more than <\/span>a mere <\/span>ritual expression.<\/span><\/p>\n
Our common hope today is <\/span>called peace. A true and just peace <\/span>everywhere<\/span>,<\/span> that <\/span>may <\/span>put an end <\/span>to the<\/span> uncertainty <\/span>and <\/span>confusion <\/span>the <\/span>current <\/span>international situation<\/span> has brought about<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
When it comes to the ongoing conflicts, it is our <\/span>duty to <\/span>nurture<\/span> and consolidate every <\/span>slight <\/span>glimmer of hope that <\/span>opens up<\/span>, in Ukraine <\/span>and <\/span>in the Middle East<\/span> alike<\/span>. <\/span>T<\/span>he <\/span>goal must be that <\/span>of building <\/span>a \u201c<\/span>permanent peace<\/span>\u201d<\/span>, as President <\/span>Franklin <\/span>D. <\/span>Roosevelt<\/span> defined it when he <\/span>said<\/span>: <\/span>\u201c<\/span>More than an end to war, we want an end to the <\/span>beginnings <\/span>of all wars<\/span>\u201d<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
Peace, therefore, as an affirmation of the rule of law over the rule of arms. Peace as a condition <\/span>for<\/span> freedom and <\/span>development.<\/span><\/p>\n
Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings: some elderly veterans were present<\/span>;<\/span> in<\/span> their <\/span>faces and <\/span>in <\/span>their <\/span>eyes<\/span> I <\/span>saw pride, <\/span>as well as <\/span>the profound meaning of <\/span>the word <\/span>peace<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
They were there, with their stories, with their <\/span>wealth<\/span> of memories, bear<\/span>ing<\/span> witness to the sacrifice of thousands of young men who came to die in Europe, often far from their homes, to build a new era. An era in which peace was <\/span>both <\/span>a prerequisite and a condition for establishing a new civilisation<\/span>,<\/span> in freedom<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
This is the peace that Europe has built<\/span>,<\/span> by <\/span>fostering <\/span>transatlantic relations.<\/span><\/p>\n
This heritage is <\/span>irreversible, <\/span>for <\/span>it has been <\/span>absorbed <\/span>by<\/span> the <\/span>feelings and consciences of peoples<\/span>. It must therefore <\/span>be protected and consolidated<\/span>, by all possible means<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
The space of <\/span>men and women<\/span>, where they have the <\/span>right<\/span> to <\/span>choose their own representatives, <\/span>to monitor and <\/span>criticise without fear<\/span>ing<\/span> negative <\/span>consequences<\/span>. <\/span>Where <\/span>they may <\/span>read, write and express their thoughts <\/span>without <\/span>the risk of repression or pre<\/span>-emptive <\/span>censorship. <\/span>Where they may <\/span>ensure <\/span>level <\/span>conditions for all, regardless <\/span>of<\/span> gender, social background, political beliefs, <\/span>skin<\/span> colour <\/span>or religious faith<\/span>, free <\/span>from<\/span> racism and <\/span>from a resurfacing <\/span>anti-Semitism<\/span>. <\/span>Where there may be <\/span>an <\/span>independent<\/span> judiciary<\/span> branch<\/span>. <\/span>Where <\/span>decent levels of free healthcare, <\/span>welfare <\/span>and <\/span>solidarity<\/span>,<\/span> in times of difficulty<\/span>, are<\/span> guaranteed for all.<\/span><\/p>\n
All this has been <\/span>delivered through <\/span>the democratic model<\/span>. A<\/span> model that today <\/span>seems <\/span>to be challenged by <\/span>S<\/span>tates <\/span>that are <\/span>increasingly marked by authoritarian involutions <\/span>which, contrary to history, <\/span>are showcasing themselves <\/span>as alternative models. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Today, a<\/span>nother<\/span> challenge <\/span>democratic<\/span> systems <\/span>must face <\/span>stems <\/span>from attempts to ignore and erase <\/span>the boundary between freedom and <\/span>arbitrary actions<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
The <\/span>demand <\/span>to remove limits on individual behaviour<\/span>, combined <\/span>with the potential <\/span>that <\/span>technology<\/span> offer<\/span>s<\/span>, <\/span>risks overwhelming democratic systems and the rule of law. <\/span><\/p>\n
There is a lot of <\/span>talk <\/span>about <\/span>the emergence <\/span>of a <\/span>new power<\/span>,<\/span> deriving <\/span>from the <\/span>fact that<\/span>immense <\/span>financial and technological resources <\/span>are held by <\/span>a handful of people<\/span>, to <\/span>the detriment of the role <\/span>institutions representing <\/span>citizens<\/span> play<\/span>. This scenario <\/span>generates <\/span>unease, uncertainty and <\/span>apprehension<\/span>. Because <\/span>when <\/span>political mediation<\/span> is missing<\/span>, <\/span>when there is no <\/span>possibility <\/span>of reconciling <\/span>divergent<\/span> interests and tensions<\/span>, <\/span>communities become <\/span>divided. Institutions <\/span>are weakened<\/span>. <\/span>Democracies wither<\/span>. <\/span>Inequalities <\/span>grow and <\/span>the idea of a common destiny <\/span>too <\/span>is <\/span>lost<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
Democracy is stronger <\/span>than its enemies<\/span>. <\/span>This is <\/span>especially true where <\/span>it has been <\/span>built with sacrifice<\/span>. Where <\/span>it is rooted in the consensus of communities, in people<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s convictions, <\/span>representing <\/span>the <\/span>fulfilment of the <\/span>rights and duties of citizenship. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
In the coming year, <\/span>we will <\/span>be <\/span>celebrat<\/span>ing<\/span> 80 years of the Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n
Eighty years of democracy, development <\/span>and <\/span>peace. <\/span><\/p>\n
What lessons should we <\/span>draw <\/span>from what we have <\/span>achieved, <\/span>building on<\/span> the accomplishments of <\/span>previous generations<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\n
The first value to<\/span> be<\/span> emphasise<\/span>d<\/span> comes from <\/span>the word <\/span>\u201c<\/span>together<\/span>\u201d<\/span>: the Republic has lived and continues to live <\/span>thanks to the contribution of <\/span>each and every<\/span> one of us. Thanks to the commitment, <\/span>sense of duty <\/span>and sacrifice of every Italian. Thanks to their participation.<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201c<\/span>Together<\/span>\u201d<\/span> is <\/span>also <\/span>the antidote to <\/span>a lack of faith in <\/span>the future. <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Together<\/span>\u201d<\/span> means <\/span>people. It means participation in collective life.<\/span><\/p>\n
It is <\/span>the root of the unity that<\/span>, through<\/span> the Constitution<\/span>, underpins <\/span>the Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n
Participation seems <\/span>an <\/span>outdated <\/span>word in an era characterised by growing <\/span>electoral <\/span>abstention. <\/span>In the last regional elections, <\/span>less than 45 <\/span>per cent of th<\/span>e eligible voters showed up at the polls<\/span>. In previous elections, the <\/span>turnout <\/span>was already <\/span>declining, and<\/span>, alas,<\/span> we must <\/span>acknowledge that this is an ongoing trend<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
We <\/span>shall never grow tired of <\/span>repeating it: a democracy of abstainers, absentees and resigned <\/span>people <\/span>is a more fragile democracy,<\/span> much to the detriment of the citizens themselves<\/span>. It is everyone<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s duty to <\/span>give <\/span>this phenomenon<\/span> some thought<\/span> while sometimes <\/span>we <\/span>get <\/span>the impression that abstention is a sort <\/span>of problem <\/span>that came out of the blue <\/span>the day before<\/span>; <\/span>as if<\/span>, afterwards, <\/span>all that<\/span> matters <\/span>are the winners and losers, <\/span>and that <\/span>everything goes <\/span>back to normal. <\/span><\/p>\n
A <\/span>society <\/span>that <\/span>is unaffected <\/span>when <\/span>the <\/span>absolute majority of<\/span> voters <\/span>choose not to vote <\/span>does <\/span>not <\/span>realise <\/span>that <\/span>it<\/span>\u2019s becoming less solid, <\/span>that its politics risks becoming <\/span>self-referential<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
Without <\/span>such <\/span>awareness<\/span>, <\/span>it <\/span>would unwittingly <\/span>help <\/span>fuel <\/span>estrangement<\/span> and a sense of alienation from <\/span>institutional <\/span>life<\/span>. Breaking this vicious circle is in everyone<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s interest<\/span>, <\/span>given that <\/span>it is <\/span>a <\/span>broad<\/span> and<\/span> mindful<\/span> participation that <\/span>ensures <\/span>strong legitimacy<\/span>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Above all<\/span>, we should <\/span>contemplate<\/span> the reasons that <\/span>lead <\/span>younger voters to <\/span>forsake<\/span> the polls. <\/span>It seldom is a <\/span>general rejection of <\/span>politics. <\/span>Actually<\/span>, <\/span>a<\/span> substantial<\/span> part <\/span>of the younger generation <\/span>has<\/span> a <\/span>broad and valuable <\/span>propensity for civic engagement and mobilisation <\/span>when it comes to <\/span>the major issues of our time, from peace <\/span>to<\/span> the environment, <\/span>volunteering and community life. But <\/span>many <\/span>choose <\/span>not to <\/span>show up at the polls<\/span>. <\/span>I<\/span>nvestigating <\/span>the causes of <\/span>this rejection and exploring the reasons for this mistrust<\/span> may perhaps <\/span>allow us to <\/span>understand how to <\/span>foster <\/span>greater <\/span>participation<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
Democracy <\/span>crucially<\/span> needs <\/span>pluralism of ideas, dialectic<\/span>s<\/span> between different opinions, and <\/span>discussions between cultural <\/span>stances that may <\/span>even <\/span>be <\/span>very distan<\/span>t<\/span>.<\/span> But when <\/span>rash<\/span> categories of <\/span>friend<\/span>s<\/span>\/enem<\/span>ies<\/span> prevail over the effort <\/span>to find <\/span>shared answers <\/span>in the collective interest, <\/span>when <\/span>society-splitting <\/span>fractures are <\/span>created<\/span>, <\/span>the seeds of <\/span>political<\/span>alienation are sown<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
From an <\/span>economic <\/span>standpoint<\/span>,<\/span> the year that is <\/span>drawing <\/span>to <\/span>a close<\/span> has <\/span>delivered <\/span>some <\/span>positive results.<\/span><\/p>\n
Employment has <\/span>been rising <\/span>and is showing resilience<\/span>, despite the <\/span>slow growth of<\/span> the <\/span>domestic product<\/span>, as is the case at<\/span> the<\/span> European level<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
The government <\/span>is <\/span>cautiously <\/span>keeping public finances under control, which <\/span>in turn <\/span>has <\/span>contributed to <\/span>a <\/span>sharp <\/span>narrowing <\/span>of the spread<\/span>, greatly appreciated <\/span>by international agencies. <\/span><\/p>\n
The country<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s reliability is <\/span>an asset<\/span> that has been preserved and must be preserved<\/span>, in <\/span>the interest of citizens, businesses and savers. And the higher the public debt burden<\/span>is<\/span>, the more <\/span>valuable such an asset <\/span>becomes.<\/span><\/p>\n
Despite <\/span>an industrial production <\/span>slowdown<\/span>, <\/span>our companies<\/span>\u2019<\/span> exports <\/span>still make <\/span>Italy <\/span>a <\/span>world market<\/span> leader<\/span>, <\/span>proving that mutual market opening is <\/span>beneficial for <\/span>our economy<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
T<\/span>hese <\/span>reassuring <\/span>figures, and the potential they <\/span>express, <\/span>still go with <\/span>problems and unsolved issues<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
Aside from <\/span>the issue raised by the President <\/span>of the Senate <\/span>concerning <\/span>safety at work, <\/span>we cannot <\/span>overlook <\/span>the situation of over five million people living below the poverty <\/span>threshold<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
While employment among <\/span>people aged <\/span>over<\/span> 50 has <\/span>soared to <\/span>high levels, <\/span>which is encouraging, <\/span>women\u2019s <\/span>employment <\/span>is still below the European average <\/span>and youth employment <\/span>is <\/span>insufficient.<\/span><\/p>\n
We have <\/span>the long-standing and serious problem of <\/span>the real value of wages<\/span>. <\/span>Above all, those of people entering the labour market for the first time. <\/span>And that\u2019s not something new.<\/span><\/p>\n
E<\/span>very political <\/span>side<\/span> legitimately and necessarily has <\/span>its own agenda, its own priorities, its own <\/span>views <\/span>of reality and<\/span> of<\/span> the dynamics that drive it.<\/span><\/p>\n
But <\/span>in addition to debate and <\/span>dialectic<\/span>s<\/span> \u2013 to be expected \u2013 <\/span>there are <\/span>certain fundamental <\/span>goals <\/span>that we all share and <\/span>require <\/span>convergence, much to the benefit of <\/span>Italy<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
There are some major issues in national life <\/span>that <\/span>transcend <\/span>the horizon of <\/span>parliamentary terms <\/span>and changes <\/span>in <\/span>government<\/span> majorities<\/span>. These are issues that <\/span>call for <\/span>long-term programmes, substantial investments <\/span>in terms of <\/span>resources, commitment and sacrifices <\/span>related to <\/span>future generations<\/span>. <\/span>The<\/span>se<\/span> strategic issues <\/span>define <\/span>the future <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n
The issue of <\/span>international <\/span>politics<\/span>, alliances, and choosing Europe as the path <\/span>to <\/span>be unfalteringly <\/span>follow<\/span>ed<\/span>. And this is not only because of the commitments we have <\/span>taken on <\/span>by <\/span>joining <\/span>the Treaties. <\/span><\/p>\n
We are <\/span>very much <\/span>aware that the Union has <\/span>some problems<\/span>,<\/span> and <\/span>many <\/span>opponents. <\/span><\/p>\n
Only Europe can preserve and <\/span>ensure <\/span>a future to the achievements that Member States<\/span>, through their legal systems,<\/span> have guaranteed for decades. <\/span>There are <\/span>ever more <\/span>major problems in our time<\/span>, which<\/span> cannot be <\/span>controlled <\/span>or resolved by individual states<\/span> alone<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
Not even <\/span>the richest, <\/span>largest or <\/span>most militarily powerful<\/span> of European countr<\/span>y<\/span> has the <\/span>capacity<\/span>, or the presumption, <\/span>to <\/span>make <\/span>it alone in this <\/span>evolving <\/span>world.<\/span><\/p>\n
Even t<\/span>he definition of a<\/span>n accomplished <\/span>national security strategy <\/span>requires a concerted effort<\/span>, <\/span>now that <\/span>we are <\/span>compelled <\/span>to defend ourselves against new risks which, without <\/span>baseless scaremongering<\/span>, <\/span>are <\/span>real and present. <\/span><\/p>\n
Spending on effective <\/span>tools <\/span>that <\/span>ensure <\/span>collective<\/span> security <\/span>has always been <\/span>unpopular<\/span>.<\/span> Understandably.<\/span> Even when, as in <\/span>the <\/span>case<\/span> in point<\/span>, <\/span>the aim is <\/span>to <\/span>protect security and peace, within the framework of <\/span>policies <\/span>that <\/span>abide by <\/span>international<\/span> law<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
And yet<\/span>, rarely has it been as necessary as it is now<\/span> \u2013 even <\/span>to <\/span>crucially <\/span>contribut<\/span>e<\/span> to the creation of a <\/span>common <\/span>European defence<\/span>, a deterrent <\/span>against war<\/span>s<\/span> and, <\/span>concurrently<\/span>, <\/span>a safeguard for our <\/span>shared<\/span> space <\/span>of freedom and prosperity<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
National security and European security are now inseparable, <\/span>regardless of how we view the <\/span>issue <\/span>of protecting the freedom and <\/span>development of our societies. <\/span><\/p>\n
An <\/span>energy<\/span> policy <\/span>that <\/span>guarantees <\/span>strategic autonomy <\/span>calls for <\/span>shared responsibility<\/span>. <\/span>A lot <\/span>has been done in this regard<\/span>. <\/span>The future will require further commitments in terms of both <\/span>procurement <\/span>and diversification of sources<\/span>, without prejudice to the <\/span>unescapable <\/span>needs of <\/span>the <\/span>ecological transition<\/span>. This is especially true <\/span>if we consider <\/span>the growing demand for energy, <\/span>partly <\/span>due to the impact of new <\/span>technologies and <\/span>to <\/span>the extremely high <\/span>energy <\/span>demands <\/span>of <\/span>A<\/span>rtificial <\/span>I<\/span>ntelligence<\/span> systems<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
One area where Europe <\/span>seems to <\/span>be <\/span>lagging <\/span>behind<\/span> \u2013 when it <\/span>actually could<\/span> aim to act <\/span>autonomous<\/span>ly \u2013 <\/span>is <\/span>indeed <\/span>A<\/span>rtificial <\/span>I<\/span>ntelligence<\/span>. Together, the countries of the Union have the necessary resources to create an original, transparent, secure and rights-conscious model of <\/span>A<\/span>rtificial <\/span>I<\/span>ntelligence, aimed at developing the areas of excellence that Europe and Italy<\/span> do not lack<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
Similarly, <\/span>we could <\/span>mention the plans needed to modernise the infrastructure network, from communications to mobility<\/span>, as well as the work to <\/span>be done <\/span>to finally bring <\/span>the national water <\/span>supply <\/span>network <\/span>up to standard<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
I would also like <\/span>to draw attention to <\/span>the demographic issue, with the growing decline <\/span>in the birth rate. <\/span>This problem <\/span>has <\/span>major social repercussions, <\/span>and the <\/span>effects<\/span>,<\/span>already visible today<\/span>,<\/span> will increase <\/span>in the<\/span> medium and long <\/span>run<\/span>. The problem is <\/span>compounded <\/span>by <\/span>another <\/span>phenomenon <\/span>on the rise:<\/span> many<\/span> of our young <\/span>people \u2013 <\/span>a very large and <\/span>disquieting<\/span> figure <\/span>in the last year<\/span> alone <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>are <\/span>choosing to build <\/span>their future outside Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n
These are<\/span> clearly <\/span>major issues that affect <\/span>the national interest<\/span> on the<\/span> whole<\/span>.<\/span> A <\/span>joint effort <\/span>is desirable <\/span>for <\/span>identify<\/span>ing<\/span> areas of convergence <\/span>and <\/span>for <\/span>find<\/span>ing<\/span> ways to <\/span>engage <\/span>the best energies <\/span>of the country<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
We can do it<\/span>.<\/span> W<\/span>e know how to do it<\/span>.<\/span> W<\/span>e have <\/span>shown this <\/span>by <\/span>putting to <\/span>good use the resources made available by Europe through <\/span>Next Generation<\/span> EU<\/span> and the <\/span>National <\/span>Recovery and Resilience Plan<\/span>. This important result has <\/span>also <\/span>been achieved thanks to the commitment of <\/span>the <\/span>governments<\/span> that succeeded one another<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
I <\/span>said that<\/span> participation <\/span>is <\/span>a vital element that <\/span>drives <\/span>the life <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>Republic. <\/span>Everyone<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s contribution to the community they belong <\/span>to <\/span>is <\/span>valuable. <\/span><\/p>\n
Participation <\/span>also<\/span> consists <\/span>of<\/span> questions, answers<\/span>, <\/span>debate <\/span>and trust in <\/span>the <\/span>institutions. <\/span><\/p>\n
Those who are called upon to represent <\/span>the <\/span>institutions, to give them a face and a voice, those who have <\/span>the honour of serving them, are <\/span>called upon <\/span>to <\/span>meet <\/span>these expectations and this trust.<\/span><\/p>\n
The trust of citizens is the <\/span>most precious resource for the State. It is <\/span>the<\/span> groundwork <\/span>of the <\/span>constitutional <\/span>covenant<\/span> of our coexistence.<\/span><\/p>\n
This is<\/span> another <\/span>reason <\/span>for <\/span>express<\/span>ing<\/span> the <\/span>Republic<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s gratitude <\/span>to the<\/span> women and <\/span>men who <\/span>perform <\/span>their duties <\/span>on a <\/span>daily<\/span> basis<\/span>, <\/span>with competence, self-sacrifice, honesty, dignity and honour<\/span>,<\/span> in<\/span> all <\/span>sector<\/span>s<\/span> of public life.<\/span><\/p>\n
We have administrative bodies and structures of true excellence<\/span>. They<\/span> are <\/span>a <\/span>real <\/span>asset and <\/span>the vast majority of<\/span> them <\/span>operate<\/span> as <\/span>provided for <\/span>by the Constitution, <\/span>ensuring <\/span>independence, <\/span>impartiality and <\/span>a seamless <\/span>running of state, <\/span>regional, <\/span>provincial and municipal <\/span>offices<\/span>, <\/span>in all <\/span>administration<\/span>s<\/span>; not out of loyalty to one side or the other<\/span>, but out of <\/span>loyalty to <\/span>the Republic and its institutions<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
I <\/span>therefore<\/span> want to thank<\/span> those who work in <\/span>the <\/span>public administration<\/span>, serving <\/span>their fellow citizens. <\/span><\/p>\n
T<\/span>hose <\/span>who<\/span> teach <\/span>and work, <\/span>devoting <\/span>their lives to schools and <\/span>universities<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
T<\/span>hose who<\/span>, <\/span>in prisons,<\/span> deal with the reintegration of inmates, namely<\/span>, prison <\/span>guards<\/span>, operators <\/span>and volunteers<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
T<\/span>he doctors, nurses and researchers who<\/span> tend to people suffering from illnesses<\/span> with passion and dedication.<\/span><\/p>\n
J<\/span>ournalists<\/span>,<\/span> who guarantee <\/span>freedom and<\/span> media<\/span> pluralism.<\/span><\/p>\n
O<\/span>ur military personnel<\/span>,<\/span> who <\/span>work <\/span>with professionalism and sacrifice, at home <\/span>and <\/span>abroad, to <\/span>deliver <\/span>peace and <\/span>security.<\/span><\/p>\n
Law enforcement agencies, <\/span>who protect <\/span>our peaceful coexistence<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n
T<\/span>hose who fulfil their mandate<\/span> by focusing on the common good of Italy, and not <\/span>on the <\/span>following <\/span>election<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
To everyone, our most sincere wishes for a <\/span>joyful <\/span>holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n
Merry Christmas and a happy 2026. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quirinale Palace, 19\/12\/2025 (Courtesy translation) I thank the President of the Senate for his remarks and for his greetings, which I reciprocate with the utmost cordiality, to him and to everyone. I extend my greetings to the Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies, of the Council of Ministers and of the Constitutional Court, and to […]","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1786,"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781\/revisions\/1786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rappnato.esteri.it\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}