Piazza del Popolo in the center of the Eternal City was blue from the flags of the European Union. Ukrainian flags were besides flying. So she began “Ode to Joy”, the EU anthem. During the pro-European demonstration, any participants held banners with slogans against the EU reinforcement plan.
Representatives of the political parties from the opposition centrelevica headed by Democratic organization leader Elly Schlein arrived. erstwhile representatives of social associations, the planet of culture.
“Let’s act quickly”
The rally initiator, writer for the paper “La Repubblica” Michele Serra said in his speech: “We bring the EU flag to the square due to the fact that we want to feel Europeans not due to treaty or bureaucratic commitments, but due to the fact that we believe seriously, stubbornly and even against reality in freedom and peace, which are the 2 foundations of the European structure. We all want peace, but peace cannot be without freedom," said Serra.
The writer stressed: “Let us act quickly, due to the fact that otherwise we are threatened to believe that the only flag that remains for us is simply a credit card. This is Trump's flag and his billionaire government. These are people who think that rebuilding the razed Gaza Strip is simply a substance of the real property market, not an urgent human need.
— Our actual enemies are ourselves erstwhile we forget how fortunate we are. For those who defeat the Mediterranean to come here, and for those who hold this flag to the east, Europe is not an abstract concept; it is simply a rescue," said Michele Serra. He noted that “for 80 years on this side we have been trying to live in freedom and peace.”
According to the media, the Roman square was so full that cleaning forces stopped letting more people in during the rally. Many of them remained on neighboring streets. akin manifestations took place in another Italian cities.
