"The courage to say I, for me calls to a strong individual and collective responsibility and to the awareness that we Europeans are once again called to participate in a great work of human liberation".

David Sassoli had always intervened at the Meeting during his three years of mandate. Here he found the same passion for European ideals that guided him as president of the European Parliament.

«David Sassoli», comments the president of the Meeting Bernhard Scholz, «has always brought everyone's attention back to the founding values of Europe in the most critical moments of its history with deep conviction and foresight. With his participation in many editions of the Meeting he has made us participants in his exemplary commitment with which he has made a decisive contribution to a stronger European Union and more capable of facing the great challenges that arise ».

These are the interventions of President Sassoli at the Meeting:

2021 - Europe, nations, regions. The verticalisation of power? - Meeting di Rimini (meetingrimini.org)

2020 - A NEW VISION FOR EUROPE - Meeting di Rimini (meetingrimini.org)

2019 - EUROPE: BETWEEN VALUES TO BE DISCOVERED AND NEW CHALLENGES TO FACE

Here are the final words of his speech at the 2021 Meeting.