Milan, 23 Oct. (LaPresse) – “I haven’t received any phone calls from the Prime Minister. However, it is up to each individual to engage with local authorities and mayors as they see fit.” This was stated by the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, on the sidelines of the press conference presenting the new edition of Prove Aperte at Palazzo Marino, regarding the phone call from the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, which failed to materialise on the eve of another weekend at risk of unrest in the city. “I think it’s a mistake not to engage in dialogue at this time. Political differences exist, but we also need to look beyond them a little,” added Sala. The mayor made it clear that he did not wish to fuel a confrontation with Palazzo Chigi. “If anyone wants to interpret this as a row, it isn’t a row. It’s an observation,” the mayor emphasised. For the weekend, Sala announced that he would be monitoring the situation from the local police headquarters in Piazza Beccaria, whilst teams of five military personnel will be stationed in the shopping streets and around the universities. According to the mayor, greater cooperation between the government and mayors at this stage would have been helpful.
Clashes in Milan, Sala: “It wouldn’t go amiss for the government to be more supportive of mayors”
Milan, 23 Oct. (LaPresse) – “I haven’t received any phone calls from the Prime Minister. However, it is up to each individual to engage with local authorities and mayors as they see fit.” This was stated by the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, on the sidelines of the press conference presenting the new edition of Prove Aperte at Palazzo Marino, regarding the phone call from the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, which failed to materialise on the eve of another weekend at risk of unrest in the city. “I think it’s a mistake not to engage in dialogue at this time. Political differences exist, but we also need to look beyond them a little,” added Sala. The mayor made it clear that he did not wish to fuel a confrontation with Palazzo Chigi. “If anyone wants to interpret this as a row, it isn’t a row. It’s an observation,” the mayor emphasised. For the weekend, Sala announced that he would be monitoring the situation from the local police headquarters in Piazza Beccaria, whilst teams of five military personnel will be stationed in the shopping streets and around the universities. According to the mayor, greater cooperation between the government and mayors at this stage would have been helpful.