ROME – “It is up to us and the European Parliament to notify the Hungarian authority of the election of Mrs. Salis as a European deputy, then it will have to be above all the European Parliament to intervene, to make the request so that there is the possibility for Salis to participate in the assembly. As long as there is no official proclamation we cannot say anything, then the Hungarian authorities will be officially informed.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this during a press conference at the party headquarters.
“Tajani? He is a Pontius Pilate, once again hiding behind formalisms. We ask the Foreign Minister to stop and get to the substance. Inform the Hungarian authority that Ilaria Salis is de facto elected. Wanting to wait for the proclamation means waiting for more weeks of detention, in a place where Ilaria is not safe having been threatened by the neo-Nazis and this threat could be stronger in light of her election”. Thus the Avs co-spokesman, Angelo Bonelli, commenting on the words of Antonio Tajani.
“Minister Tajani should not limit himself to bureaucratic responses and show respect for the role he holds.
After the request from the Hungarian authorities, everything necessary must be done immediately to allow Ilaria Salis to return as soon as possible soon in Italyand be able to carry out the functions of his parliamentary mandate”. This was stated by Nicola Fratoianni of the Alleanza Verdi Sinistra.