A train dedicated to Remembrance Day, Meloni sparks controversy

Meloni sparks controversy, the request to FS for a special train dedicated to the victims of the foibe becomes a coincidence

A special train for the victims of the foibe. This is the request (obtained without too much difficulty) of Giorgia Meloni to state Railways to go to Trieste for the Day of Remembrance, the date on which every year the victims of the massacres carried out by the Yugoslav partisans and the forced exodus of Italian-speaking citizens from Venezia Giulia are commemorated.

As he writes The printafter the homage to the Basovizza foiba memorial, waiting for Meloni will be the Remembrance Train, so baptized by the will of Palazzo Chigi. The next day, Sunday 11th, the train will leave from Trieste and will stop in twelve other cities, up to Taranto, where it will conclude its journey on February 27th.

The idea for the convoy comes from a 2023 resolution of Brothers of Italythe prime minister's party, on the model of Memory Train left from Platform 21 of Milan Central Station for Auschwitz. The pride of the Melonians has already given birth 10 days ago to a government bill for the establishment in Rome of the Museum in memory of the Foibe.

The request was formalized by the Mission Structure for National Celebrationssubordinate to the Minister for Sport Andrea Abodi, at the Presidency of the Council. Subsequently, responsibility for the project was transferred to FS Foundation, in charge of the conservation and valorization of historic trains. One of these trains was specially adapted for the occasion.

According to what was explained by the Foundation, the train used is the same one previously dedicated to the commemoration of The Unknown Soldier. Departing from Rome on 4 November 2022, it retraces the journey of the convoy which, in 1921, transported the body of an anonymous Italian soldier to his burial in the Vittoriano, on a journey that lasted five days.

Anyway, he writes The printTomorrow Melons she will find herself alone, without the deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini. Also in this case, the Ministry of Transport was informed of the project once completed, as happened with the train to Pompeii and the Frecciarossa rented by Rai to transport officials and journalists to Sanremo. This situation occurs in the context of a particular government dispute involving the FS Group and its subdivisions (primarily Trenitalia), and a group of managers seeking political support among Melons And Salviniwho in theory would have influence on the top management of the railway company.

After discovering that he had been kept in the dark about the special train for the Festival made available to Rai by the CEO of Trenitalia, Luigi Corradi, Salvini asked for details on the trade agreement. However, the Ministry of Transport refused to provide explanations The print regarding the contract.

The Northern League deputy prime minister admitted having heard about it, commenting: “It entailed a considerable cost, I was informed.” He then declared that he had been ignored and had requested clarification: “I don't know why I wasn't informed. However, given that in Liguria there are various problems related to motorways and railways, being a long and narrow region, I put myself in of commuters who would like a fast connection every day and not just for journalists and singers”. This admission once again sparked criticism from the opposition.