Rome, September 13 (askanews) – “It is beautiful that this tribute is being given, and the choice of a state funeral was right. It is a joint tribute from all political forces and institutions, but also and above all from the many citizens who are here and will continue, we are sure, to pay homage to her in the coming days. We are honored to be able to say goodbye to her here in the Capitoline Hill. She had a great love for Rome.” This was Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri’s comment at Emma Bonino’s funeral in the Capitoline Hill. “A sweet and tenacious person, we knew each other, we always had a wonderful relationship, especially on Europe, we always exchanged views.
Now there are so many memories that come to mind, but one important thing is that she was able to carry out very high institutional responsibilities with great commitment and quality, she was a European Commissioner, a minister, but at the same time she was among the people, attentive to specific, concrete problems, she never looked down on things" added Gualtieri.