President Meloni’s season’s greetings message

It is Christmas Eve and I would like to send my best wishes to you all. There are those who will not be able to be at home with their loved ones at this time, and will instead continue to serve others. I am thinking of our Armed Forces, I am thinking of our public security forces, I am thinking of doctors and all healthcare professionals and both the public and private sector workers who guarantee essential services for citizens through their work, also during the festive season. My sincere thanks for everything that you do and will do also over this Christmas period. 

I would also like to thank the very many individuals who, over these festivities, will be giving a part of themselves to support those who are most in need, those who are ill, those who are alone, those who are going through a time of great difficulty. You are one of the most beautiful sides to this nation and, on behalf of Italy, I want to express heartfelt thanks for what you do, because, as Flaubert wrote, the heart is a treasure that cannot be bought or sold, but given.

So, best wishes to all of you, may this time be an occasion of serenity, hope and joy, to look to the future with even greater confidence and optimism. Let’s recharge our batteries because an equally challenging 2025 awaits us, continuing to build together a strong and ambitious Italy that is able to look far ahead and aim higher and higher.

My heartfelt wishes for a Merry Christmas to you all!