Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks about the donation his pension to the rehabilitation centre for drug addicts “In Dialogo”, in Trivigliano, Italy.

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TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

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Antonio TAJANI, EP President, donates his pension to charity: statement

SOUNDBITE (Italian), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, <p>This year I turned 65, and I have therefore received my pension as a former Vice-President of the European Commission. It consists of a bank transfer of about &euro; 3,600. I have decided to donate this sum to the rehabilitation centre for drug addicts &ldquo;In Dialogo&rdquo;, in Trivigliano, in the province of Frosinone. I&rsquo;ve been a volunteer in this centre for the last 25 years. This means that everyone is entitled to use their pension as they see fit. And I do not believe it is right to put hands on the pensions of those who have given so much to the State. I think of the Carabinieri, the policemen, the customs officers, the agents of the Penitentiary Police.</p>