Barbara Spinelli has died

Barbara Spinelli, former left-wing MEP and journalist, daughter of Altiero, died today. European parliamentary sources in Strasbourg made this known.

Barbara Spinelli has died. Daughter of Altiero Spinelli and Ursula Hirschmann and partner of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Barbara Spinelli died at the age of 80. In 2013 she was among the protagonists, together with the Micromega group, of Silvio Berlusconi's request for non-eligibility. In 2014, on the occasion of the European elections, she was among the founders of the single left-wing list L'Altra Europa with Tsipras. She was elected with over 36,700 preferences in the Center constituency and, despite what was announced at the time of her candidacy, she decided not to give up her seat and to join the European Parliament. In May 2015, however, he decided to abandon the list, remaining as an independent member of the Gue group, which brought together the European left.