Mattarella: "We need a broad vision, taking charge of the malaise of young people"

"Businesses generate value but they don't do everything on their own. They need fertile ground in which to allow projects to mature. And central is human capital, made up of people placed in the conditions to express themselves in the best possible way and to be free from need. A broad vision is needed which, alongside the necessary economic choices, proposes adequate strategies in dealing with the malaise, the sense of insecurity for the future that young people often feel, the fear of subjugation or marginalization. Even more so in these tumultuous and uncertain times." The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, said this, speaking at the ceremony for the awarding of the insignia of Knight of the Order "Al Merito del Lavoro" to the Knights of Labor appointed on 2 June 2026.

"Many young people would willingly return if they were offered a path of work and life that would allow them to be fulfilled. Society cannot address young people with an attitude of indifference or, worse, petty underestimation. It is a great social issue. A priority that must see sensitive institutions and all the forces of society", he continues.

"Magnates who are intolerant of the rules are affecting our freedoms"

"Senseless wars of aggression, delegitimization of international law, protectionist barriers, neo-imperialist policies, the insecurity of maritime routes, the resulting increases in energy prices which fuel inflation, neo-monopolistic claims: all these senseless phenomena are producing seriously negative effects on value chains, on the freedom of trade and are reflected in the very freedoms of our model of life, with so-called tycoons, intolerant of the rules of the community, be they state or supranational, with absurd, unacceptable demands in crucial sectors of international life", adds the President of the Republic.