{"id":144604,"date":"2026-06-04T11:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/?p=144604"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:02:40","slug":"madrid-hosts-italys-national-day-reception-marking-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/en\/2026\/06\/04\/madrid-hosts-italys-national-day-reception-marking-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid hosts Italy\u2019s National Day reception marking the 80th anniversary of the Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Xabier Gonz\u00e1lez Barcos<\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144512\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fiesta-republica-italiana-madrid-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Programa de la Fiesta de la Rep\u00fablica Italiana en Madrid\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic in Madrid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>The Embassy of Italy in Spain celebrated Italy\u2019s National Day on Tuesday with a reception in Madrid attended by leading Spanish authorities, members of the diplomatic corps, and figures from the institutional, economic and cultural spheres. The event commemorated the 80th anniversary of the 1946 referendum that gave birth to the Italian Republic and granted women the right to vote for the first time.<\/h5>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Ambassador to Spain, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, used the occasion to deliver a strongly pro-European speech in which he reaffirmed the founding values of the Italian Republic, the relevance of the European project, and the need to strengthen multilateralism amid an increasingly complex international environment.<\/p>\n<p>Among those attending were the President of the Senate, Pedro Roll\u00e1n; the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska; the Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz; the President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary, Isabel Perell\u00f3; the Ombudsman, \u00c1ngel Gabilondo; the Secretary of State for the European Union, Fernando Sampedro; and the Secretary of State and Director of the National Intelligence Centre, Esperanza Casteleiro, among other authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/italia-reivindica-humanismo-europeo-madrid.jpg\" alt=\"Grupo de autoridades en un evento sobre humanismo europeo en Madrid\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Ambassador to Spain, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi, and his wife, Monica Moschitti, on the right-hand side of the image.During his address, Buccino Grimaldi recalled that European integration emerged as a response to war and division on the continent. Quoting Jos\u00e9 Ortega y Gasset and the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, he defended a model of \u201cEuropean humanism\u201d grounded in human dignity, dialogue and respect for international law.<\/p>\n<p>The ambassador also warned of the dangers posed by the erosion of the multilateral system, systematic human rights violations and growing distrust towards international institutions. In this context, he stressed the need for Europe to acquire greater capacity for action in foreign and defence policy.<\/p>\n<p>One of the central moments of the speech focused on Ukraine. The ambassador reiterated Italy\u2019s firm support for the country in the face of Russian aggression and defended its future accession to the European Union. \u201cUkraine is Europe,\u201d he stated, echoing the position consistently upheld by the government of Giorgia Meloni.<\/p>\n<p>Buccino Grimaldi also highlighted the strength of Spanish-Italian relations at the economic, cultural and social levels, while underlining the growing presence of Italian citizens in Spain. He further announced the creation of an annual award in memory of Aldo Olcese, who passed away in 2025, to honour personalities whose innovations have generated a significant social impact.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144516\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/celebracion-republica-italiana-madrid.jpg\" alt=\"Tres coches cl\u00e1sicos rojos en la entrada de un edificio elegante en Madrid.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Classic cars at the celebration of the Italian Republic in Madrid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>Institutional interventions<\/h5>\n<p>Minister Elma Saiz addressed the audience on behalf of the Spanish Government, emphasising the depth of the ties between the two countries as well as their shared commitment to European integration and democratic values. Since December 2025, Saiz has also served as Government spokesperson.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144588\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6e4e23ee-7faa-4801-94bb-3cd189e0537f.jpg\" alt=\"Discurso en la celebraci\u00f3n del 80 aniversario de la Rep\u00fablica Italiana en Madrid.\" width=\"515\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elma Saiz Delgado, Spain\u2019s Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144592\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1ac2966e-c277-4892-9a76-8bfc76b6de78.jpg\" alt=\"Discurso del embajador de Italia en la celebraci\u00f3n del 80 aniversario de la Rep\u00fablica Italiana en Madrid.\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Spain\u2019s Minister of the Interior.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For his part, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska highlighted the close cooperation between Spain and Italy in areas such as security, migration management and the fight against organised crime, fields in which both countries maintain particularly strong collaboration within the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The third institutional intervention came from Senate President Pedro Roll\u00e1n, who underscored the historic friendship between the two nations and the role both Spain and Italy have played as driving forces behind the European project through their respective paths of European integration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144590\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0763067f-247f-42ca-9c0a-5b82004da7d4.jpg\" alt=\"El embajador de Italia en Espa\u00f1a habla en la celebraci\u00f3n del 80 aniversario de la Rep\u00fablica Italiana.\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedro Roll\u00e1n Ojeda, President of the Spanish Senate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reception also featured a carefully curated gastronomic offering conceived as a symbolic journey through Italy\u2019s territorial diversity. The culinary experience was organised around four major areas representing the north, centre, south and islands of the country, allowing guests to discover a wide range of regional products and traditions. From northern specialities associated with Alpine and Lombard cuisine to Mediterranean flavours from the Mezzogiorno and dishes characteristic of Sicily and Sardinia, the embassy sought to present gastronomy as another expression of Italy\u2019s cultural richness and historical plurality.<\/p>\n<p>The evening concluded with a toast to bilateral relations and to the future of a Europe that, in the ambassador\u2019s words, must continue to serve as \u201ca force for encounter and dialogue\u201d in a world marked by geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144599\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomatinspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c9948281-f5a6-44e2-9efe-b3de4218bb2c.jpg\" alt=\"Celebraci\u00f3n del 80 aniversario de la Rep\u00fablica Italiana en Madrid con asistentes y decoraci\u00f3n.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As every year, the reception hosted by the Italian Embassy brought together a large number of guests, with attendance growing edition after edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabier Gonz\u00e1lez Barcos The Embassy of Italy in Spain celebrated Italy\u2019s National Day on Tuesday with a reception in Madrid attended by leading Spanish authorities, members of the diplomatic corps, and figures from the institutional, economic and cultural spheres. 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