Tens of thousands join pro-Europe rally in Rome, amid worries over rearmament

A pro-Europe rally took place in Rome’s central Piazza del Popolo (LaPresse via AP)

Tens of thousands of Italians joined a pro-Europe rally in Rome’s city centre, waving blue European Union flags in a sign of support and unity as a European push for rearmament divides the country.

The initiative, supported by most of the centre-left opposition parties, despite their different positions, was launched by Italian journalist Michele Serra at the end of February, with an editorial in the Italian daily La Repubblica titled: “Let’s say something European.”