Overview

• The Teatro Condominio Vittorio Gassman in Gallarate hosted the Remigration Summit on May 17, a gathering of European far-right groups advocating xenophobic policies.
• Alessandro Gassmann, son of the late actor Vittorio Gassman, requested the removal of his father's name from the theater, citing his family's history of Nazi persecution.
• Mayor Andrea Cassani defended the theater's rental, emphasizing free expression and quoting Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi on the need for diverse contributions in democracy.
• Local businesses boycotted the event, closing temporarily and posting signs against serving fascists, while ANPI publicly supported Gassmann's stance.
• Municipal authorities are now reviewing rules for public venue rentals, but no decision has been made regarding renaming the theater.