Overview

• President Mattarella described the 1980 Bologna station attack as a “spietata strategia eversiva neofascista” aimed at undermining Italy’s constitutional values.
• Prime Minister Meloni condemned the bombing’s “ferocia del terrorismo” without referencing its confirmed neofascist matrix, prompting criticism from victims’ families.
• Association leader Paolo Bolognesi argued that omitting the ideological attribution is akin to watering the roots of a “poisonous plant,” while opposition leader Elly Schlein called the omission “grave.”
• The government pledged to collaborate with victims’ associations to declassify and transfer relevant documents to the Archivio centrale dello Stato, seeking full transparency.
• A July 1 Court of Cassation ruling definitively identified Neofascist NAR terrorists and P2-linked state actors, including Licio Gelli and Federico Umberto D’Amato, as the bombing’s planners.