Sanofi donates 10 million for the reconstruction of Notre Dame. Union controversy

PARIS, APRIL 18 – Dopo l’incendio che lunedì sera ha devastato la Cattedrale Cattolica, simbolo di Parigi, Notre-Dame, oggi le prime dichiarazioni del Padre rettore Mario Fabbroni:” Niente Notre-Dame per i prossimi 5/6 anni”.

Una decisione sofferta ma necessaria per mettere completamente  in sicurezza la struttura e le opere in essa, c’è bisogno di tempo e di capitale da investire. La cattedrale gotica, subirà uno stop ai visitatori. Essendo di proprietà dello Stato, come la maggior parte degli edifici religiosi francesi, è già stata avviata una maxi colletta internazionale ai fini della ricostruzione, è stato raccolto un milione di euro, altri 20 milioni sono stati donati a Macron dalla miliardaria brasiliana Lily Safra, 10 million from the Sanofi pharmaceutical company che ha dei siti anche in Italia, 5 milioni di dollari messi a disposizione dalla Disney. Il Presidente americano Trump, dopo un colloquio con Papa Francesco, con un twitt in queste ore, ha offerto l’aiuto dei migliori esperti statunitensi per la ricostruzione.

info oggi – 18 aprile 2019


According to the unions, however, the mega donations of "French McDucks like Francois Pinault (Kering) and Bernard Arnault (Lvmh) or large groups like Total" show that the money is there: "If they are able to donate tens of millions for rebuild Notre-Dame, stop telling us that there is not enough money to respond to the social emergency" or for their employees, is the comment by Philippe Martinez, secretary general of the CGT, the main French trade union.

Evidently, he added, "money does not rain" equally for all causes. An observation also made by the Fondation Abbè Pierre, which has been dealing with the marginalized for decades, who wrote sarcastically on Twitter: “400 million for Notre-Dame, thanks Kering, Total and Lvmh for your generosity. We are very attached to the place of the funeral of the Abbè Pierre (the funeral of the founder was held in 2007 precisely in Notre-Dame, ed). But we are also very attached to his battles. If you could give 1% to those in need, we would be satisfied."

Finally, there is no shortage of criticism from the parties, although after the fire they had decided to suspend the electoral campaign for the European elections. From the socialists who hope for "an equivalent mobilization for the millions of women, men, children, families who are also a human cathedral to be protected", to the radical left of France Insoumise who accuses the great patrons of wanting to carry out an enormous operation of zero-tax marketing.

Iobsnews – 18 aprile 2019

Exit mobile version