Italy's Prime Minister visits CERN

On Tuesday, 7 July 2015, the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Matteo Renzi, visited CERN. He was accompanied by a delegation that included Italy's Minister for Education, University and Research, Stefania Giannini.

 

From left to right: Fernando Ferroni, President of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN); Sergio Bertolucci, CERN Director for Research and Scientific Computing; Stefania Giannini, Italy's Minister of Education, University and Research; Matteo Renzi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic; Fabiola Gianotti, CERN Director-General Designate; Rolf Heuer, CERN Director-General.

 

The Prime Minister was welcomed by members of the CERN Management together with former CERN Director-General and Senator for Life of the Italian Republic, Carlo Rubbia.

After a brief general introduction to CERN’s activities by Rolf Heuer, the Italian delegation visited LHC Point 1. After a tour of the ATLAS control room, they donned helmets to visit the ATLAS experimental area and the LHC tunnel.

Prime Minister Renzi and Minister Giannini then met a group of young Italian scientists working at CERN, taking a moment to shake hands and exchange ideas. Afterwards, the Prime Minister addressed CERN's Italian community in the Council Chamber, where he expressed his pride in their excellent work.

by Stefania Pandolfi