Italy-France, No Tav in Venice against the summit. Boats trying to break through the ‘red zone’ – The Republic

Venice – “Out of the ships from the Lagoon” it is the slogan repeated like a mantra by protesters of the No Tav and no large ships en route to Venice , under a steady drizzle. The police, in riot gear, and municipal police officers, both on the water coverage with service boats, they checked it was followed the path set of five kilometers.

They arrived in about 500, from all over North Italy, to say no to Tav, no to drilling rigs, no to Grandi Navi, the day of the Italy-France summit in Palazzo Ducale with premier Matteo Renzi and French President, Francois Hollande.

in the city on the water, the event took place on foot, and by boat. Half of the protesters climbed on numerous punts that lay ahead, moored on the banks of the Grand Canal. They wanted to overcome the red zone, get closer to the summit. There was a clash in the water, but no particular consequences, in the basin of San Marco. The protesters threw tear gas, the police used water cannons.

Ships coast Guard, the Guardia di Finanza and the police tried to disperse the demonstrators at the end of the Giudecca Canal, south of Venice. In the basin of San Marco, moored a few meters, a huge ship of the Coast Guard. The aim of the police was not to land the protest in Piazza San Marco. From boats and from the shore lay the rumors, the same slogans. Against the police, against the participants at the summit.

“There are no red areas, this is our city and can not take it when they want and turn it into a stage for their theater,” says Marco Committee no Grandi Navi: “we manifest against a summit that we do not want, in However, describing a tight arrangements that we do not want. Renzi and Hollande will speak of war in Libya, the unnecessary high speed between Turin and Lyon, of great works. We do not want them, these great works and is an insult that we are talking about here, where we are still paying the most useless of all the great works, Mose. “

the capital of Veneto has sanctioned a sort of twinning between the No Tav Piedmont and supporters against ships in the lagoon, to reiterate their opposition. Flags’ No TAV ‘, loud music and various signs, from’ The court of the people condemn the system of the great works and unnecessary taxes’ to ‘We preserve our future schools and defending territory’ or ‘No devastation and looting. No big ships. No Tav ‘. A procession of five kilometers, left the station and arrived at Punta della Dogana through the rafts. Among the protesters and Palazzo Ducale, seat of the summit scheduled at five, there was always the Grand Canal.

The event which was to end at 13, it’s over soon after. During the two parades, one on foot and the boat, the protesters in front of a church on the Zattere, have crossed a funeral and slogans are you are off for several minutes as a sign of respect.

Topics:

no TAV

Venice

gondolas

renzi hollande meeting

Starring:

Matteo Renzi

François Hollande