Marcinelle – A delegation of Italian MEPs visited the mining site of the Bois du Cazier in Marcinelle yesterday. Organised by the Italian Embassy to Belgium and Permanent Representatives to the EU and NATO, the day is part of the the 70th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Italian-Belgian treaties, which were the origin of the transfer of tens of thousands of Italian workers to the coal mines of Belgium, and the 60th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy, when on 8 August 1956, a fire caused the death of 262 miners of 12 different nationalities, including 136 Italians and 95 Belgians. The delegation was also accompanied by representatives of the Italian- Belgian Chamber of Commerce, the Italian consuls in Belgium and other authorities. (9Colonne)
