70 Years Ago: Marcinelle's Calamity Changed Europe
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Quotidiano Nazionale(Agenzia Vista) Charleroi, Belgium, August 08, 2026 “Here, I think it's important to stress that, on this anniversary, we are also celebrating a very important result: the one that, thanks to the Italian, Belgian and other countries' proposals, on August 8 will be a European Day in memory of victims at work. And so here we must remember the commitment of Italian parliamentarians who, as part of the work of the European Parliament, have spent the…
In Marcinelle, the great mining disaster of August 8, 1956, was commemorated this morning, exactly 70 years ago. There was an exceptionally large delegation from Limburg this year. This is because it is also 80 years since Belgium and Italy signed an agreement, as a result of which many Italians came to work in the Limburg mines.
Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) paid tribute to the victims of the Bois du Cazier disaster, whose 70th anniversary is celebrated on Saturday. ...
On August 8, 1956, one of the most serious pit accidents in Europe occurred in Marcinelle, Belgium. 262 miners from twelve nations died. The accident also affected the development towards the EU. By Andreas Meyer-Feist.
262 were the dead workers and among them wept the families of 136 Italians. The commemoration ceremonies and the documentary film on the most serious mining accident ever
The Russian and Calderone in Belgium. The unions: 'Perennial Monito'. Meloni: 'Prideful' (ANSA)
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