Italy: Veneto Regional Council President lauds COVID – 19 assistance to the Region by the Supreme Grand Prior-Elect (March 2020)
As has been noted elsewhere in this website, the global efforts of our Grand Priories in their respective jurisdictions have been yet another showcase of our commitment to Hospitaller and humanitarian principles which have been universally tested due to the corona virus epidemic.
Undoubtedly, one of the worst hit countries in Europe was, indeed, Italy: specifically the Northern regions of Italy. Our Supreme Grand Prior-Elect, HIRH Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen, by means of his extensive diplomatic contacts, immediately made available his networking strengths in order to aid and assist the afflicted zones in securing much need medical products. Roberto Gambetti, the President of the Veneto Regional Council based in Venice, sent this lovely letter to the Archduke, thanking him for his assistance, in stark contrast to the lack of aid from other EU sources.