Marco Cappato
is also
among those who will receive
the Ambrogino d'oro
, the highest honor granted by the Municipality of Milan to those who have brought prestige to the city.
He will deliver on
December 7th
, the day dedicated to the Milanese patron saint, Sant'Ambrogio.
The certificates will also go, to mention just a few names, as well as to the treasurer of the "Luca Coscioni" association, to
Francesco Paolo Tronca
, former prefect in Milan (and Rome), to the musician
Mauro Pagani
, to the actor
Diego Abatantuono
, to the journalist and writer
Michela Proietti
.
Memorial medals
The Great Gold Medal in Memory will instead go to
Don Luigi Giussani
, founder of Communion and Liberation, while the other Gold Medals in Memory will be dedicated to
Carmen De Min
, historic mother of Leoncavallo;
to
Manlio Armellini
, patron of the Salone del Mobile, who passed away in 2020;
to the presenter
Cesare Cadeo
and to
Valentino De Chiara
, king of the Italian frisbee, who died due to Covid.
Who chooses the prizes
The choice of the winners was made by the Commune's Civic Merit Commission, which met today to decide the
40 names
on which to converge;
the commission is composed of the president of the municipal council, Elena Buscemi;
by the members of the Bureau and by the group leaders of the parties in the Municipality of Milan.
The big ones excluded
Also this year one cannot help but notice the big names excluded from the award ceremony: the artist
Maurizio Cattelan
, the weekly
TV Sorrisi e Canzoni
, the journalist
Paolo Del Debbio
and
Memo Remigi
, protagonist of the recent "Morlacchi" case, which led to being removed from Rai.
Finally, the Rossoneri's Curva Sud and the AC Milan coach,
Stefano Pioli
, are also excluded .
The other awardees
Receiving the certificates of civic merit will be, among others,
Martino Midali
,
Gianvincenzo Zuccotti
,
Francesca Parvizyar
,
Enzo Lizzi
, the Cariplo Foundation, Consulta Periferie Milano, Off Campus Polimi, the Confesercenti Milano Association, the Circolo Meazza Association.