Milan, 22 July (LaPresse) – “In March 2026, the Court of Milan handed down a first-instance judgement concerning the termination of the working relationship with two assistants (one on a co.co.co contract and one registered as a self-employed VAT payer), ruling that there were no valid grounds for termination. This is a decision which I contest in its entirety and which I have already appealed against. The case is currently pending on appeal, and I am therefore confident that the next level of the judicial process will allow the facts to be correctly established.” So stated Ilaria Salis, MEP for Avs, in a statement. “The decision to terminate the working relationship with the two assistants was neither arbitrary, sudden nor without justification. On the contrary, it had become necessary to safeguard the proper exercise of my parliamentary mandate, the public resources entrusted to my care and, ultimately, the people I represent,” continues the statement, in which Salis refers to “a particularly serious case, bordering on the surreal. In fact, I was not given the opportunity to defend myself at the first-instance hearing (which took place in my absence and without my knowledge) because, although the procedures for serving me with the documents were perfectly clear – it would have been sufficient to send a message to my email address or my certified email account (PEC) – the notification never reached me. Given my absence through no fault of my own, the Court handed down its decision solely on the basis of evidence submitted by the plaintiffs. I am confident that the appeal proceedings will shed full light on the matter,” the statement concludes.
Milan: Salis found guilty of sacking former staff members. MEP: “I will appeal”
Milan, 22 July (LaPresse) – “In March 2026, the Court of Milan handed down a first-instance judgement concerning the termination of the working relationship with two assistants (one on a co.co.co contract and one registered as a self-employed VAT payer), ruling that there were no valid grounds for termination. This is a decision which I contest in its entirety and which I have already appealed against. The case is currently pending on appeal, and I am therefore confident that the next level of the judicial process will allow the facts to be correctly established.” So stated Ilaria Salis, MEP for Avs, in a statement. “The decision to terminate the working relationship with the two assistants was neither arbitrary, sudden nor without justification. On the contrary, it had become necessary to safeguard the proper exercise of my parliamentary mandate, the public resources entrusted to my care and, ultimately, the people I represent,” continues the statement, in which Salis refers to “a particularly serious case, bordering on the surreal. In fact, I was not given the opportunity to defend myself at the first-instance hearing (which took place in my absence and without my knowledge) because, although the procedures for serving me with the documents were perfectly clear – it would have been sufficient to send a message to my email address or my certified email account (PEC) – the notification never reached me. Given my absence through no fault of my own, the Court handed down its decision solely on the basis of evidence submitted by the plaintiffs. I am confident that the appeal proceedings will shed full light on the matter,” the statement concludes.
