Ottaviano Del Turco (born November 7, 1944 in Collelongo) was an ItalianMember of the European Parliament. He was elected on the Social Democrat ticket and sits with the Party of European Socialists group. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The Italian Democratic Socialists (Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani), or SDI, is a small social democratic party of moderate-left policies, heir of the old Italian Socialist Party and led by Enrico Boselli. ... Logo of the Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) Parti Socialiste Européen (PSE) Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas (SPE) Partido socialista Europeo (PSE) is a European political party whose members are the social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states as well as Norway. ...
On July 23, 2004 he was elected Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On April 4, 2005 he won the election as President of his native Abruzzo, as candidate for left-wing coalition The Union, and on May 1 resigned his seat in the European Parliament to take up this post. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abruzzo, (also known as Abruzzi, an older obsolete plural denomination) is a region of south central Italy, formerly a part of the Abruzzi e Molise region (with Molise). ... The Union can refer to: Union (American Civil War) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...
Furthermore, charged DelTurco, "the Montenegrin government protected the flow of cigarettes into the state and President Djukanovic was absolutely familiar with the formation of the network of warehouses and hangars for the storage of the goods."
DelTurco's statements throw a new light on the Montenegrin leadership's drive to secede from Yugoslavia.
DelTurco's statements echo, albeit in a more official manner, what has been informally charged for years -- that Montenegro had become a smuggling and organized-crime haven since Djukanovic's accession in 1997.
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