Urso: “The government can now anticipate the entry of private individuals into the former Ilva”

“With the government decree today the state can anticipate the majority rise in the former Ilva, compared to the June 2024 target. To then return to the minority. And it can also bring in a new industrial partner, something it couldn’t do before. Thus the state has increased its capacity to intervene“. Said the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso speaking at the Paper Innovation Festival, underway in Venice. Several topics touched by the holder of the department of Via Veneto. From the agreement with Lufhtansa to the golden power strategy followed by the government, up to state investments in the automotive sector.

“On the agreement with Lufthansa we have to wait for the EU judgement”

On the Ita-Lufthansa agreement “we have to wait for the judgment of the European Commission and the European Antitrust for the creation of this large airline group which will be competitive on a global level and in which Ita – which I hope over time will be able to summarize the name Alitalia – can play an important role at the service of our country,” said Urso. That he recalled how the scrutiny of the EU Commission is also a factor for other economic dossiers in which the government is involved.

“Using the golden power we have never placed bans”

“In this legislature we have used the golden power several times, we have not placed any bans, but always very clear conditions to safeguard our technology, patents and national economic interests“, said Minister Urso on the matter of defending the national interest on international markets. Speaking more specifically of safeguarding the strategic interest at the European level, Urso was given the example of the agreement on the Silk Road, signed at the time of the Conte government, with the government intending to get out of it. “We must reduce political risks and increase commercial potential. China is and remains a major trading partner and I hope it will continue to be so, but it is not our main partner. We export more to Austria than to China”, analyzed the minister.

“On cars, it is important to safeguard the Italian supply chain and invest in innovations”

Speaking of automotive, Urso said that “France and Italy have always had different models. Now Stellantis is trying to import the French model into Italy, bringing part of the related industries into production. The task of the government – he added at the time Urso – is to safeguard the Italian supply chain and therefore increase the production of cars in Italy, increasing investments in innovative models”.