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The former Ilva is currently in extraordinary administration. The unions have requested public intervention for the management of the company.
According to what we learn, the government does not rule out public participation in the former Ilva, as requested by the unions, "provided a solid and credible industrial plan is presented". The undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano would have said this during the meeting with the unions on the former Ilva.
"As regards the timing of evaluation of the offers - he added -, it will take a couple of months for the deadline for the presentation to expire and which will then be followed by the negotiation, for the entire duration of which the extraordinary administration of the former Ilva will remain in place".
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Evaluation of offers within two months.
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The associations of the former Ilva have accepted the government's appeal by freezing the collective dismissal procedures, awaiting the decision of the Court of Milan on the suspension of the stop of the hot area. The government is open to public participation and proposes permanent tables for the decarbonised relaunch of the Taranto steel hub, while the unions ask for concrete interventions and public direction.

The general secretary of Fiom Michele De Palma declared that the confrontation with the government over the former Ilva at Palazzo Chigi was very close to breaking down, asking for guarantees for the workers and announcing a reconvocation within two days.

The former Ilva related trade unions freeze layoffs after the government's appeal, which opens up to public participation and focuses on decarbonisation and green. The decision of the Court of Appeal of Milan is expected tomorrow.

The price of natural gas at the TTF in Amsterdam rises by 4% to 76.3 euros, reaching the highest since January 2023. The increases are driven by the race to fill deposits for the winter and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

The president of Aigi, Nicola Convertino, announced the suspension of collective layoffs for the former Ilva related industries, pending the ruling of the Court of Milan, citing a sense of institutional responsibility and the transition towards green steel.

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