"We can't waste time because the situation is really serious."
Thus, in Matera, on the sidelines of a visit to the Mermec (formerly Ferrosud) plant, the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, responded to a question from journalists about the former Ilva of Taranto.
Referring to a letter sent by Mittal to the government, Urso said that "we have duly activated the procedures, given the situation in the field also with regards to the supply of the plants. We have started the procedures which - he continued - can lead to the administration extraordinary in the space of a few weeks.
On the other hand, if the table were to make proposals that are in line with what the government deems absolutely necessary, for the protection of the plant and for the relaunch of production, the members, obviously, can always discuss among themselves, discuss and eventually reach an agreement".
"We cannot waste time - the minister reiterated - and we have the duty to intervene to restart maintenance of difficult and strategic plants immediately, and we must guarantee the safety of workers", he concluded.
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