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ArcelorMittal accused of blackmailing Italy over steel mill

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With more than 5,000 jobs at stake at EU’s biggest steel mill, Italy’s prime minister is meeting with Arcelor officials over the plant’s pollution issues

People enjoying the beach in front of the steel manufacturing giant Arcelor Mittal Italia plant, in Taranto, southern Italy, on July 22 2019. Picture: AFP/TIZIANA FABI

“We won’t allow ArcelorMittal to blackmail the government by threatening more than 5,000 job cuts,” economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli wrote in a Facebook post. “Commitments should be upheld.” “The company’s industrial plan hasn’t been realised,” Patuanelli said, adding that the company is losing more than €60m a month due to lower-than-expected production.

A meeting between Conte and ArcelorMittal officials to discuss the issue, initially scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed to Wednesday, according to news-agency Ansa. Conte will also asked to refer to parliament over the case.Finance minister Roberto Gualtieri said the government will do “everything it can” to avoid a “dramatic outcome”.

 

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