In a statement released yesterday, Antonio Gozzi, president of the Italian Steel Producers Federation, expressed full support for the Italian government's position on the European Green Agreement, as outlined by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her recent address to the Italian Senate ahead of the European Council meeting. In her speech in the Senate, Meloni called on the European Commission to make adjustments to the Green Deal, otherwise Italy would refuse to support new green initiatives. "We call on the European Commission to take bold measures to correct the large number of risky decisions made in the past with the help of the Green Deal, which are now showing all their limitations. Otherwise, let me be clear, Italy is not ready to support new counterproductive initiatives to pursue the interests of the bizarre majority in Europe," Meloni said.
"Finally, the Italian government," Gozzi said, "has taken a clear and firm position on the European Green course. This is an important signal that goes in the direction that the industry has long indicated: climate and environmental goals cannot be defined without simultaneously ensuring their actual achievability and economic sustainability."
Mr. Gozzi also stressed that Italy's decision not to approve the proposal submitted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen represented a "responsible choice" fully shared by the steel sector. "For some time now," he added, "we
