Meloni: « Italia credible in front of difficult economic framework: spread more than halved »

«Italy is credible in front of an extreme difficulty economic and financial framework. The level of the spread, rather than halved, testified, the new appeal of Italian public securities, the attractiveness of investments, and also the judgments of the rating agencies, on which they are sometimes critical, testify. Last moody’s who saw that of Italy as not
It had happened for 25 years ». So the premier Giorgia Meloniopened his intervention to the Confindustria Assembly in Bologna.

The cost of energy and the « duties » of the EU

Obviously there is no shortage of problems, not least that of cost of energy highlighted by the president of Confindustria Emanuele Orsini in his speech. And the premier knows: « In this nation – he added in his speech before the audience of entrepreneurs – there are also structural problems and the most urgent question » to be addressed with « seriousness and without fear is the node of the cost of energy: the speculations are unacceptable ». Then a reference also to the EU, represented in the audience by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola: « Europe has the courage to remove those internal duties that has self -imposed in these years », the first lunge, for what Europe can do. But then thanks also came for what Europe has already done: « My friend Roberta Metsola said that the European Parliament is on our side. I will be honest, this depends on the majorities that are formed from time to time, but surely you have been
on our side and you are on our side. And so thank you really ».

The report of President Orsini

A three -year plan for the country industry from 8 billion the years in three years (but it would be better five). This, he had asked The president of Confindustria Emanuele Orsini to the government, before Meloni spoke. And he did it from the annual assizes of the association that this year were held extraordinary in Bologna. In the front row half government with ministers Calderone (work), Pichetto Fratin (environment and energy), planted (internal), Urso (companies and made in Italy), Santanché (tourism), Tajani (Foreign) and Bernini (University). Among the industrialists, Marco Tronchetti Provera, Emma Marcegaglia, Fedele Confalonieri, Giuseppe Pasini, Antonio D’Amato, Marco and Veronica Squinzi. The leaders of CGIL, CISL and UIL. Representatives of the political forces of the opposition starting from Elly Schlein. In addition, of course, to the premier Giorgia Meloni.

« We need an extraordinary plan »

In truth Orsini asked for an « extraordinary plan » for industry not only to Italy but also to Europe. Impossible to escape the key question: where to find resources? As for Europe, according to Confindustria, the answer is in a derogation from the stability pact that does not stop at the expenses for the defense. As for the Italian plan, it should be financed through the resources of the PNRR which risk being unused and then with European cohesion funds.

Growth objective: 2%

The objective declared by Orsini in its report is a growth of 2% per year (this year the Association’s Studies Office speaks of a 0.6). The relationship started from a severe criticism of European policies. Recurrent themes in the Confindustral Narration for the truth: wrong and to review the stop at 2035 of the endothermic engine, fears on the EU standards on the packaging, no to the policy of reuse at the expense of recycling, no to the lowering of the protections on patents from eight to six years. For Orsini the stability and growth pact risks becoming a pact for the decline of Europe. A note also to the European Central Bank: « It must have more courage both on the front of interest rates and on that of the bank asset requirements, which today are much more rigid than those in force in the USA and China ».

The proposals of Confindustria

Different climate with the Italian government. Orsini listed the proposals of Confindustria who entered the agenda of Palazzo Chigi. From the house plan To help young workers atIRES reward But « for lack of funds saw the audience narrow ». And then he relaunched. Asking for the strengthening of IRES itself and the restoration of the ACEthe relaunch of Industry 4.0. Also the only point of friction with the government on cost of energy It is reduced: Orsini points out that the Premier Meloni herself has opened up to the decoupling of the costs of the energy produced by renewables. For Italian companies, that of the energy bill is in fact « an unsustainable situation » on which « we must act urgently », reiterated the president of Confindustria. After « all the incentives for renewables, we can no longer accept to continue paying the energy at the price tied to that of the gas », he continued, exhorting to enter « immediately in the logic of the misunderstanding ». On this point, in the past weeks a small « tear » had been consumed with the government following the launch of the Bollette decree, which had left confindustria embittered. Now, however, to the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Orsini tells him that he has given him « pleasure what was declared » in parliamentary questions, in which the premier said that the energy override must be reduced.

The surge of energy

Italian companies have an energy overload « which exceeds 35% of the average European price and which also reaches 80% peaks, in comparison with the major European countries » while Italian industrial consumption « represent 42% of the national electrical needs (125 TWH) and for companies the price of energy is calculated based on the cost of electricity produced with gas », said Orsini. urgent ”of the extraordinary industrial plan proposed by Viale dell’Astronomy.

The issue of contracts and wages

Finally, the President’s report is taken for granted the industry crisis but avoids an analysis of what has led to 25 months of decrease in industrial production and the data that concerns the decline in productivity in 2024. Glissa on the difficult negotiation for the Metalworks contract indicating that « in Italy the highest wages and inflation recovery mechanisms are in Confindustria contracts ». While relaunching the issues of representativeness and pirate contracts.

The responses of the government (and possible resources)

Confindustria, therefore, with its annual assembly asked for an extraordinary industrial plan for Italy. And Meloni replied dry: « I agree. » Taking the commitment to personally deal with the dossier « bureaucratic simplifications ». He explained that he has already identified 15 billion euros in the PNRR which will be remodeled and addressed to measures to increase employment and productivity. In addition, the premier said he was ready for further corrections on the transition 5.0 level to make it more usable in accordance with the Commission. The premier reiterated the determination to work on the « home plan » for industry employees. And finally he relaunched on a land that in recent weeks had seen a furrow to create himself among the energy companies (including those with public participation) and small and medium -sized. We are talking about the « misfortune », that is, the possibility of selling the energy from renewable sources at a lower price (which has more low production costs). Meloni said he was available to evaluate the path of « multi -year contracts with a fixed price agreed between the parties ». Also because « continuing to dabing spending public money cannot be the solution ». As if to say: the way to break down the cost of energy cannot be only reduced system charges. And in the end he concluded, referring to the audience of entrepreneurs: « Think big, I will do the same ».