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Schlein: ‘Take the former Ilva dossier away from Urso and put Meloni in charge’

From Corriere della Sera · () Italian

Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein called for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take direct control of the former Ilva crisis, saying Industry Minister Adolfo Urso had failed to find a solution.
  • She warned that the Taranto steel plant’s difficulties could cause a social disaster and said as many as 2,500 dismissal letters could reach workers in related industries.
  • Schlein also criticized the government’s approach to differentiated autonomy and highlighted healthcare access, saying 6 million Italians forgo treatment because of long waiting lists or cost.

Elly Schlein wants Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to take the former Ilva dossier out of Industry Minister Adolfo Urso’s hands, arguing that the government has spent too long discussing possible solutions without delivering one.

Speaking in Lecce and later at the regional Festa dell’Unità in Martina Franca, the Democratic Party leader said the former Ilva crisis required strong public intervention. That, she said, should include public companies taking responsibility for a concrete plan. Without it, she warned, the country was heading toward “a social disaster.”

Take this dossier away from Minister Urso and have the prime minister follow it personally.

· Elly SchleinSchlein called on Giorgia Meloni to take direct responsibility for the former Ilva crisis.

Schlein said the situation in Taranto could again fall on local residents and workers. She referred to reports that 2,500 dismissal letters could be sent to workers in companies linked to the plant. She also criticized the government for discussing expressions of interest that did not materialize, presenting solutions that never emerged, and removing public funds intended for electric furnaces.

The impression is that the government, rather than looking for a solution, is looking for an alibi.

· Elly SchleinShe criticized the government’s handling of the Taranto steel plant crisis.

“The impression is that the government, rather than looking for a solution, is looking for an alibi,” Schlein said. She argued that interventions also requested by the court should have begun earlier and called on Meloni to oversee the dossier personally because Urso had shown he could not resolve it.

At a meeting organized by the Accademia della Carità in Lecce, Schlein linked her political agenda to social care and inequality. “We are working to build an alternative that starts here, by standing alongside those who are struggling most,” she said. She claimed that 6 million Italians give up medical care because waiting lists are too long or treatment is unaffordable.

We are working to build an alternative that starts here, by standing alongside those who are struggling most.

· Elly SchleinShe described the social focus of her meeting in Lecce.

Schlein also attacked differentiated autonomy, saying the government was trying to circumvent a Constitutional Court ruling. She said the center-left would continue working with the other opposition parties to block what she called a bad form of differentiated autonomy.

We want to put care for people back at the center.

· Elly SchleinShe discussed healthcare access and inequality.
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Originally published by Corriere della Sera in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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