The European Commission has given Italy two months to address severe pollution issues at the Taranto-based Ilva steel plant, Europe's largest iron and steel works. The Commission had previously sent Italy two letters of formal notice, in ...
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it is taking action against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the Ilva steel plant in Taranto, Europe's largest iron and steel works. Following a number of complaints ...
Tags: Ilva Plant Emissions
Police in the southern Italian city of Taranto have confiscated €8.1 billion worth of property and goods belonging to the Riva family, owners of the Riva Fire holding company which controls the troubled Ilva steel plant, as widespread ...
Tags: Italy, production, steelmaking, European Union, Brescia
The Taranto prosecutor's office filed a challenge against the Italian government for its so called "ILVA decree" in the Constitutional Court on Monday, according to court sources. The prosecutor's office of the southern Italian port city ...
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ANSA reported that Italian Senate has approved a decree on Thursday to keep the troubled ILVA steel plant in Taranto operating and employees working while a clean up operation takes place. The decree was passed by the government cabinet ...
Tags: ANSA, Italian, ILVA steel plant, ILVA Decree
Italy's lower house of parliament,chamber of deputies,on Wednesday approved legislation to keep the troubled ILVA steel plant going during a two-year clean-up to resolve environmental concerns. The Chamber of Deputies approved the decree ...
Tags: ILVA, environmental concerns, steel plant
ANSA reported that prosecutors in the city of Taranto on Monday issued a European arrest warrant for Mr Fabio Riva, an executive of the ILVA steel plant at the center of an environmental dispute between local prosecutors and the national ...
Tags: prosecutors, warrant, ILVA
Reuters reported that it is unwise for governments to intervene to avoid the closure of steel plants in the euro zone's oversupplied market. The chief executive of Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine said that in the last few weeks both the ...
Tags: steel plants, steel production, Eurofer
Reuters cited Mr Corrado Clini Italian environment minister as saying that the Italian government will pass legislation to force a clean up of the ILVA steel plant Mr ni told Canale 5 television, a day before a meeting between Prime ...
Tags: environmental clearance, Italian environment, health protection
A heavy storm, like a tornado has devastated Ilva Steel Mill in Taranto, As per unconfirmed reports, one worker is missing and other 38 have been injured. ANSA reported that rescue divers have stopped searching for a 29 year old ...
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AGI reported that Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco head of the Italian Episcopal Conference and Archbishop of Genoa, has spoken of the troubled Ilva steel plant in Taranto on the eve of a meeting due to take place between the company, the ...
Tags: Ilva, AGI, steel plant
Environment Minister Corrado Clini said Tuesday that the government was ready to take on prosecutors in order to keep the troubled ILVA steel plant in the southern city of Taranto open. ILVA said Monday's court order for the seizure of ...
Tags: ILVA, steel plant, tumours, respiratory diseases
ANSA reported that Taranto Mayor Mr Stefano Ippazio and a priest Mr Marco Gerardo are among five more people to have been placed under investigation in a widening probe into environmental contamination and corruption surrounding the ...
Tags: Ilva, ANSA, environmental contamination, ILVA steel plant
Reuters reported that Italian prosecutors arrested seven people on Monday on suspicion of bribing officials to cover up a health and environmental scandal at Europe's largest steel plant. Noxious emissions and choking fumes from the ILVA ...
Tags: Ilva, steel plant, scandal