«We need the South to become ever stronger because the Italian locomotive is a unique locomotive, therefore the stronger the South is, the more all of Italy will function and be fine».
The president of Confindustria said it Emanuele Orsini in Catanzaro on the occasion of the celebrations for 50 years of activity of the Confindustria regional system in Calabria. In addition to the president of Unindustria Calabria Aldo Ferrara, the national vice president with delegation to Southern Italy Natale Mazzuca and the presidents of the provincial associations participate in the initiative, hosted inside the Auditorium of the Magna Graecia University. Present, among others, were the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior, Wanda Ferro, and the President of the Regional Council Roberto Occhiuto. «Being here – added Orsini – is already a success because the proximity to the territory and businesses is a beautiful thing and I believe that the president of Unindustria Calabria Aldo Ferrara has also chosen the location well, which is that of the University and training thus giving a very positive signal for the country.”
On the SEZs: “Resources have almost doubled, now it’s up to entrepreneurs”
«For the South – he added – we worked on increasing the mail on the SEZs, the economic value of which was almost doubled. Now it’s up to us as entrepreneurs to be able to unload and put the investments proposed to us by the Government on the ground.” «I believe that at a national level, with the vice president Nicola Mazzuca and with the national Confindustria – continued Orsini – we have done an excellent job. We have worked a lot with Minister Raffaele Fitto to increase and double the money that has been provided by the Government. As entrepreneurs we must now do our duty and ensure that the growth of the South can also come thanks to the Zes.”
Occhiuto: “Confindustria help us change the narrative of Calabria”
«From the national Confindustria – underlined the President of the Region Roberto Occhiuto – I expect there to be attention towards the possibilities that Calabria can offer to entrepreneurs who wish to allocate their production initiatives in this land». «The Region – added Occhiuto – can carry out a regulatory action and I try to do this by attracting through tenders, public initiatives, trying to attract companies. Sometimes I am also forced to be the commercial director of the region in the sense that it has often happened in recent years that I have had to meet CEOs of national and multinational companies and to tell them a different story of a Calabria that has suffered many stereotypes like the one according to which cannot be invested here for safety reasons”. «I am preparing a work – said the president of the Calabria Region – which demonstrates how Calabria is a much safer region than many others. We need to change the narrative and I expect the national Confindustria to do so with respect to its members. Over the years, Calabria’s reputation has been an extraordinary barrier that has prevented development and the attraction of investments.”