The press conference in Vinovo, during which the new sponsorship agreement between Fiat and Juventus was presented, preceded a busy day for the top management of the group. In fact, the Board of Directors of Exor dedicated to operating accounts is scheduled. But Sergio Marchionne took the opportunity to strike again in favor of Mario Monti, "the only one capable of ferrying the country" in the pre-election year, respecting the expectations of the international markets, "in whose opinion Italy, the third most indebted country in the world, certainly cannot escape”.
On article 18, in particular, Marchionne sides with the government, in indirect controversy with Emma Marcegaglia. “The challenge for the country is much more complex than article 18, it is the challenge for competitiveness. Let's try not to joke, we're playing for the future”, warned the CEO of the Lingotto. "Finding a balance on this node - he continued - is very difficult, the proof of the effectiveness of its modification will be seen from the reaction of the markets, from the spread and from the credibility that the country will maintain in this process".
Also the time factor will have its weightor. “Fiat and Fiat Industrial manage to survive all the events even if we will be stuck in Parliament for eight months, but it is our credibility as entrepreneurs that we travel the world to associate with a country that is unable to solve its problems. We need things to be resolved, we make clear choices ”.
