Farewell to Squinzi, patron of Mapei and former leader of Confindustria
Giorgio Squinzi, sole director of Mapei, former president of Confindustria and owner of Sassuolo football, has passed away after a long illness at the age of 76
Sole 24 Ore, the real origins of the decline. Test for Boccia
The crisis of the economic newspaper lies not only in the disastrous accounts but in the loss of independence and authority - Squinzi's resignation is late - For the new president of Confindustria, Vincenzo Boccia, it will not be easy to recapitalize and put…
Sole 24 Ore: board completely renewed in November, 2010 million lost since 277
The entire Board of Directors of Sole 24 Ore effectively resigned after President Squinzi and 5 other directors had left: Robiglio pro-tempore president and Abete deputy until the November meeting - Q&A on the Confindustria proposal to…
Il Sole 24 Ore in crisis: Squinzi and half of the board of directors resign
Chairman Giorgio Squinzi and four other directors resigned from the Board of Directors this morning after yesterday's stormy meeting which brought to light a serious loss of 49,8 million euros in the first half-year and put…
Il Sole 24 Ore turns midway: Treu out, Squinzi on pole
The first steps of the Boccia presidency mark a half-turn for Il Sole 24 Ore: after hitting the negative record of over 200 million in losses in 6 years, the CEO Donatella Treu is liquidated, but due to…
Corporate contracts, lever of union rebirth and of a new ruling class
The revival of productivity is the key to the recovery of the economy and company bargaining is the most suitable to enhance it but also the weapon that can give the unions a boost by generating a new ruling class - In the absence of an agreement…
Contracts, Squinzi closes to unions. Government intervention closer. Marchionne reopens in Uaw
The president of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi, declared that on contracts "there is no room for negotiation with the unions, who have unrealistic positions: for us the chapter is closed" - The unions announce initiatives to fight but the decisive intervention…
Squinzi to Renzi: "Forward with determination". But the disagreement with Marchionne remains on the contracts
CONFINDUSTRIA ASSEMBLY - President Squinzi encourages the Premier to "go ahead without losing determination" and invites the unions to reform bargaining but without putting the company contract at the center as Marchionne does - Silence from the leader of Confindustria…
Squinzi: GDP in 2014 is negative, the country needs a jolt
The president of Confindustria sounded the alarm from the meeting in Rimini: "Barring miracles, GDP in 2014 will be negative by 0,2% or 0,3%: a shock is needed" - "The data on employment are dramatic".
CONFINDUSTRIA ASSEMBLY – Squinzi challenges the unions on the reform of labor and contracts
CONFINDUSTRIA ASSEMBLY - The president of the industrialists changes pace: he opens up to Renzi and launches the challenge to the unions on the reform of labor and contracts - Strong words against corruption and hints of self-criticism - Minister Guidi: "There is…
CONFINDUSTRIA ASSEMBLY - Squinzi to Renzi: "Now make the reforms"
CONFINDUSTRIA ASSEMBLY - The president of the industrialists, Giorgio Squinzi, speaking at the assembly this morning, urged the premier Matteo Renzi - fresh winner of the European elections but absent from the assembly - to capitalize on the trust of the Italians: "On the ballot paper it was written: 'you do…
Squinzi: "Government defend Electrolux"
In a letter to the Premier, the number one of Confindustria defines the Electrolux case as "emblematic" and raises the alarm for a trend which, if not reversed, will lead "irremediably towards the industrial desertification of our country".
Squinzi: good proposal by Renzi on art. 18, but that's not enough. Shooting still far away
"Renzi's proposal (on the abolition of article 18 for new hires) goes in the right direction, but from my point of view, it is not enough" - These are the words of the president of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi, on the sidelines of the conference of the Middle…
Squinzi alarm: worrying deflation
"The fall in inflation is a very negative signal": this is the message of the president of Confindustria Giorgio Squinzi in Brussels for the meeting of the presidency committee.
Tax wedge, Squinzi: "Little hope from Letta for those 10 billion"
In Tuesday's meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Letta "didn't give figures - Squinzi revealed - but he didn't leave me much hope for the 10 billion" requested by Confindustria to cut labor costs.
Tax wedge, Squinzi: "We need at least 10 billion"
Given the difficulty of accounting commitments and the narrow margins for manoeuvre, to intervene on the tax wedge Squinzi proposes to draw on the European funds that still remain to be spent: 28 billion for the period 2007-2013, of which over 21…
Confindustria, Squinzi: with political crisis we risk recession in 2014 (GDP -0,3%)
According to the study center in via dell'Astronomia, political instability could cause growth in 2014 to drop by one percentage point – The latest forecasts spoke of a recovery of GDP of 0,7% in 2014: we would therefore return to negative (-0,3 ,XNUMX%).
Riva Acciaio, Squinzi: "Dramatic blow for 1.500 families, a solution is needed"
"I think we need some common sense to discuss and find a balanced solution," said the president of Confindustria regarding the announced cessation of Riva Acciaio's activities, which will result in the loss of jobs for 1.500 people.
East Forum 2013: "More Europe against the crisis"
Prodi, Amato, Bonino, Verhofstadt, Squinzi, Marcegaglia in favor of strengthening the EU but recognizing that mistakes have been made in the integration process that need to be corrected - On the other front, the combative Czech president Vaclav Klaus
Squinzi: the country needs realpolitik
The president of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi, speaks at the assembly of industrialists in Turin - He expressed his confidence in Letta's Executive but said that "even before Imu and VAT there are two other more urgent interventions to…
Debts Pa, Squinzi: if our credit is used for other purposes, the Confindustria-Gover relationship is compromised
The leader of the industrialists: "Instead of responding with a burst of pride and renewal, politics got lost in tactics, wasting precious time and energy on marginal issues for the well-being of citizens".
Squinzi: "On manufacturing data from Pompeii"
From Brussels, the president of Confindustria comments on the numbers of Italian manufacturing, which has lost 55 companies in the last 5 years and 15% of production capacity: "They come from Pompeii" - "We need to proceed towards the definition of a pact…
Confindustria, Squinzi's diagnosis and treatment are not convincing: we don't live in normal times
Squinzi's report is suitable for normal times but not for today's situation - The analysis of the crisis and the therapy indicated by the president of Confindustria are not convincing: it is not austerity that caused the crisis, which was to…
Read at the annual meeting of Confindustria: "We must recover industrial leadership"
The Prime Minister spoke at the annual meeting of Confindustria and, accepting Giorgio Squinzi's appeal, assured that "industry has returned to the top priorities of the government and of Europe" - Letta also said that the executive will strive to…
Confindustria, Squinzi: "North on the brink of the abyss, cut the tax wedge"
The president of Confindustria at the annual meeting: "We need to reduce the wedge, eliminating the cost of labor from the IRAP taxable base and cutting the social security contributions that weigh on manufacturing companies by at least 11 points" - On the subject of work "we need to guarantee…
Confindustria, Squinzi: first cut taxes on labour, then the IMU
The number one of the industrialists then recalled the proposal contained in the program presented to the political forces before the elections, which provided for a 9% reduction in taxation on labour: "It is a measure that must be adopted".
Pa debts, Squinzi: with repayment of 48 billion, 250 thousand employed and GDP growth of one point
This would be the scenario for the next five years if at least 48 billion was repaid to businesses. Giorgio Squinzi, president of Confindustria, is convinced of this, also on the basis of data from the Viale dell'Astronomia Study Center.
CGIL: Monti attacks, Squinzi brakes
The Premier and the leader of Confindustria today expressed diametrically opposed positions on the role of the CGIL - Monti: "It slows down change" - Squinzi: "It is not an obstacle to reforms and interventions for growth".
Productivity: companies divided, agreement postponed
A rift is created between the consolidated CGIL-Confindustria axis and the world of small businesses, banks and insurance companies. Passera and Fornero are calling for an efficient use of the funds made available for productivity wages. Mussari: "I'm confident", but the agreement…
Confindustria, Squinzi: "We don't see a recovery, we need to reduce the tax burden"
The president of Confindustria, speaking in Brussels for a conference on Italian high-tech manufacturing, reiterated the pessimism expressed several times: "For a real recovery, I'm signing up for 2015", also recalling that it is necessary to recover the disadvantage…
Monti: "I will leave the government to others"
"I hope to leave a country that is a little less resigned and a little more reassured", added the Prime Minister from the International Cooperation Forum in Milan - Shortly before, the president of Confindustria Giorgio Squinzi had approved the hypothesis of a…
Cersaie: the building industry in crisis slows down ceramics, the pride of Made in Italy
Collective ribbon cutting (in seven) for the thirtieth edition of the Italian ceramic fair, underway in Bologna until 29 September - Squinzi: I am a convinced pro-European and optimistic for the future.
Squinzi more pessimistic than Monti: "2013 will not be the year of recovery"
The Confindustria Study Center has confirmed the forecasts of a 2,4% drop in GDP in 2013 - It will be a difficult year but "you must never stop pedalling, you have to keep going" - The recovery "can come to us if…
Confindustria, Squinzi: "Hot autumn, reduce wage taxes"
The President of Confindustria: "We need regulatory and bureaucratic simplification" - "The Sulcis and Alcoa crisis? Italy lacks an industrial policy" - The Ilva case "is emblematic of the country's regulatory complication".
Squinzi: very complex moment, but we are not Spain
"A very complex moment, but Italy has a different economic structure from Spain": this is what was underlined by the president of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi, on the sidelines of the business award for innovation.
Squinzi: “Abolish the holidays? There is not enough work"
This was stated by the president of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi, answering a question on the proposal put forward by the Undersecretary for the Economy Gianfranco Polillo: "It is certainly a good idea, but in a buoyant economy".
Confindustria, Squinzi: in 2012 GDP will drop by more than 2,4%
The President of the industrialists contradicts the estimates released yesterday by the governor of Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, who had spoken of a contraction of just under 2% - "In the second half of the year I find it hard to see improvements".
Confindustria, today change of the guard at the general management: Panucci arrives
The curse of the spoil system strikes the general director of Confindustria again: Squinzi renounces Giampaolo Galli (former Bank of Italy) and calls Marcella Panucci from the Ministry of Justice - Today the appointment of the Governing Council - It's only the first move...
Squinzi: we are on the edge of the abyss, no catastrophism but the reality is there for all to see
For the president of Confindustria, the estimates of -2,4% of GDP for 2012 by the CsC could worsen by a few decimals - "I have been accused of catastrophism in the newspapers - he said - but the real economic situation is…
Confindustria, Squinzi: "Labor reform is not convincing, but must be approved by 28"
Giorgio Squinzi, president of Confindustria, reiterates his perplexities about the reform of the labor market: "It's not what we expected" - "Incoming flexibility has decreased without increasing outgoing flexibility" - But then he urges: "If Europe there is…
Squinzi replies to Berlusconi: "The euro must be fully defended"
From Verona Fiere, the president of Confindustria Giorgio Squinzi replies to Berlusconi: "The euro must be fully defended and must be supported by all of Europe" - "We must move in the direction of the United States of Europe" - "The creation of a real…
Squinzi: “The labor reform? A bullshit…”
According to the President of Confindustria, what Italy is experiencing is "a situation of great concern in a disconcerting political framework" - Thumbs down to the labor market reform under discussion in Parliament
Squinzi: speculation on Italy puts the euro at serious risk, a strong response from the EU is needed
For the president of Confindustria, speculation on Italy "could really blow up the euro" - A response to the markets must arrive from Brussels on 28 and 29 June to discourage contagion towards our country - It is necessary to move towards…
The new Ice doesn't take off: it's time for Squinzi's Confindustria to strike a blow
The new ICE remains in the fog: the McKinsey reform does not materialize, a former general manager claims large prebends and too many useless offices (Bari, Naples and Palermo) remain open - At this point Squinzi's Confindustria should face the…
Diary of the earthquake: Minister Corrado Passera arrives in Finale Emilia tomorrow
DIARY OUT OF THE CHORUS - Tomorrow in Finale Emilia extraordinary council of Confindustria Emilia-Romagna, in the presence of the president Giorgio Squinzi and the minister Corrado Passera - Meanwhile 40 viable companies, but blocked by the decree which requires them to be…
Confindustria, Squinzi: "Full support for Monti"
The Premier "will be able to count on our full support, in the most absolute way", said the leader of the industrialists - As for the measures to be put in place, "the time for analyzes and reflections has irretrievably expired. The time to do…
Earthquake, the alarm from Squinzi (Confindustria): risk of production stop for 6 months
"A little more than 1% of our GDP is produced in the affected areas and it is quite realistic to hypothesize a production stop of at least 4-6 months": this is the alarm raised by the president of Confindustria Giorgio Squinzi.
Squinzi, the United States of Europe is needed to get out of the crisis
According to the new president of Confindustria, the EU needs a single industrial policy - The 4 billion obtained from the spending review must ease the pressure on businesses and the world of work - Tajani: "A pact is needed for…