In the event of a snag in the process of sale of the Company to the Italian public company Tirrenia di Navigazione (CIN), consortium formed by shipowners Aponte, Grimaldi and Onorato, Liguria region will not intervene financially to acquire shares of Tirrenia. He said today the Regional Councillor for Transport, Enrico Vesco, during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Region of workers of Tirrenia, alarmed after the stop to the negotiations with CIN are at risk in Genoa, only 300 seafarers and 60 administrative while at national level are in danger in addition to the 3,000 employees working industries.
Inconceivable, however, a financial commitment of the regional. "The figures at stake - said Vesco - are very high and our role would be marginal: it would be a useless gift to individuals."
A delegation of workers of the company and union representatives met with the President of the Liguria Regional Council, Rosario Monteleone, the assessor Vesco and group leaders. "The Ligurian Regional Council and Regional Council - have said Monteleone and Vesco - are with the workers of Tirrenia." "The workers - added Piredda Maruska (Italy of Values) - must be protected in case of privatization and summarized with their qualifications, not sent to work around Italy."
The commissioner Vesco spoke of "botched privatization," while James Conti (Federation of the Left) recalled: "Fincantieri and Tirrenia cases are connected and the revival of public yards passing for the renewal of the fleet of the company public navigation." The leftist has called for the creation of a table involving all the regions concerned.
The commissioner and the deputy chairman of Vesco, Michael Boffa, ensured that the region will renew the request for an urgent meeting with the government along with the other regions that have maritime connections and offices to protect, first of all Sardinia where the ' Councillor Vesco has already had a meeting with his colleague.
The regional government has announced that by the workers was also reaffirmed the proposed Federmar Cisal a purchase by employees of Tirrenia ( of 21 June 2011): "Our lawyers - has been explained - are at work, not just a provocation."
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In the event of a snag in the process of sale of the Company to the Italian public company Tirrenia di Navigazione (CIN), consortium formed by shipowners Aponte, Grimaldi and Onorato, Liguria region will not intervene financially to acquire shares of Tirrenia. He said today the Regional Councillor for Transport, Enrico Vesco, during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Region of workers of Tirrenia, alarmed after the stop to the negotiations with CIN are at risk in Genoa, only 300 seafarers and 60 administrative while at national level are in danger in addition to the 3,000 employees working industries. 
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