Yesterday the city council of Bologna approved a proposal for Deliberates to the Municipal Council to take note of the resolution of the Regional Audit Section of the Court of Auditors of Emilia Romagna relating to the ordinary recognition of the shareholdings. In the resolution proposal The municipal administration responds, among other things, to an observation of the Court relating to the holding of shares in Interporto, where the Municipality currently holds 35.10% of the company shares (the other members are the Metropolitan City of Bologna with the 17.56% and the Bologna Chamber of Commerce with 5.90%).

With regard to some companies owned by the Municipality, the Court of Auditors had ascertained some critical issues in this regard the recurrence of "public control" and the "substantial public control". In particular, with reference to the company Bologna Interporto Spa, in the meeting of last April 16, the Court had expressed "Critical issues regarding the revocation of withdrawal previously started, in the presence of ascertained losses of continuous and repeated exercises. In particular - specified the Court - the Chamber considers it necessary for the shareholder body to weighting, in compliance with the choices of active administration of exclusive competence of the Municipality, within the scope of its administrative discretion, relating to the maintenance of of the shareholding in the company also in consideration of of the previous decision to divest the shareholding in examination, subsequently revoked".

The municipal administration explained today that, in the face of This invitation to evaluate the maintenance of these quotas, the Council decided to launch the feasibility and impact analysis of the divestment of the stake in Interporto. 'The recent statutory changes - the Municipality recalled in a note - have defined a new corporate purpose of the company, oriented no longer to real estate management but to a commitment in the railway sector and in the renewable energy sector. The action of local authorities has also produced the Metropolitan Charter of Ethical Logistics to guarantee good and dignified work to the Interporto operators, and new public transport connections for workers. Based on this, Interporto has defined a new business plan consistent with the new mission corporate level. At this point, the Municipality considers the need satisfied which had led to the maintenance of the company shares to lead this process. The maintenance of the presence among the members of the However, the Metropolitan City confirms the public interest for a central asset for the development of our territory".

Meanwhile, today the Bologna Interport welcomed a delegation institutional meeting of Flanders led by Annick De Ridder, minister of Flanders for Mobility, Public Works, Ports and Sport, on an official visit to explore development models sustainable logistics and strengthening dialogue between European territories. "Welcoming such a high-profile delegation - underlined the president of the company Interport, Stefano Caliandro - represents a recognition of the path undertaken by Interporto Bologna in the field of sustainability and innovation. Confrontation with reality such as the Flemish one is essential to share common skills, strategies and visions at European level".