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POLITICS Italy's right-wing government on Monday approved measures to boost jobs and workers' pay, amid hostile reactions from unions and opposition parties over accompanying welfare cuts and looser rules on short-term job contracts.
Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper on Saturday that there is room for negotiation with EU partners both over the reforms of EU budget rules and of the eurozone bailout fund.
ECONOMY April PMI manufacturing S&P Global data (0745 GMT). ISTAT releases March non-EU foreign trade data (0800 GMT) and April CPI flash data (0900 GMT); March producer prices data (1000 GMT). Transport Ministry releases April car sales data (1600 GMT). April state sector borrowing requirement data. ECB releases March data on Italian banks domestic government bond holdings.
COMPANIES
BANKS Italy is working on a windfall tax on its banks to fund relief measures for families hit by rising inflation, a government source said. The Treasury intends to implement the scheme in the next few weeks, the source added.
ENEL Proxy adviser Frontis Governance has urged shareholders in Enel to back a list of candidates for the new board promoted by the hedge fund Covalis and reject names put forward by the Treasury, a report seen by Reuters showed. Frontis Governance advises Switzerland's Ethos, a group of pension funds and other investors. Outgoing CEO Francesco Starace told Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper on Sunday he would be ready to stay on a temporary basis to help the transition towards a new management, regardless of whether Covalis' or the Italian Treasury's board candidates prevail. He reiterated he would not be available for another term as CEO.
ENI The CEO of the Italian oil and gas company, Claudio Descalzi, said in an interview with the La Stampa newspaper on Saturday he does not expect any "big shocks" on the energy markets this year.
Libya's state National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on Sunday that the Mellitah Oil and Gas complex, a joint venture with Italy's Eni, will halt work as of May 1 for maintenance work expected to last about three weeks.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) CEO Pietro Labriola is expected to propose to directors to seek further improvements of multi-billion bids for the company's landline grid at a board meeting on May 4, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Italy's telecoms authority AGCOM has received a green light from the European Commission to raise wholesale prices for access to TIM's landline grid, a person close to the matter said on Friday.
NEXI Italian banks, payments firms and retailers meet on Tuesday in a renewed push to clinch a deal to cut fees on small electronic transactions, with shop owners pushing to set a 0.6% fee cap on payments worth up to 30 euros, people familiar with the matter said.
LEONARDO The Italian defence group said on Monday it finalised the sale of the air traffic management business of its U.S. subsidiary Selex EX to Indra Air Traffic, a company controlled by Spain's Indra Sistemas . The deal was originally announced in November.
(*) STELLANTIS CFRA lowered its opinion on the carmaker to hold from buy.
(*) FERRARI Barclays started coverage of the Italian luxury carmaker with equal weight rating and target price of 250 euros.
(*) JUVENTUS A second-half goal by Arkadiusz Milik helped Juventus salvage a 1-1 draw at Bologna in Serie A on April 30, leaving Massimiliano Allegri's side winless in five consecutive games across all competitions.
(*) LAZIO Inter Milan came from a goal down to win 3-1 at home against Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.
SANLORENZO The Italian luxury yacht maker said on Friday it signed a binding offer to buy a further 33% stake in high-end furniture maker Duerre, securing overall control of the company. The closing is expected in the coming days, it added.
RAI WAY The TV and radio signal company said on Friday it had appointed Roberto Cecatto as its new chief executive officer and general manager.
ENAV The Italian air traffic management company said on Friday it had appointed Pasqualino Monti as its new chief executive officer.
(*) IPO, ITALIAN DESIGN BRANDS (IDB) The hub of Italian furniture and design companies on Tuesday priced shares of its initial public offering (IPO) at 10.88 euros. On Monday, Tamburi Investment Partners (TIP) said it had agreed to buy 50.7% of Investindesign, the IDB parent company, attributing to IDB an equity value of 220 million euros.
AMPLIFON Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call (1200 GMT).
CAMPARI GROUP Board meeting on Q1 results, followed by conference call (1100 GMT).
UNICREDIT Board meeting on Q1 results, press release on May 3.
DIARY Rome, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (1300 GMT) Rome, meeting on digital payments commissions (1200 GMT).
Rome, The European House-Ambrosetti holds event "Strengthening Saudi - Italian cooperation for a common and sustainable development - Italy's economic overview" (0720 GMT); expected attendees include at session "Sustainability, hoard-to-debate sectors and circular economy" Danieli & C Vice Executive President Andrea Diasparro (0930 GMT); Economy Undersecretary Lucia Albano.
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