Taranto Mayor Piero Bitetti is traveling to Rome for a high-stakes meeting on the former Ilva steel plant, convened by Minister Adolfo Urso at the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (Mimit). Sources confirm Bitetti is expected to withdraw his resignation submitted last Monday, reversing a decision fueled by political turmoil over the steelworks’ management and environmental protests.
The mayor’s abrupt resignation on Monday—citing “political unfeasibility” after clashes with environmental groups during talks on the plant