Brazilian Industry Minister
Marcos Jorge de Lima on Wednesday promised European Parliament
President Antonio Tajani he would do "all he could" on Embraco's
plans to move production from Italy to Slovakia with the loss of
nearly 500 jobs, Tajani said Wednesday.
De Lima "assured me he will do everything possible to lend a
hand and will call the firm to understand how the situation is
evolving," Tajani said after a long phone call with the
minister.
Tajani said he had "illustrated the picture of the situation
of Embraco and asked for help and collaboration on the part of
Brazilian authorities, also in the context of relations with the
Mercosur".
Embraco, a Brazilian fridge-compressor unit of US
multinational Whirlpool, plans to close its plant near Turin.
Italy has referred the case to European Competition
Commissioner Margrthere Vestager who has vowed to be
intransigent if it turns out that Slovakian incentives to lure
the company there constitute State aid, which is banned.
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