Naples council OKs Bagnoli project too

(ANSA) - Rome, April 14 - The government was met by rock-throwing leftist militants and by Naples Mayor Luigi de Magistris's charge of "expropriating" his role when it recently presented its revamp plan for the former steel plant at Bagnoli, Premier Matteo Renzi said Thursday, noting that the city council had today approved the plan "because everyone is fine with slogans, then there's reality that is much better and more serious". He said "full steam ahead, Bagnoli will be another symbol of Italy being freed up". De Magitris refused to meet Renzi during his visit to the city and refused to take part in the meeting of the steering committee that approved the multi-billion-euro plan to clean up and relaunch the site with projects including a revamped science park.