Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said
Tuesday on Tuesday launched an extraordinary plan to support
Italian-made products amid the coronavirus emergency.
He said that blocking Italian goods due to the coronavirus
was unacceptable.
"Blocking goods is unacceptable," he said.
"And having countries who are now asking for guarantee labels
on Italian goods is an unacceptable fact".
Di Maio was talking at the presentation of the 2020
Extraordinary Plan for Promoting Made In Italy amid the virus
emergency.
Several countries have blocked Italian goods.
Di Maio said 716 million euros had been earmarked to boost
'Made in Italy' products.
"I can assure you that we want to spend it in the best way
possible," he said.
"Among the ways in which it will be spent there will be
credit for businesses and an extraordinary communications
campaign, as well as all the information for
internationalisation".
Di Maio said small and medium sized firms would be 100%
reimbursed for fairs and other events which are cancelled due to
the emergency.
These firms would also get services free, and their
contributions to foreign trade agency ICE would be halted until
the end of 2021.
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