By Eric J. Lyman
ROME scarpe nike air max 2017 , Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- France's decision to nationalize a keyshipyard rather than let an Italian company take control is stokinganger in Italy, and analysts told Xinhua the move could add morestress to already-strained relations between the two European Union(EU) states.
The latest news is that the French state would nationalize theSTX shipyard near the city of Saint-Nazaire, on France's Atlanticcoast. This came after the Italian port operator Fincantieri wasthe only qualifying bidder to take over the concession.
Bruno Le Maire, France's minister of finance, said the decisionwas made in order to "defend France's strategic interest inshipbuilding."
Fincantieri and Italian government officials cried foul, notingthat the previous concession was held by a Korean firm, andstressing that if national interests were at play scarpe nike air max typha , the concessionshould have never been opened up for bidding.
Pier Carlo Padoan, Le Maire's Italian counterpart, said therewas "no reason" Fincantieri shouldn't be allowed to operate the STXshipyard, and Carlo Calenda, Italy's minister for economicdevelopment, criticized Le Maire for changing the terms of the dealfirst laid out by Francois Hollande, France's previouspresident.
Carlo Altomonte scarpe nike air max dlx , a political scientist at Milan's BocconiUniversity, said in an interview that he believed increasinggeopolitical uncertainty likely prompted France's decision.
"It's wrong to look at this as a commercial problem," Altomontesaid. "It's a security problem, a military problem."
But Altomonte is in a minority in Italy, where many analysts saythe French move could have lasting international implications.
"There was a period after Emmanuel Macron was elected presidentthat people thought he might be the new face of Europe," AntonioVillafranca, research coordinator and the head of the EuropeanProgram at the Institute for International Political Studies scarpe nike air max classic bw , toldXinhua. He was referring to the May election Macron won to succeedHollande.
"But Macron's looking out for national priorities," he said,adding "He wants what's best for France, not what's best forEurope."
Villafranca said weaker ties between European states could havean impact as countries try to grapple with major problems likemigration, security, and economic growth.
"I think may people expect greater collaboration from a man whoran for president on a pro-European platform," Villafrancasaid.
According to Marco Angelo Gervasoni scarpe nike air max motion , an expert on thecomparative history of political systems at Rome's LUISSUniversity, European countries have been drifting farther apart forsome time.
"This isn't a problem that started because of the STX shipyard,"Gervasoni said in an interview. "There's been tension for sometime. Look at the Brexit vote, look at the debates over migration.These things don't happen in a union that is growing closertogether."
Gervasoni added that Macron's image in Italy could be anothercausality of the latest developments.
Up until two weeks ago, Macron was very popular in Italy,according to the professor. "Now, not nearly so much." Enditem
by Xinhua writer Liu Xinyong
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Another survivor was found in Unit B, more than 10 hours after the previous survivor was found. Both time and hope were running out.
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