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Parliamentary question - E-006796/2015Parliamentary question
E-006796/2015

Potential closure of the Alcatel-Lucent plant in Trieste

Question for written answer E-006796-15
to the Commission
Rule 130
Antonio Tajani (PPE) , Elisabetta Gardini (PPE) , Remo Sernagiotto (PPE)

Nokia's takeover of the Alcatel-Lucent group should be completed by early 2016. According to estimates supplied by the Alcatel-Lucent European trade union coordination committee, the buy-out will result in cuts of EUR 900 million and some 10 000 job losses worldwide. This situation has sparked major trade union demonstrations at the Alcatel-Lucent Italia plant in Trieste. Given that the Trieste plant provides jobs for around 900 people and has a high strategic value due to its location and the fact that it produces highly specialised goods: