Will the Ente Risi go sideways in Lollobrigida?
Names, rumors and scenarios in view of the appointment of the head of the Ente Risi by the Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida (Brothers of Italy)
Between Novara, Vercelli, Pavia and southern Milan they experience it a bit as if it were the appointment of the president of Eni. This is the appointment of the top of the Ente Risi, a glorious body that deals with rice.
The appointment in question will be proposed in the next few days in the Council of Ministers by Francesco Lollobrigida , Minister of Agriculture and brother-in-law of Giorgia Meloni, and will be followed closely by the appointment of the entire board of directors of the institution.
GIUSEPPE CROCE, THE FAVORITE
Insiders consider Giuseppe Croce from Pavia to be the great favourite. He is a 63 year old agricultural entrepreneur, former president of the Order of Doctors of Agronomists of Milan and in all respects a true sacred monster of the sector. In the circles, Croce is considered to all intents and purposes a right-wing Christian Democrat, but without a party card.
NATALIA BOBBA, THE CHALLENGER
Natalia Bobba from Vercelli, president of Donne e Riso (a women's agricultural association with the mission of communicating the cultivation and culture of rice), tries to block his way. Bobba – according to many insiders – has a CV of lower standing than Croce, who was Bobba's superior at the Catholic Insurance Company (those with a good memory in the sector remember that Croce was inspector general, while Bobba was a hail expert) . On the other hand, Bobba has strong political affinities with Lollobrigida – she is registered as FdI – and enjoys the very explicit support of Confagricoltura (Bobba is vice-president of Confagricoltura Donna Piemonte).
WHAT WILL LOLLOBRIGIDA DO FOR THE RISI INSTITUTION?
For now, the nomination has not landed in the Council of Ministers, thanks to the work on the Budget Law, but the fact is that for Lollobrigida the dossier is a discreet puzzle: favoring political affiliation – that is, choosing Bobba – means forcing something that cannot be little in a world where everyone has known and measured each other for many years. Not to mention that Coldiretti (a confederation very close to the centre-right which is supporting and often alongside Lollobrigida in ministerial action), whose appreciation for Croce is known, would not take the assist to Confagricoltura's rivals at all well.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/ente-risi-lollobrigida/ on Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:05:52 +0000.