Italy minister sees revised concession for Autostrade signed in coming days

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Transport Minister Paola De Micheli said on Tuesday she was confident that ongoing talks with Autostrade per l’Italia, the motorway unit of Benettton-led Atlantia , would lead to parties signing a revised concession in the coming days.

“Tomorrow we will define all the aspects needed for signing the additional document. It will take place within a few days,” De Micheli said in an interview with private broadcaster LA7.

After months of dispute, the government recently reached a preliminary compromise that left Autostrade with the concession but forced Atlantia to hand over control to state lender CDP and allied investors.

(Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte, writing by Giselda Vagnoni)