Meloni opens 2023 Milan Furniture Fair

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 18 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday opened the 61st Milan Furniture Fair at the FieraMilano trade-fair centre in the nearby town of Rho.
    It is the world's biggest trade fair of its kind and a huge showcase for Italian design.
    "I couldn't miss it," Meloni told reporters.
    "I've been here many times and I couldn't fail to come for the first one for me as premier.
    "It's not just an extraordinary showcase to the world for Italian excellence, but it is also a fair that encompasses many of the strategic issues that the government is working on.
    "Obviously, these include the defence of the Italian entrepreneurial system and the defence of our brand, which we have put at the centre of our main strategic directives.
    "There are many companies here with high levels of manufacturing.
    "We are in a world in which an increase in production comes with an increase on employment.
    "We must incentive an increase in employment in relation to revenue". (ANSA).