Overview

• Piero Bitetti’s resignation remains effective under “inagibilità politica,” and he has 20 days to withdraw it under Italian law.
• The municipal council session set for July 30 was canceled for security concerns after activists besieged City Hall.
• Urso said the pact will be signed by Province of Taranto President Gianfranco Palmisano and Statte Mayor Fabio Spada alongside national officials.
• The agreement calls for installing three electric furnaces to replace coal units at the ex Ilva steelworks under Italy’s €8–9 billion green-transition plan.
• Bitetti’s absence risks creating an institutional void at a pivotal stage in steering Taranto’s industrial and environmental future.