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Rassegna Stampa Del 24/04/2014 ANIEM Rassegna Stampa del 24/04/2014 La proprietà intellettuale degli articoli è delle fonti (quotidiani o altro) specificate all'inizio degli stessi; ogni riproduzione totale o parziale del loro contenuto per fini che esulano da un utilizzo di Rassegna Stampa è compiuta sotto la responsabilità di chi la esegue; MIMESI s.r.l. declina ogni responsabilità derivante da un uso improprio dello strumento o comunque non conforme a quanto specificato nei contratti di adesione al servizio. INDICE ANIEM 24/04/2014 Corriere di Verona - Verona 6 Moretti punta sulle imprese «Credito e burocrazia battaglie per l'Europa» ANIEM WEB Il capitolo non contiene articoli SCENARIO EDILIZIA 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Bergamo 8 «Edilizia, grande malata È l'ora di unire le Casse» 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Milano 9 Darsena, corsa contro il tempo Al via turni non stop nei cantieri 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 11 Contratti di sviluppo anche al Centro-Nord: scatta la riforma 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 13 Faro Autorithy sui conti della Nuvola 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 14 Expo, un emendamento per la Fiera di Milano 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 16 «EDILIZIA SOCIALE» ALLA SFIDA TERZA ETÀ 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 17 Ora il cohousing si mette in rete 24/04/2014 La Repubblica - Firenze 18 Slitta l'apertura, addio Notte bianca 24/04/2014 La Repubblica - Firenze 20 Peretola, un "giallo" al ristorante 24/04/2014 Il Mattino - Benevento 21 Manca l'energia: le nuove fontane a secco e al buio 24/04/2014 La Padania - Nazionale 22 Zaia a Renzi: «Al Veneto 2,8 mld per le opere contro il dissesto idrogeologico» 23/04/2014 Suite 23 GUEST HOUSE IN COLLINA SCENARIO ECONOMIA 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Nazionale 27 Spesometro, ecco tutti gli errori da evitare Come far pace con il Fisco in caso di ritardo 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Nazionale 29 Bonus sui redditi fino a 24 mila euro Ma resiste il «registro delle auto» 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Nazionale 31 Unicredit, parte la trattativa-pilota sui bancari 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Nazionale 32 Tassara mette Alior sul mercato, la banca di Helene Zalesky 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 34 Lavoro, sì della Camera alla fiducia 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 36 Generali, bond a 12 anni fa il pieno di richieste 24/04/2014 Il Sole 24 Ore 38 Apple e Facebook, boom di utili 24/04/2014 La Repubblica - Nazionale 39 CARO PADOAN FACCIAMO GLI SCONGIURI 24/04/2014 La Repubblica - Nazionale 41 Alitalia-Etihad in bilico verdetto tra due giorni 24/04/2014 La Repubblica - Nazionale 42 Tetto alle proroghe, ma non ai rinnovi 24/04/2014 La Repubblica - Nazionale 44 Ultima colata alla Lucchini addio a un altro pezzo d'acciaio siderurgia italiana al tramonto 24/04/2014 La Stampa - Nazionale 46 "Se deve restare così è meglio abolirla" 24/04/2014 MF - Nazionale 47 Msc bussa a Fincantieri per due navi da 700 mln 24/04/2014 MF - Nazionale 48 Anche Tirreno Power può fi nire alle banche 24/04/2014 MF - Nazionale 49 Ardian raccoglie fondo di fondi da 10 miliardi di dollari 24/04/2014 MF - Nazionale 50 Grandi Stazioni modello duty free 24/04/2014 Panorama 51 Quel genio che guida BlackRock 24/04/2014 Panorama 52 Lottizzati, ma da 7 + SCENARIO PMI 24/04/2014 Il Giornale - Nazionale 54 La seconda vita del gruppo Ing riparte dalle pmi 24/04/2014 ItaliaOggi 55 L'Europa guida l'espansione: indice Pmi a 54 punti 24/04/2014 ItaliaOggi 56 BREVI 24/04/2014 MF - Nazionale 57 Pechino vuole alzare il piede dal freno Tutte le borse ci sperano molto 24/04/2014 Panorama 59 Maxi affari con i minibond ANIEM 1 articolo 24/04/2014 Corriere di Verona - Verona Pag. 8 La proprietà intellettuale è riconducibile alla fonte specificata in testa pagina. Il ritaglio stampa da intendersi per uso privato Moretti punta sulle imprese «Credito e burocrazia battaglie per l'Europa» VERONA - Intensa giornata veronese per Alessandra Moretti, capolista del Pd alle prossime elezioni europee. L'esponente vicentina (41 anni, avvocato, oggi parlamentare italiana) ha puntato in particolare sul mondo imprenditoriale. In mattinata, quindi, visita agli stabilimenti dell'Aia a Quinto e a San Martino Buon Albergo, con Giordano Veronesi nel ruolo di cicerone. Subito dopo, una sorta di mini-vertice coi leader della piccola e media industria: il presidente di Confimi Verona, Arturo Alberti, quello di Confimi Vicenza, Flavio Lorenzin, e quello di Confimi Modena, Dino Piacentini. Dopo un rapido pranzo, infine, una puntata alla sede del Pd scaligero, in via Valverde, per incontrare il segretario provinciale, Alessio Albertibni, e quello cittadino, Orietta Salemi. Tirando le somme, la Moretti ha spiegato che «il Veneto ha bisogno di essere rappresentato in Europa da persone che partano proprio dai valori del territorio, che sono quelli di gente che si impegna quotidianamente nel lavoro e che sa rimboccarsi le maniche. Sempre». Per quanto riguarda il mondo delle piccole imprese, cui era stata dedicata buona parte della mattinata, la Moretti ha ricordato che «quel mondo rappresenta il 95 per cento del nostro tessuto produttivo. Fondamentali, per esso, sono i temi dell'accesso al credito, dell'abbassamento del peso fiscale, della semplificazione burocratica: e proprio questi saranno tra i punti prioritari di cui intendo farmi portavoce in Europa». ANIEM - Rassegna Stampa 24/04/2014 6 SCENARIO EDILIZIA 12 articoli 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Bergamo Pag. 8 (diffusione:619980, tiratura:779916) La proprietà intellettuale è riconducibile alla fonte specificata in testa pagina. Il ritaglio stampa da intendersi per uso privato Congresso Feneal Uil «Edilizia, grande malata È l'ora di unire le Casse» L'edilizia è sempre la «grande malata» dell'economia bergamasca, dopo esserne stato a lungo «il pilastro». Lo ha dichiarato Giuseppe Mancin, confermato segretario della Feneal-Uil di Bergamo nel congresso tenuto alla Scuola edile, snocciolando i numeri della crisi. «"Sei anni fa - ha detto Mancin - la cassa integrazione interessava 4.697 addetti in 501 imprese per 306 mila euro. Nel 2013 gli addetti sono saliti a 6.100, le imprese a 742 per 1,6 milioni di ore. Nel semestre ottobre 2013-febbraio 2014 si è già arrivati, per Cassa Edile, a quasi 778mila ore. Analogo discorso per il settore artigiano nel quale, a fronte delle 171.379 ore autorizzate nel 2008, si è arrivati, l'anno scorso, a 991.664. L'unica nota positiva è l'andamento dei grandi player che lavorano per il mercato internazionale». Sugli enti bilaterali Mancin ha ribadito che è «è giunto il momento di unificare le due Casse dell'industria e dell'artigianato» sostenendo che «il sistema è un modello collaudato e a livello locale è lasciata la parte principale dei contratti. Credere che la Cassa regionale sia la soluzione vuol dire perdere peso decisionale e politico». © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA SCENARIO EDILIZIA - Rassegna Stampa 24/04/2014 8 24/04/2014 Corriere della Sera - Milano Pag. 2 (diffusione:619980, tiratura:779916) La proprietà intellettuale è riconducibile alla fonte specificata in testa pagina. Il ritaglio stampa da intendersi per uso privato La riqualificazione Il piano in vista di Expo. «Più verde, isole pedonali e un nuovo mercato coperto» Darsena, corsa contro il tempo Al via turni non stop nei cantieri Rozza: «Rispetteremo i programmi. Disagi, ma ne varrà la pena» I costi extra Un milione in più per i rinvenimenti archeologici e 600 mila euro per smaltire il fango Il graffito di Dax Sarà conservato solo il graffito dedicato a Dax, ucciso nel 2003: «I morti si rispettano tutti» Annachiara Sacchi I tempi sono stretti, il masterplan indica tappe e interventi, sessanta operai al lavoro su tre turni - dalle sei del mattino fino alle dieci di sera, festivi compresi - non perdono di vista l'obiettivo: trasformare la Darsena in una nuova piazza della città, con meno auto, più spazio ai pedoni, più alberi, gradinate, una caffetteria, gli attracchi per le barche, le passeggiate. Cantiere milionario, ingombrante e non troppo amato da residenti e commercianti del quartiere. Ma l'assessore ai Lavori Pubblici, Carmela Rozza, precisa: «Siamo in linea con il cronoprogramma, il mercato comunale sarà operativo dal prossimo settembre e la viabilità sarà ripristinata dal primo ottobre nella parte sud di piazza XXIV Maggio. Ci scusiamo per i disagi, ma ne varrà la pena». Sopralluogo mattutino, ieri, con l'assessore, il direttore dei lavori Pasquale Frezza e il personale tecnico. Le spalle per reggere il ponte pedonale, novità assoluta del progetto(sarà lungo 40 metri e unirà viale Gorizia a viale D'Annunzio nella parte più vicina a piazzale Cantore), sono già fissate, i primi ormeggi si iniziano a intuire, i percorsi perdonali pure. Secondo i progettisti - Edoardo Guazzoni, Paolo Rizzato, Sandro Rossi - tra il 30 e il 35 per cento delle opere in Darsena è completato, un po' di ritardo si è accumulato su piazza XXIV Maggio (siamo al dieci per cento) per rivedere tutti i sottoservizi - «acqua e gas: e per 30 anni non si tocca più niente» - ma ora i lavori procedono, il mercato coperto sul lato di viale Gian Galeazzo è quasi pronto, entro l'estate gli esercizi traslocheranno nella nuova struttura, a settembre il vecchio «comunale» sarà demolito. Un porto e un approdo. Con i frangisole in legno, le sponde rinnovate in pietra e mattoni, i camminamenti sulle mura e a pelo d'acqua, il nuovo filare di alberi (bagolari) in viale Gian Galeazzo, all'altezza della curva, e in viale Gorizia, la sponda meno ammalorata.
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