For Siena’s former Beko plant, the council views Leonardo’s interest as a possible industrial prospect, rather than a completed transaction. Mayor Nicoletta Fabio commented on 8 October on Minister Adolfo Urso’s statements at talks on the dispute. In the council statement, Fabio links the process to acquisition of the property through Sviluppo Industriale Siena and discussions with the Government and Invitalia. She thanks the Government and calls for the Region’s contribution on training, while acknowledging the need for checks and further examination. Attribution is essential: the source reports the council’s political assessment of prospects for the factory and its workers.