Italy to defend strategic companies - Deputy Economy Minister

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government will defend companies considered strategically important from foreign takeovers, Deputy Economy Minister Antonio Misiani said on Wednesday, at a time when buyers could take advantage of collapsing share prices. "We can already use the so-called golden powers. We are considering how to strengthen the existing instruments to defend companies deemed as strategic", Misiani said in an interview with Radio 24.Existing "golden powers" allow the Italian government to..