EU prosecutors request dropping of Genoa dam case against Webuild CEO
18/12/2025 10:00
MILAN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has requested the dropping of a case against Webuild WBD.MI CEO Pietro Salini and three other people over alleged misappropriation of public funds, judicial documents showed on Thursday. The investigation centred on a contract, estimated to be worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion), awarded to build a dam off the harbour of the northwestern Italian city of Genoa to a consortium led by Webuild, with 900 million euros of the cost coming from European and national public funds. Both the request for dismissal and the fact that Salini was among those investigated had not previously been reported. (Reporting by Emilio Parodi, editing by Keith Weir) ((emilio.parodi@thomsonreuters.com; +39 06 8030 7744; Reuters Messaging:))