Milan, 10 May (LaPresse) – ’I think that the golden power has been evaluated. It is a decision that was taken by the Council of Ministers; now, as the golden power says, there is monitoring. In the sense that those concerned must do things and demonstrate things. And we will evaluate that.’ This was the statement made by Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on the sidelines of a meeting in Tirano, Valtellina, responding to questions on risky banking operations, Unicredit's takeover bid for BPM and then also BPER's takeover bid for Banca Popolare di Sondrio. ‘Of course, Banca Popolare di Sondrio means a great deal to this area, and this cannot be ignored. My hope is that this operation, which I do not know if and how it will end, will take into account the specific characteristics of the area,’ the minister also said, referring in particular to the operation on Pop Sondrio, one of the bank M&A operations currently underway. “The government intervenes when the law calls on it to intervene with assessments, and then these are market situations,” he explained, responding to the press and television.