Tajani, in recognition of his work done during his mandate as Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship. The naming of the street was proposed by the workers of the American company Tenneco together with the federation of Asturian businesses, and approved unanimously by all political forces in the city Council of Gijón, for the mediation carried out by Tajani in September 2013 in the negotiations with Tenneco, which by decided to close the plant in Asturias and, if followed through, would have resulted in the dismissal of 210 employees. After a long and difficult negotiation with the leaders of the company and social partners, Tajani was able to obtain the reopening of the plant in April 2014, preserving the jobs of two-thirds of the workers. Electoral history Awards References External links Quotes by Antonio Tajani Antonio Tajani, Official Media Gallery in 2004. |- 1953 births Forza Italia MEPs Italian European Commissioners Italian monarchists Living people MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2014–2019 MEPs for Italy 2019–2024 Politicians from Rome Presidents of the European Parliament Sapienza University of Rome alumni The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Meloni Cabinet Foreign ministers of Italy