Italy - Factors to watch on Feb. 20

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday.Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on .POLITICSItaly is aiming to develop its own low-orbit satellites for government communications, its industry minister said on Wednesday, presenting it as an alternative to systems provided by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk.DEBTOrders for Italy's new retail-only 'BTP Plus' bond have reached 12 billion euros ($12.49 billion), Milan bourse data showed on Wednesday.Treasury continues offer of eight-year 'BTP Piu' bonds [BTP Valore family] dedicated to retail investors with the possibility of early repayment of the principal; ends on Feb. 21, subject to early closure.Treasury announces sale of BTP Short and BTPei bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on Feb. 25.COMPANIESBANCO BPM , ANIMA Leading governance adviser Glass Lewis on Wednesday said it recommended shareholders in Banco BPM vote to sweeten the bank's bid to buy fund manager Anima Holding. It also recommended giving the board power to waive some of the conditions the bid is subject to.MEDIOBANCA , MONTE DEI PASCHI (MPS) Members of the consultation agreement between Italian shareholders in Mediobanca have rejected MPS' takeover bid, Mediobanca said in a statement. The share of capital represented by the agreement has risen to around 11.9% after Italian businessmen Federico Falck and Alberto Aspesi joined it BPER -BANCA POPOLARE DI SONDRIO The potential integration between the two Italian lenders could be lengthy, despite clear rationale, rating agency Fitch said on Wednesday.JUVENTUS Cryptocurrency firm Tether held a 5.015% stake of voting rights in the Italian Serie A soccer club as of February 10, market watchdog Consob said in a filing on Wednesday.IREN Public shareholders in the Italian regional utility said they want to confirm the top management for another term ahead of the annual general meeting vote in April on the renewal of the board, according to a statement on Wednesday.ENEL The Italian utility and its subsidiary Enel Finance International N.V. (EFI) have signed a 12 billion-euro committed, revolving, sustainability-linked credit facility maturing in five years, a statement said on Wednesday.A2A FY preliminary results releases.TENARIS Conference call on Q4 results (1300 GMT).LEONARDO FY preliminary results releases, followed by conference call (1630 GMT).DIARYBank of Italy Deputy Governor Paolo Angelini gives speech at the closing session of 4th seminar Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC) by Bank for International Settlements (BIS) "Data science in Central Banking". Rome, 19th Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean (PAM) starts; ends on Feb. 21. On Thursday opening session (0900 GMT) with messages from U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations Paul Gallagher; expected attendees include Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani; EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Vice Director General Maurizio Martina. Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso attends event "A wave of innovation" (1100 GMT).Rome, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso attends event "The future passes from generation to generation" (1600 GMT).Rome, Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta delivers opening address at presentation of "2023-2024 Subsidiarity Report" (1000 GMT).Rome, business lobby Confindustria launches the IEA report "The path towards a new era for nuclear energy" (0800 GMT); expected attendees include Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol, Edison CEO Nicola Monti.((Milan newsroom, e-mail: ))For Italian market data and news, click on codes in brackets:20 biggest gainers (in percentage)(.PG.MI)20 biggest losers (in percentage)(.PL.MI)FTSE IT allshare index (.FTITLMS)FTSE Mib index.FTMIBFTSE Allstars index... (.FTSTAR)FTSE Mid Cap index .FTITMCBlock trades .BLK.MIStories on Italy IT-LENFor pan-European market data and news, click on codes in brackets: European Equities speed guide...................EUR/EQUITY FTSEurofirst 300 index...............................FTEU3 DJ STOXX index.......................................STOXX Top 10 STOXX sectors............................PGL.STOXXS Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors.......................PGL.STOXXES Top 10 Eurofirst 300 sectors....................PGL.FTEU3S Top 25 European pct gainers........................PG.PEUR Top 25 European pct losers.........................PL.PEUR Main stock markets: Dow Jones................DJI Wall Street report ......N Nikkei 225..............N225 Tokyo report.............T FTSE 100................FTSE London report............L Xetra DAX..............GDAXI Frankfurt market stories.F CAC-40..................FCHI Paris market stories....PA World Indices.....................................0#.INDEX Reuters survey of world bourse outlook.........EQUITYPOLL1 Western European IPO diary..........................WEUIPO European Asset Allocation........................EUR/ASSET Reuters News at a Glance: Equities...............TOP/EQE Main currency report:...............................FRX/