Il Department of Law of the University of Macerata he was the protagonist of the events related to the Italian-Russian Task Force, now in its XXI editions. At the center of the technical seminar were the legal aspects and the regulatory framework in partnership relationships with companies, professionals and jurists.
Ten speakers, each bringing their own experience in the field, made their expertise available to students and entrepreneurs gathered in the great hall of the faculty. After the ritual greeting of the "hosts", the rector Luigi Lacchè and the director of the department, prof. Ermanno Calzolaio, we went into the technical aspects.
The theme of the partnership has been tackled from many points of view, from the general one with the commercial exchange data concerning the enterprises of the Marche region, presented by Donatella Romozzi (Marche Region) and Francesca Spigarelli (University of Macerata), to the direct experience of an enterprise.
The case of iGuzzini lighting was illustrated by the financial director Cristiano Venturini. Investing in the land of the tsars is certainly a great opportunity but it can also bring with it great risks. Therefore, the contributions of the lawyers Armando Ambrosio and Fulvio Fati Pozzodivalle, who focused their intervention on the legal problems associated with investments in the Russian Federation, were of significant importance in order to minimize the possibility of running into bureaucratic deadlocks and regulatory traps.
The Russian legal system is constantly changing and there are certainly many difficulties in creating forms of partnership or investment. What emerged clearly during the meeting is that over the years Russia has significantly changed its legislative framework by making numerous improvements which certainly favor foreign operators.
“The Italian-Russian partnership – explained Vittorio Torrembini of the Unimpresa group of entrepreneurs in Moscow – was born in the last century but it is only during the early 2000s that the public administration understands the strategic importance of investing in an emerging economy. Thus, the creation of the special economic zones and the start of the partnership provided the basis for solving numerous problems linked to foreign investments”.
The relations between the two countries are proceeding more and more flourishing and this also thanks to the coordination between the institutions: "The relationship between Italy and Russia has freed itself from mere energy dependence - asserted Elisabetta Muscolo of Invitalia - and now the peninsula is among the partners privileged compared to other European countries”.
Dr. Muscolo herself then underlined how the role of Invitalia, and other entities such as ICE, Simest and similar, can provide valid support to all those entrepreneurs who decide to expand their economic borders. Relationships between Italy and Russia are not only linked to the economic sphere, but are increasingly involving the cultural sphere. For some years, in fact, the University of Macerata through the Department of Political Sciences and prof. Francesco Adornato in particular, has launched intense university exchanges to help students increase their educational level.
