Minister Urso warns: not only tractors, soon also auto workers will march in protest on Brussels. Italy asks to bring forward the 2035 revision for the ban on thermal engines, denouncing the risks of dependence on…
What is supporting the title of the company led by Pietro Labriola: here are all the hypotheses, from the indirect support of Mario Draghi and the Commission, to the endorsement of BofA. Meanwhile Telecom moves with Sparkle and Bt Italia
A new representative body for hydrogen operators is born. The political game on energy transition remains open
Raffaele Fitto's nomination as European Commissioner is creating some headaches, especially for the possible role of executive vice president. The official confirmation of the portfolios will take place next week with hearings that could put the minister under pressure
The Council of Ministers has established, with a decree law, new rules after years of extensions and reprimands from the EU: tenders by June 2027 and compensation to be paid by those who take over, calculated only on the investments of the last five years
What role will Raffaele Fitto have exactly in the new European Commission? For now, no one knows. But wouldn't it have been better to define the roles first and then the names of the Commissioners? The bureaucratic method of the EU is absurd
Brussels accuses Italy of violating EU rules with the Universal Single Allowance and takes the case to court. The government scrambles to deny rumors of a possible cancellation, while talk shows launch into the new summer scandal
Giorgia Meloni, back at Palazzo Chigi, confirmed Raffaele Fitto's candidacy as European Commissioner. Meanwhile, the government, hunting for resources for the Budget, is dealing with a short blanket and a new Structural Budget Plan
Once the elections of the heads of the EU Commissions have been completed, the program of the European Parliament's work is outlined. The environmental and sustainability challenge is the most demanding, elected Decaro
Wide-ranging interview with Stefano Silvestri, a great expert in geopolitics and military affairs and former President of the Iai. "Prime Minister Meloni made a mistake by excluding herself from the European government and above all by excluding Italy from the concession of the Greats. Trump has not…
Roberta Metsola was re-elected president of the European Parliament with a broad bipartisan consensus, obtaining 562 votes in favor out of 699. Meanwhile, Ursula von der Leyen faces a crucial meeting with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), but the group…
After the Ita-Lufthansa wedding, the first troubles arrive: layoffs coming for 2.245 former Alitalia workers and Brussels' focus on Lufthansa for the huge state subsidy during Covid. New board: who will lead it?
According to the European Commission, Meta's new "pay or consent" model, which forces users to pay to avoid tracking or accept advertising, does not offer a truly free choice regarding the processing of their personal data
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: "The green light from Brussels will allow us to collect another 10,6 billion euros and increase the overall resources received to over 113 billion out of the 194,4 allocated by the EU for the Italian Pnrr"
The leaders of the 27 were unable to find a general agreement on the EU summits, all of which were postponed until the end of June. Michel: "Our duty to finish by the end of the month"
STMicroelectronics' new plant in Catania will be the first in Europe to produce 200 mm silicon carbide (Sic) for power devices, testing and packaging. It will reach full capacity by 2032
The German Chancellor and the French President may not vote for Ursula von der Leyen, given her recent rapprochement with Giorgia Meloni. Macron: “Kiev must be able to strike Russia”
In 2023, a wave of fires hit Italy, burning a vast area of 107.231 hectares, the size of the entire city of Rome (128.500 hectares). This is confirmed by the latest report from the Joint Research Center (JRC) and the European Commission
A few weeks after the entry into force of the Digital Market Act, the EU Commission opened a non-compliance investigation into Google, Apple and Meta. Vestager: "No company can circumvent the rules"
The protest of specialized electronics retailers, speak Scozzoli and Rossi, at the Aires summit (Euronics, Mediaworld and Unieuro): "On 20 March in Brussels we will make our voice heard against the transfer of the obligation to certify eco-sustainability to European retail of the whole…
From 2026, new regulations will come into force for fashion and consumer products: this is what it is about
The total resources of the Pnrr obtained by Italy amount to approximately 102 billion euros, representing over half of the total resources of the Plan
Farewell to the father of the euro, Jacques Delors, great pro-European, Mitterrand's Minister of Economy and President of the European Commission for 10 years. With the famous Delors Plan he became one of the major points of reference of the reformist and pro-European left
The candidacy of SuperMario Draghi for the Presidency of the European Commission, overshadowed by the French President Macron, is a very strong hypothesis that would benefit Europe and our country - The precedent of Ciampi is curious who, like Draghi, was president of the commission for…
The EU parliament's vote on the green homes directive is expected on 7 December. Those who want to buy look for those with energy classes from E upwards. Young people are especially interested. Savings with green mortgages
Italy respects the expected goals and objectives and unlocks the fourth installment of the 16,5 billion Pnrr. It is the only EU country to have reached this milestone
Projects included in this list have access to an accelerated permitting process and are eligible for certain funding
There are around eighty infringement procedures open. They range from the environment to state aid. And others appear on the horizon, including the one on seaside resorts. Instead of paying fines, problems could be solved upstream
The EU has sent two new letters to the government and Italy has 60 days to guarantee the tendering of the concessions, avoiding reaching the European Court of Justice with the risk of heavy fines. What will he do…
A Manifesto of Green Companies relies on the next European Commission for an electrification plan across Europe. Good intentions but too much trust in politics
This is the first direct current electricity connection between Europe and Africa to be built by Terna and Steg, the Tunisian grid manager
7 months after the request, the third installment of 18,5 billion (minus 500 million) was released. Preliminary green light also for the fourth
The new proposal for a European regulation on packaging promotes reuse at the expense of recycling which has been the basis of our national waste management system for the past 25 years
The memorandum of understanding provides that CDP will offer consultancy services to the municipal administration for public-private partnership interventions to be carried out under the InvestEU Program
Tomorrow, the European Commission is ready to present a new proposal to strengthen the GDPR and facilitate cooperation between the 27 member states in cross-border investigations. Eyes are always focused on the giants of the Web, already tested by the introduction…
Hairdressers, photographers, video operators: the image of the Commissioners of the European Union. Here's how much and why
The PNRR at the center of the political debate. The EU urges the Government to present the remodeling plan and the Anac warns it of dangerous shortcuts. "The PA hasn't improved in twenty years and we risk an own goal" ” says Luigi…
Italy does not comply with EU rules on waste water discharges. A gap that has been dragging on for years, which Giorgia Meloni's government must decide to fill.
Question and answer between the EU and Palazzo Chigi but the intervention of the illustrious jurist Sabino Cassese is striking, explaining why the controls of the Court of Auditors must look more at the essence of things than at the form and be as little preventive as possible and…
Brussels predicts Italy's growth of 1,2% in 2023 and 1% in 2024 - But the debt is still too high - Meanwhile, the Eurogroup expects Giorgetti to clarify the Mes
Rain of infringements for Italy. The EU also contests fixed-term contracts in public administration and anti-money laundering rules. Two months for Rome to respond and take the necessary measures
The Government would have achieved only 5 of the 13 targets set for the end of March. Problems also with some 2022 targets - Italy risks the third installment of the Plan, but the Premier reassures
Brussels' countermove to Biden's Inflation Reduction Act is based on loosening state aid rules, favoring countries with more solid budgets. Here are all the details
Privacy and data security at risk. For the European Commission, the danger is Chinese espionage.
This is the third agreement between CDP and the EU in the context of the European programme, for a total of 1,2 billion in investments made in the country. The resources will be allocated to the ecological transition of SMEs, sustainable infrastructures and, for the first…
And on the challenges for Italian fiscal policy, Nicoletti Altimari of Bank of Italy said: “The spread is unacceptably high. Italy reduce debt and exploit PNRR opportunities”
European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni is more positive for 2023 and 2024, although some risks persist. Here are the winter 2023 economic forecasts presented by the EU Commission
More state aid and a European sovereign wealth fund to be built in the coming months is the recipe for improving European industrial competitiveness launched by President von der Leyen
The member countries of the EU before the new directive on a primary good at the center of environmental battles. The fight against microplastics and savings on a European scale
The Maneuver is in line with the recommendations of Brussels which, however, criticizes measures on cash, POS, pensions and tax truce - Giorgetti: "Satisfied, national owls denied"
It is a proposal that aims to avoid a repetition of the situation seen in August, when prices exceeded 300 euros. There are two conditions for triggering the price cap, but the EU Commission underlines: "It is not…
The agreement provides for a guarantee from the Commission of up to 260 million in favor of CDP Equity to support investments dedicated to the development of Italian venture capital for a total of 520 million
This morning the European Commission gave the green light, based on EU rules on state aid, to the disbursement of 292,5 million for the construction of a new plant for the production of silicon carbide substrates in Catania,…
European Telcos continue to put pressure on Brussels to force large technology companies to share 36 billion in network costs - Meanwhile, Tim pays the maxi installment of 1,7 billion
The green light came after our country fulfilled all the commitments envisaged for the first semester - Another 55 objectives in the second half of 2022 for the third installment
The European Commission has issued a new energy label but the data remain those self-certified by the manufacturer
Clear speech by the President of the Commission Von der Leyen who in Strasbourg takes stock of the situation on the state of the EU: gas, debt, hydrogen and the EU plan against expensive energy at the center
Brussels approves the postponement of the privatization requested by the Italian government in 2021. The commitments on branch cuts and sales. The go-ahead from the ECB by September
It will be the European Council and not the Commission that will decide if and when the obligation to reduce gas consumption by 15% is triggered. And it will take at least 5 states - no longer 3 - to declare a state of emergency
Brussels presented a plan to reduce gas needs and thus limit dependence on Moscow - Putin: "We will respect the commitments, but possible reductions from Nord Stream"
The EU energy ministers will discuss it at the extraordinary council on 26 July - The principle underlying the plan is solidarity, but Hungary has already called itself out
Record prices and less and less gas available: the EU is preparing to face a new emergency. The EU Parliament approves the new European taxonomy with gas and nuclear power
This is the first agreement of its kind signed by Brussels with a national promotional bank or institution under the Commission's new InvestEU program
The vice president of the EU Commission, Dombrovskis: "It's not a free-for-all". In the EU Spring Package, Italy remains under observation for excessive debt. Energy recommendations
From Brussels comes an opening on gas. The no to payments in rubles remains, but after having paid the amount due in euros, companies with a self-certification will be able to consider their obligations fulfilled. Eni opens two accounts at GazpromBank, one in…
The February estimates have been halved, but the uncertainty relating to the conflict also makes the new numbers precarious: with the elimination of Russian gas, it would be much worse
Graduality serves to avoid rifts among the 27 EU members, but Hungary has gotten in the way - Sberbank's exclusion from the Swift system is also expected - Sanctions on the way for the Orthodox Patriarch
According to Brussels, some issues remain to be resolved, such as the ban on subcontractors from using other subcontractors - The government has two months to respond to the findings
Pietro Labriola, CEO of the Tim group, was also present at the meeting on telecommunications for the first time
The goal is to limit dependence on third countries and create Made in Europe factories. But only 12 billion are new resources. Even in the USA there is a race for microchips
The third woman to hold this position and the youngest ever - The Maltese MEP and member of the EPP: "I will honor David Sassoli" - She takes her place a week after his death with 458 votes in favor out of 616…
From December 16th to January 31st the travel rules become more stringent even for the vaccinated - For the no vax there is also a 5-day quarantine - New restrictions also in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and the UK.…
The proposal has disappeared from the final version of the proposal for a directive on energy efficiency of buildings - Among the measures launched, a stop to gas boilers by 2040
Riders have doubled in Italy with the pandemic and have become 1,5 million. On Wednesday 8 December, the European Commission will approve the work package - Among the measures, the one on digital platform riders aims to ensure them a regular…
The EU Commission puts 300 billion on the plate to finance services and infrastructures in various countries of the world, giving the recipient nations an alternative to the Silk Road - Here's what the plan foresees
Estimates for 2022 have also been revised upwards (to +4,3%) - The prospects are also improving for the Eurozone, but Gentiloni warns: "There are three risks: Covid, inflation and supply problems"
While Croatia claims victory, Italy is ready for battle to protect its most famous bubbles in the world. After the green light from the European Commission, there will be 60 days to present a reasoned objection, otherwise it could turn out to be a…
Having collected the first installment of European funding for the PNRR, the Government must demonstrate its spending capacity on the 106 projects presented and link them to the reforms already approved or arriving in September - Here is the overview of the 106…
The Tokyo Olympic Games are underway and in 4k quality on the new TimVision channel. Meanwhile, Operation Risorgimento Digitale joins the EU coalition for the dissemination of digital skills and jobs
Important day for the new airline that will take the place of Alitalia - The board of directors of the new company has approved the business plan to 2025. The company restarts with 45 destinations and a third of its employees. The Alitalia brand…
The Stock Exchange does its first calculations on the FitFor55 green revolution launched by the EU Commission. Down the car and spare parts. But also the thud of Siemens Energy on the cost of raw materials. However, China is also moving and launching the new platform…
A substantial package of proposals to accelerate the green revolution and say goodbye to fossil fuels - von der Leyen: "No longer just political commitments, but legal obligations" - Here's what the Brussels plan provides
The Commission improves growth estimates for the Eurozone but warns: "Substantial risks remain". - Gentiloni: "In the forecasts we evaluate investments but we do not take into account the reforms, which can have a great impact"
A CO14 cut could be introduced in the climate package to be presented by the EU Commission on 2 July, which will mean goodbye to diesel and petrol engines by 2035
The EU Commission has promoted Italy by assigning an A to all items except one: costs, which instead received a B - On 22 June von Der Leyen in Rome for the final ok
Brussels opens infringement procedure against Berlin - The case concerns the ruling with which the German Constitutional Court last year had invaded the field of the European authorities regarding the ECB's securities purchase program
Eurobonds for 2026 billion will be launched by 800 - If the go-ahead from the States arrives in time, it will be possible to leave in July - But the sentence of the German constitutional judges is pending on the procedure
In November, the Commission had forecast a -9,9% - The revision implies a lowering of the estimate for 2021 - Gentiloni: "Confidence in Draghi's skills and experience"
According to the Youth Policies Observatory, European resources for young Italians are only 4,53 billion, about 2% of the total allocation.
This is proposed by the Justice and Internal Affairs Commissioners. The new classification should serve to improve coordination between states on travel management - The goal is to increase tests and quarantines
The EU has given the green light to a regulation that allows fishing for "lupins" even with a diameter of less than 22 millimetres. But only until December 31, 2022
The money was used to compensate for the damage caused by the pandemic between June and October - Meanwhile, the other two Brussels investigations into previous state aid to Alitalia continue
With the agreement reached on the UK's exit from the European Union, many things will change from 1 January 2021. Here are the main changes for students, workers and the exchange of goods and services
The go-ahead comes following the commitment of the two groups to preserve competition in the small commercial vehicle market
A decision on Open Fiber could come with the Enel Board of Directors on December 17 - Meanwhile, the European Commission makes it known that it sees no obstacles to the project for the separation of the secondary network in FiberCop
The renewAfrica initiative has been recognized in line with the European Commission's green agenda - Frans Timmermans: “Africa has enormous growth potential, its speed and equity will be determined by access to energy” - The comment by Francesco Starace
There is the risk that the use of the term "natural" misleads the consumer into believing that the product thus designated has a higher quality or wholesomeness than another wine that does not bear the same wording. The problem…
After the success of the first issue, Brussels is preparing for the second, expected in December The amount offered will be 13 billion - Commissioner Hanno: "the EU has taken a step towards a leading role in global debt markets"
Contrary to what Von der Leyen herself anticipated in recent days, the Brussels plan does not impose any obligation on relocations and does not cancel the rule on the "country of entry" envisaged by the Dublin Regulation
In her first speech on the state of the Union, the president of the European Commission also said that "all countries must have a minimum wage" - Recovery fund: "37% of investments will be allocated to the Green Deal and 20% to…
