Italian industry emerges as a leader in Big Science, contributing to major international scientific projects such as nuclear fusion. This was discussed in Turin in view of the Big Science Business Forum 2024 to be held in Trieste from 1st to 4th…
Interview with Graziano Verdi, vice president of Confindustria Ceramica: "Cerssaie has amplified and enhanced the excellence of the Italian ceramic industry over the years" - "The keys to our success are innovation, design, sustainability, increasingly ecological production, deep roots in the cluster and…
Gervasoni will continue the work of his predecessor Federico Visconti, focusing on the renewal of master's degree courses, obtaining international accreditations and starting a laboratory to enhance research in collaboration with companies. With his appointment, the…
Together with the twenty-first elected president of the Industrial Union of Turin, the team of vice presidents was voted with many new entries and some certainties
The 2024 members' meeting of Sistema Moda Italia (Federation that represents, in Confindustria, the Textile-Clothing-Fashion industry) was held at Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan. The topics addressed were rapidly changing geopolitical scenarios and the future of relations within…
Vicenza's manufacturing production is in crisis, with a decline of -5,2% in the first quarter of 2024. Laura Dalla Vecchia, president of Confindustria Vicenza, denounces inadequate European policies and political immobility, aggravated by weak global demand and global uncertainties.…
Industry 5.0 decrees and cutting the tax wedge are, together with the maintenance of the Job Act and the refusal of retroactivity for the Superbonus, the priorities of Orsini's Confindustria indicated yesterday by the new President at the Trento Economics Festival
Emanuele Orsini was officially elected today by the private assembly in Viale dell'Astronomia for the four-year period 2024-2028. He is the 32nd president of the organization. Orsini will be supported by 10 elective vice-presidents and three ex-officio vice-presidents, together with five delegates and three special…
In Veneto, entrepreneurs face new challenges by focusing on training. The dedicated Confindustria body has selected a group for a first course in Padua and its surroundings
Tarquini is the right person in the role of General Director of Confindustria who must implement the decisions of the President and the Board of Directors, guide the structure and guarantee continuity to the organization
Abi, Ania, Assirevi, Assonime, Confindustria and the National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts ask the Treasury to define a proportionate sanctioning system on the sustainability reporting of large companies
Orsini will be supported by 10 elective vice-presidents and three ex-officio vice-presidents, together with five delegates and three special advisors. Gozzi is also in the team, while Marsiaj is delegated to Space. Here are names and positions
European stock markets rebound after the new data on inflation and the words of Lagarde who confirmed her intention to "moderate the restrictive monetary policy". Banks are running in Piazza Affari, luxury is doing well after LVMH accounts
A workshop marks the commitment of Sistema Moda Italia and CY4GATE for the cybersecurity of the textile-clothing sector and is an important step for the creation of a safe and reliable digital ecosystem, for the benefit of companies and consumers
With Garrone's step back, the way was opened for Orsini's coronation as the new designated president of Confindustria, with 147 votes in favour, 7 invalid votes and 9 blank votes. This is who the new president is
With a letter sent on the eve of the Federal Council, Edoardo Garrone announced his withdrawal from the race for the presidency of Confindustria. Here is the full version
After Garrone's withdrawal from the race for the Presidency of Confindustria which will be crowned by Emanuele Orsini tomorrow, will what awaits us be a Confindustria in the hands of a small entrepreneur or a small Confindustria? And, above all, the next one will be a…
The president of Confitarma, Mario Zanetti, sent a clear message to the candidates for the presidency of Confindustria, asking for a central role for maritime transport
Confindustria, on Thursday 4 April the 182 members of the General Council will have to vote for the new president. But the challenge between two candidates will not take place: Garrone's withdrawal paves the way for Orsini
Sistema Moda Italia, a Federation belonging to Confindustria, one of the largest organizations representing textile and fashion industrialists, today represents a sector of 372.600 employees with 41.380 companies
After the deaths at work in Florence, dozens of training initiatives were launched. A Confindustria conference in Padua
In the race for the Presidency of Confindustria, Edoardo Garrone is off to a good start as he is in the lead and already has over 20% of the votes. The single candidate to be put to the vote of the Assembly will be designated by the General Council on 4 April
A 2024 of initiatives, meetings, exhibitions and shows promoted by the Turin Industrial Union in partnership with the main local entities to celebrate Turin as an industrial, technological and creative city
Wise men have advised Orsini to withdraw his candidacy for the Presidency but the Emilian entrepreneur doesn't seem to want to hear of it. For now the four presidential candidates remain in the running but the final blows are just around the corner...
A collection of expressions of interest for the transport and storage of CO2 for Ravenna is also underway with Eni. On 7 February webinar dedicated to the presentation of the two initiatives
We receive and publish the reply on behalf of Emanuele Orsini to yesterday's speech by Massimo Riserbo on the ongoing battle for the Presidency of Confindustria
Confindustria needs a leader who is finally up to the challenges that await Italian industry but the race for the new Presidency is full of maneuvers and intrigues and not all candidates have the right requirements. The cards speak: Orsini…
Authorizations for new infrastructure in the Regions are the ball and chain for investments. Is the request to centralize them at the Ministry a good proposal?
The Emilian entrepreneur, former president of Federmeccanica, speaks: in Taranto the hope is that "the government will find a group of entrepreneurs, possibly Italian, willing to revive the fortunes of the company". Political stability of the government: "The prime minister? Let her work so we can then evaluate her." Confindustria? "Will know…
The absence of social dialogue is the common thread that binds together and characterizes the events that the 2023 Work Yearbook recounts. But whose responsibility is it? Massimo Mascini, the director of the publication does not hesitate to indicate them clearly: the…
The Turin Industrial Union has renewed the leadership and name of the grouping of IT, telecommunications and radio and television companies. The General Council of the Group, now called "Digital Technologies", has been elected, confirming the president Vittorio Di Tomaso as leader
The assembly also elected the vice-presidents Mariella Amoretti, Cesare d'Amico, Guido Grimaldi and Lorenzo Matacena. Zanetti is the CEO of Costa Crociere
The time is running out for the succession to the presidency of Confindustria. A real turning point is needed to restore authority to the association which has fallen to historic lows. Here are all the names in the running
The 2023 assembly of the Industrial Union of Turin took place at the Teatro Regio in Turin, the last one with the president Giorgio Marsiaj entitled "Turin, space for the future". An opportunity to discuss and dialogue to explore priorities and...
The departure of the Director General raises the veil on the deep-rooted difficulties of Confindustria in representing the interests of industrialists in a modern and dynamic way and the stalemate of the confederal machine
The Italy - Mozambique Business Forum took place yesterday in Milan, a meeting that followed the recent visits of President Mattarella and Prime Minister Meloni. At the center of the event are investment opportunities in the African country
The Cyber Index PMI evaluates the awareness of Italian small and medium-sized businesses regarding cyber risks. The objective is to promote greater diffusion of digital culture within these companies. Here is what emerges from the first Report
A conference aimed at celebrating the first century of life of the Italian military aeronautics and aerospace industry took place at the Congress Center of the Turin Industrial Union. Industry that generates a turnover of 7 billion with around 350 companies
In the last assembly chaired by Carlo Bonomi, the President of the Republic was welcomed by a standing ovation. The leader of the industrialists: "Head of State remains guarantor of the Constitution". Mattarella: "No to predatory capitalism"
To get out of the maze of minimum wages and low wages, the Government should convene the social partners to actually release the expired contracts and promote a framework agreement with a down payment adjusted to the inflation gap
The companies associated with Confindustria Veneto Est exceed the 9 data by 2022%. For 2023, the exports of Padua, Treviso, Venice and Rovigo should exceed the symbolic quota of 40 billion euros. Vicenza, despite a drop in production…
The Credit, Finance and Insurance Group brings together more than forty companies, including banks, advisors, insurance companies, brokers and financial companies, representing key sectors for the economic development of the area. In the first meeting held on Thursday 15 July, the offices were defined…
Companies are not finding the skills they are looking for and will struggle to replace retiring workers in the long run. Confindustria Moda prepares training activities to help bridge the mismatch
The economic survey conducted by Unione Industriali Torino and Confindustria Piemonte on Piedmontese companies for the third quarter of the year has been presented. Declining optimism is observed, mainly due to the slowdown in the manufacturing sector, while the services sector shows an improvement
A day of discussion on the theme of new energy warns Italy against the risk of falling behind in Europe. Projects to be implemented.
During the first annual conference of Confindustria Energia, the CEO of Snam, Stefano Venier, also announced the activation of the regasification ship in Piombino for next winter
As happened to Confindustria when Marchionne's Fiat left, so today the two knockout blows of Intesa Sanpaolo of Messina on the short week and on the contractual increases knock out the ABI which will no longer be that of…
On Monday 19 June starting at 9.30 in the auditorium of the Rita Levi-Montalcini Campus of Evotec, in Verona, the Nord-Est Foundation will present the 2023 Report entitled "Representation of the 2023 North-East Report - The map of infinite possibilities: Unexpressed forces , useful tools…
This was announced by the president of the Turin Industrial Union, Giorgio Marsiaj, at the Book Fair, during the meeting "Writing industry: business culture becomes a story", organized by the group of Graphic Designers, Paper Makers & Paper of the Publishers
Despite the foolishness that the Meloni government is remedying at the European level for the failure to ratify the Mes, surprisingly it holds up the game of the premier by suggesting the postponement of the approval of the Mes
Over the weekend, the board of directors of Fiere Parma chose Franco Mosconi, an industrial economist of national renown, as the new President. By virtue of the share agreements, his deputy is the number 1 of Confindustria and Fiera Milano, Carlo Bonomi
The mismatch between labor supply and demand is widening - Industrialists critical of the Decree on flows - The president of Confindustria Vicenza, Laura Dalla Vecchia, explains: "Investments in automation of companies are growing but not to replace people with…
Uncertainty, inflation and the repercussions of restrictive monetary maneuvers worry Anima Confindustria which has to deal with the scarce availability of raw materials
Graphic companies and publishers ride the transition and look to the future. Unione Industriali di Torino met the entrepreneurs to talk about the new scenarios for the content industry
The economic survey concerns 1.100 manufacturing and service companies in Piedmont. Estimates improve compared to the latest December forecasts. President Marsiaj: the overall situation is still worrying, the risks are still many
The Confindustria Study Center in a forecast report estimated Italy's 2023 GDP to grow by 0,4% compared to the zero growth expected a few months ago. No major braking but still worries for the future. Bonomi dubious about…
Is the introduction of a minimum wage by law necessary? And why? In truth, it leaves room for bargaining to companies and trade unions and can be useful in defeating the gray areas of work. Here because
The Thesis Contest, now in its tenth edition, is conceived and organized by Studio Torta and sponsored by the Unione Industriali Torino
The agreement aims to support companies that want to enhance and raise the quality of hospitality. From 2020 to today, Intesa Sanpaolo has disbursed 6,7 billion euros to the tourism sector
The Presidency Council of Confindustria Veneto Est completed the new team with the attribution of powers and unanimously approved the appointment of Gianmarco Russo as new general manager
Contracts ok but union unity in crisis: this is the 2022 budget that emerges from the Annuario del Lavoro published, for the fifteenth time, by the Diario del lavoro, founded and directed by Massimo Mascini
The economic survey among 1.100 manufacturing and service companies in Piedmont signals the expectation for 2023 of an increase in production and orders and also in investments but the worse profitability - President Marsiaj: "2023 difficult with great…
During the meeting, the economic situation in Turin and Piedmont will be analyzed and the results of the forecast survey relating to the first quarter of 2023 will be presented.
The economic survey carried out by Unione Industriali Torino and Confindustria Piemonte also shows a deterioration in profitability. Positive orders. President Marsiaj: "We are experiencing a phase of exceptional uncertainty"
The President of the Industrial Union of Turin, Giorgio Marsiaj, and of Confindustria, Carlo Bonomi, urge the new Government to act quickly on the energy emergency to save the industry but the future is not as bleak as it seems - Intesa Sanpaolo's Messina confirms …
The Whirlpool dispute will also end up in the hands of the next government - The first deadline is October 21 when the results of the third quarter will be announced, which do not seem to bode well
The president of Confindustria breaks up the Lega's proposals on flat taxes and early retirements, facilitating the drafting of Meloni's new government program
INTERVIEW WITH GIOVANNI SAVORANI, President of Confindustria Ceramica, on the occasion of the opening of Cersaie on 26 September in Bologna: "Many companies on the verge of collapse: today the cost of energy exceeds the total costs of 2019. Here's what we ask the new Government"
The assembly of Confindustria in Vicenza has not forgiven the fall of the Draghi government - President Dalla Vecchia: "We are afraid of the lack of planning of a country that has given up one of its best men"
The former president of Confindustria Veneto and current president and CEO of Riello Sistemi was struck down by a heart attack. Condolence of politics and business
Strange assembly of Confindustria in front of Pope Francis in the Vatican but without representatives of the Government and political parties who, in most cases, seem to forget about economic growth
In spite of the sovereignists and the Cassandras (including Confindustria), the Draghi effect continues to surprise: GDP is accelerating, the stock market is clearly recovering and the company's quarterly results have gone better than expected
The president of Confindustria Moda intervenes on the clarifications of the Mise on what can be facilitated with the R&D tax credit on design and aesthetics
The Bank has made the choice to support the SMEs of three Southern Regions with an initial ceiling. The relationship with the sea economy is also strategic.
At the Young Industrialists conference, the secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta, proposed a pact between the social partners to arrive at a cut in the cost of labor that leads to an extra month's salary in the paychecks of…
The attack on Istat by the President of Confindustria which damages the credibility of the institutions is not a good sign. The reply of the Istat. How things really are
The proposal of the former Fiat trade union relations manager for the quantification of the minimum wage is absolutely acceptable, as is the consideration on the effects on the reform of the bargaining
M5S and Pd want to vote in the Senate by July, but do not agree on the proposal to be presented for the minimum wage in Italy - Fim Cisl relaunches bargaining
President Spada's report to the Assolombarda assembly - In the current new crisis, we must not only face the emergency in the best possible way: it is the last chance to make reforms
The new agreement aims to promote the evolution of the Ligurian production system on three drivers: competitiveness, innovation and sustainability. Prestitalia renews the Board of Directors and sets the 2022 objectives
The agreement provides for the creation of a report on the cyber status of Italian companies and training workshops to spread the culture of cyber security among companies
According to Confindustria Moda, however, the uncertainties related to the pandemic and the rises in raw materials and energy could weigh on the recovery
The three-year agreement provides that the funds must be invested in "competitiveness, innovation and sustainability" - Among the objectives, the strengthening of capital and the enhancement of the supply chains
At the Confindustria assembly, the prime minister, greeted by a standing ovation and applauded for a long time, assured that he will not increase taxes ("It's time to give and not to take") and announced measures to control electricity and gas bills.…
"I'm ready to sit down at the table to agree on new rules on the mandatory nature of the Green Pass, but the unions must stop throwing the ball into the stands by unloading all the responsibilities on the Government" - As for the minister's anti-relocation decree law...
Confindustria proposes the obligation to vaccinate to avoid infections and new closures: those who do not accept and cannot carry out different tasks risk having their salary suspended. Landini (CGIL): "A stretch"
In the assembly of Confitarma's Young Shipowners, the new president Salvatore d'Amico illustrated the five priorities that will inspire his mandate for the relaunch of the Italian maritime sector
Government and Confindustria believe it: the Economy Minister announces an upward revision, while the number one of the industrialists says he is confident in the possibility of "a small economic miracle" that will bring the 2021 GDP to +5%
The Minister of Labor unexpectedly inserts in the Sostegni bis decree a provision that extends the freeze on layoffs to the end of August and Confindustria is furious: "Wrong move in the method and on the merits which calls into question the reliability of the minister...
According to Istat, in the first quarter, GDP fell by 0,4% on a quarterly basis but Confindustria: "Robust recovery in the third quarter" - Ref: "In 2021, GDP will rise by 4,4% thanks to vaccines". Reached the target of 500.000 doses administered…
Despite the increase in restrictions and a slight slowdown in March, the first quarter trend remains positive thanks to foreign demand - The effectiveness of the vaccination campaign remains essential for the recovery of services
According to Confindustria Moda, last year's turnover would have fallen by 26% compared to 2019, reaching 72,5 billion. Good trade balance
From Confindustria to Confesercenti passing through the artisans of the Cna: the categories have brought various proposals to the parliamentary commissions involved in the investigation into the Irpef reform
Storm at Anie, the powerful Confindustria federation that brings together electrical engineering and electronics companies: Maspero and former minister Guidi are competing for the presidency
"With conviction with the prime minister in charge," said Confindustria leader Carlo Bonomi after the consultations. The feedback from the trade unions was also positive, but they asked to confirm the blocking of layoffs expiring at the end of March.
Very harsh speech by the President of the Vicenza industrialists, Luciano Vescovi, addressed to the political class: "Time is over. No more improvisation, no more incompetence. National institutions should finally have the humility to team up with the rest of the country"
After the publication of the map of suitable sites, Confindustria calculates the costs of non-management of nuclear waste and the benefits (not only economic) that the country would derive from the creation of the national repository. Here is a summary
An agreement has been signed which provides for the launch of an associative relationship between CDP and the Federation of Associations of the sector - Among the objectives is that of identifying initiatives that can support the energy transition
Assotelecomunicazioni and the unions have reached an agreement to be submitted to the workers - New rules also on smart working - Fibercop: first Board of Directors with Sarmi as president
No layoffs and free layoffs until the end of March: Prime Minister Conte announced it to the social partners - Confindustria and trade unions satisfied.
