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As of 1 December 2025, the new European recognition scheme for geographical indications of origin for craft and industrial (non-agricultural) products will be operational. The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy is working to ensure that the system is fully operational by adopting the transposition rules necessary to integrate [...]

The European Commission has published calls for projects for research and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies under the Horizon Europe programme. The budget made available to fund the projects is 112.5 million euros . Proposals can be submitted until 18 September 2024 . The available [...]

With the approval of the PNRR decree-law, the Council of Ministers has approved the new 6.3 billion euros 'Transition 5.0 Plan', which aims to support investments in digitisation and the green transition of companies. The measure grants companies an automatic tax credit without any prior assessment and without any discrimination [...]

The promotional campaign of the Digital Hub of Tourism (TDH) Italia.it, the content and services platform created thanks to NRRP funds, has kicked off. The platform aims to connect tourism supply and demand, thus stimulating the growth in the sector. The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration [...]

SACE , a group controlled by the Ministry of Economy, and Illimity , a bank specialised in credit to SMEs, have signed an agreement aimed at the guaranteed financing of small and medium enterprises in the field of strategic investments thanks to Future Guarantee . It’s a new financial instrument [...]

The European Commission has given Italy the go-ahead for a 750 million euros state aid scheme designed to ensure access to credit for SMEs and mid-caps. The aid, as explained in the EU Commission note, will take the form of state guarantees to support SMEs and mid-capitalisation companies affected by [...]

The Direction Room for agri-food controls, which met a few days ago at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, approved the Operational Plan for controls in the agri-food sector for 2024, with the aim of strengthening and ensuring greater transparency in inspection activities to protect producers from unfair [...]

The 2nd Notice of the Italy-France Maritime Programme 2021-2027 has officially opened: stakeholders have until 6 pm on 30 May 2024 to submit project applications. The second Notice of the Programme has a budget of 85,353,081.30 euros : projects falling under priorities 1,2,3 and 4 defined by the Programme itself [...]

The European Commission has approved a 550 million euros Italian state aid scheme to support investments in the use of hydrogen in industrial processes, thus promoting the transition to a zero-emission economy, in line with the Green Deal. The aid, provided in the form of direct subsidies, is aimed at [...]

The European Commission has adopted a regulation granting farmers a partial exemption from the cross-compliance fallow land rule. The regulation will enter into force tomorrow, 14 February, and will apply retroactively from 1 January for one year, i.e. until 31 December 2024. The partial exemption takes into account numerous requests [...]