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The EU will promote high-quality and sustainable agri-food products. The European Commission has recently adopted a work programme for 2023, allocating 185.9 million euros to finance activities to promote sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products in the Union and worldwide. The promotion projects selected for 2023 should highlight and promote [...]

The European regulation on foreign subsidies came into force yesterday. The new rules to combat distortions caused by foreign subsidies will allow the EU to remain open to trade and investment, while ensuring a level playing field for all companies operating in the single market. The regulation applies to all [...]

The European Union aims to double its global market share of chips from 10% to at least 20% by 2030 with specific legislation, in order to guarantee the future technological sovereignty of the Member States, thus reducing over-reliance on global leaders of semiconductor sector, like Asian countries and the USA [...]

The European Commission has invited businesses, public administrations and other organisations to submit proposals for innovative cybersecurity solutions and to apply for EU funding under the Digital Europe programme. There are 176.5 million euros available for grants to improve tools and infrastructure for enhanced cybersecurity cooperation between the Member States [...]

To help Italian companies comply with the new rules on packaging’s labelling, the Ministry of Environment and Energy Safety has issued a decree adopting the "Technical Guidelines for the environmental labelling of packaging". The document contains useful information for companies in order to provide the environmental characteristics of their packaging [...]

The European Commission has presented two proposals for the revision of the Regulation and the Industrial Designs Directive. An industrial design represents the external appearance of a product as it results from its lines or contours or form. The revised rules will help to further improve the conditions for companies [...]

The European Commission is betting on the seaweed industry by proposing Community measures to exploit the potential of this production not only in economic terms but also for a healthier diet, reducing CO2 emissions and fighting water pollution. The proposal, which will now have to be discussed with the European [...]

Italy can count on an additional funding of 1.5 billion euros that will receive from the European Union under the React-EU scheme. This plan aims to increase the employment of young people and women, improve the skills of workers and job seekers and support the economic recovery of the country [...]

On 31 January 2023 the second help desk dedicated to Agreements for innovation will open; for this measure the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy has released 500 million euros from the National Fund complementary to the NRRP, in order to finance research and development projects. Additional resources, provided [...]

The European Commission has adopted a legislative proposal to make instant payments in euros available to all citizens and businesses with a bank account in the EU and the EEA countries. The proposal aims to ensure that euro instant payments are accessible, secure and processed unhindered throughout the EU. Instant [...]