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14/07/2022

Sustainable development: EU says yes to 1.7 billion euros in state aid

The sustainable recovery of the Italian economy will be driven by 1.7 billion euros in state aid. The European Commission has approved an Italian 1.7 billion euros scheme to support investment in sustainable recovery. The measure will be financed both from the national budget and from the resources made available [...]
14/07/2022

Small businesses, banking credit collapse in the last 10 years

In ten years, the credit granted by banks to small businesses has collapsed by 32%. The First Cisl notes that today, on the occasion of the World Day of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, has published a report drawn up in collaboration with the Fiba Cisl Foundation. According to the [...]
14/07/2022

Regional export is growing in the first quarter of 2022

The Sardinian export continues to grow but slows its run. According to the report published by the Centro Studi della CNA Sardegna, in the first quarter of 2022 the value of regional exports grew by 35% compared to the corresponding period of 2021. A positive data but that also marks [...]
14/07/2022

Photovoltaic in agriculture, EU authorizes state aid for 1.2 billion euros

The European Commission has approved, in accordance with EU rules on State aid, an Italian scheme of 1.2 billion euros, from NRRP funds, to support investments in photovoltaic panels in agriculture, livestock and agro-industry. The scheme, which will run until 30 June 2026, aims to support investments by agricultural, agri-food [...]
14/07/2022

EU: public spending increases, tax revenues fall

Tax revenues in EU member states declined for the first time since the financial crisis of 2009, while public spending increased from 46.5% in 2019 to 53% in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis. Data that emerge from the Annual Report on Taxation of 2022 published yesterday by the European [...]
14/07/2022

EU accelerates on green and digital transition

The European Commission shall establish lines of interaction between the green transition programmes and the digital transition programmes in order to maximise results and optimise timing. The lines of intervention are contained in the 2022 strategic forecast report "Matching of green and digital transitions in a new geopolitical context", which [...]
14/07/2022

Automotive: the EU has decided to stop petrol and diesel from 2035

The farewell to gasoline and diesel is approaching: from 2035 onwards the EU will only produce "electric" or eco-fueled cars and vans. This was decided by the European Environment Ministers at the end of a long meeting that lasted almost 17 hours; it began on 28 June and ended at [...]
21/06/2022

The Mediterranean will become a SECA area: stop to sulphur emissions

The Mediterranean Sea is preparing to become a SECA area, Sulphur Emission Control Area, or an area in which sulphur emissions from ship traffic are significantly reduced through a number of instruments such as the obligation to use very low sulphur fuels or smoke abatement systems. The proposal to safeguard [...]
21/06/2022

Rising costs, EU aid for farmers

Aid arrives for the sector, paralysed by the soaring prices of raw materials European aid is coming for the agricultural sector paralysed by the increase in raw material costs. The European Commission has presented an exceptional measure, financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), to enable Member [...]