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24/01/2022

TenderPlus, government and ICE for the internationalisation of Italian SMEs

Support the internationalisation processes of small and micro Italian companies that operate or want to operate in the field of international tenders and strengthen their competitive capacity. This is the intention of TenderPlus, the project launched by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation together with ICE, the Agency [...]
24/01/2022

Sustainable steel and aluminum, EU and US start discussion on global agreement

The President of the European Commission von der Leyen and the President of the United States, Joe Biden, agreed on Sunday to begin discussions on a global agreement on sustainable steel and aluminium. This marks a new milestone in the transatlantic relationship and in the EU-US efforts to achieve decarbonisation [...]
24/01/2022

Soft drinks, memorandum of understanding for the promotion of Made in Italy

A memorandum of understanding has been signed for the promotion of Made in Italy products and the reduction of waste in the production of soft drinks. The agreement, signed by the Undersecretary of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Francesco Battistoni, and Giangiacomo Pierini, President of Assobibe, a Confindustria association representing [...]
24/01/2022

COP26, EU Commission allocates 1 billion euro to protect global forests

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced today a 1 billion euros contribution by the European Union to the global financial commitment for forests at the 26th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow. This five-year support package from the EU budget [...]
24/01/2022

Businesses, the plan to contain the spike in energy prices

A package of short and medium-term measures to respond to soaring energy prices and thus reach out to businesses and households. This is the response adopted by the European Commission, which has developed a series of actions aimed at reducing the impact of price increases on the economic system and [...]
26/10/2021

Vienna Convention: fewer export barriers for Made in Italy goldsmiths

Italy will join the Vienna Convention: this will result in lower costs and export barriers for the 7,500 Italian companies in the goldsmith industry. On 16 September, the Council of Ministers approved the draft law on the accession of the Italian Republic to the Convention on the control and marking [...]
26/10/2021

REact-Eu: €4.7 billion to Italy

The European Commission has granted 4.7 billion euros to Italy under REACT-EU to support the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic crisis and contribute to a sustainable socio-economic recovery. The new financing is the result of the modification of two operational programmes of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the [...]