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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 [...]

The European Commission has approved an Italian scheme of 500 million euros in order to help the enterprises of the marine transport to acquire clean, zero-emission ships and to modernise the more polluting ships. The scheme notified by Italy has a 500 million euros budget and will be financed through [...]

The European Commission paid Italy the second instalment of 21 billion euros yesterday, 8 November, for the achievement of the 45 goals and objectives set by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The payment of this instalment, which follows the pre-financing of over 24 billion occurred in August 2021 and [...]

The first nine months of 2022 have been positive for companies in the industry and services sector. According to the results of the Economic Survey on Industrial Enterprises and Services, published by the Bank of Italy, companies with at least 20 employees show an increase in turnover until September 2022 [...]