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Commission proposes framework to also protect industrial products The Commission has proposed for the first time a framework to protect the intellectual property of craft and industrial products which are the result of the originality and authenticity of traditional regional practices. Drawing on the success of the Geographical Indications (GI) [...]

Agreement in Europe to recognise it in the areas of socio-health and home care Another step is taken towards the recognition of Covid-19 as an occupational disease. The EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, which brings together Member States, workers and employers, has reached agreement on the [...]

Green light of the European Commission to the Ministry framework scheme The European Commission gives the green light to the Italian framework scheme notified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, which provides 1.2 billion euros in support of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture to reduce the impact on [...]

Council of Ministers approves legislative decree on transparent conditions The Council of Ministers has approved, in preliminary examination, a legislative decree implementing the EU Directive 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019, on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union. The Decree [...]

Export: excellent performance but volumes remain lower than France and Spain Italy is the queen of the production of wines and sparkling wines, but is lagging behind in export volumes. According to data presented by Ismea at Vinitaly, Italy maintains its world leadership in the production of wines and sparkling [...]

Commission takes new measures to promote circular business models The European Commission has put forward a package of proposals aimed at making products sustainable in the EU a practice, promoting circular business models and providing consumers with the means to participate in the green transition. The new rules advocated by [...]

Reduce material consumption, eliminate fossil fuels, protect biodiversity, promote environmental sustainability. The following are some of the points around which the VIII Environmental Action Programme revolves: it was adopted by the European Council to address the EU’s ecological transition between now and 2030. The Environmental Action Programme aims to accelerate [...]

The proposal provides for investments in our Country for 3,1 billion euros The European Commission has approved the programming of the React-EU for 2022 proposed by Italy, which involves investments in our country for about 3.1 billion euros. The document, drawn up by the Ministry for South and Territorial Cohesion [...]

The European Commission pays Italy its first instalment of 21 billion euros On 13 April, the European Commission paid Italy the first instalment of 21 billion euros for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, following the positive assessment of the payment request submitted by Rome at the end of December [...]

The aim is to encourage practices to store coal in the soil in a sustainable way The EU goal for the coming years is as follows: to store more carbon in agricultural and forest soils to reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere, favouring with ad hoc financing the [...]