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The European Commission has approved two Italian aid schemes, with a total budget of about 535 million euros, to support the labour costs of companies in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The schemes were approved under the Temporary Framework for State aid in the event of crisis and [...]

The new EU regulation on general product safety came into force today, 12 June 2023. The new rules aim to address the major social changes that have affected consumer product safety over the past 20 years, such as increasing digitisation, new technological developments, and globalised supply chains. This updated framework [...]

The new platform "Connect Italy - Ultrafast Networks" is available online: it’s a tool designed to offer citizens all the information in real time on the progress of the interventions of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) Mission 1, Component 2, Investment 3 - "Ultrafast networks". The site, created [...]

The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has issued two decrees for the allocation of 108 million euros in order to refinance "Smart&Start Italy", an incentive that supports the creation and growth of innovative start-ups. The measure facilitates business projects to produce goods and services in the field of [...]

The European Commission has launched the 2023 Industry 5.0 Award , which recognises and values EU-funded projects that make an outstanding contribution towards building a European industry. The plan is to achieve social goals beyond employment and growth, becoming a resilient provider of prosperity, making production more sustainable and putting [...]

The European Investment Fund, supported by the InvestEU programme, has signed three new agreements with Endeka SGR, Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano S.p.A. and Azimut Investment SA for a total value of 88 million euros, to support the green transition of SMEs in Italy. The agreement with Endeka SGR [...]

The Council of Ministers has approved, in preliminary examination, a draft law to enhance the value of the Italian horticultural sector . The objective of the draft law is to create a coherent and organic regulatory framework for the cultivation, promotion, marketing, enhancement and increase of quality and use of [...]

The European Commission has published a new call for proposals for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie 2023 doctorate networks . The call should fund over 130 doctorates in all scientific fields, as well as the training and skills development of 1,600 doctoral candidates . With a budget of 434,8 million euros, the [...]

From today, 1 June 2023, the unitary patent system comes into force in the EU: this will allow companies to protect their innovations in Europe and take advantage of their intellectual property in a simpler and easier way. The unitary patent system will strengthen EU innovation and competitiveness, thus completing [...]

The Price Monitoring Authority has launched a pilot project for the continuous transmission of data and information collected by certain Chambers of Commerce on wholesale prices in the agri-food sector in their territories. The project, realised in collaboration with Unioncamere and some Chambers of Commerce, provides for the sharing of [...]