The Confindustria research centre has downgraded its GDP growth projections following the tumultuous economic ride of the past three years. The organisations cautions the Italian economy is once again edging towards the modest growth rates that characterised it in previous decades.
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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has put forward several key recommendations in its self-initiated opinion on the new European AI law. This proposed regulation, currently in its final stages, sets out a comprehensive framework for governing the development and utilisation of AI systems within the European Union.
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On Monday, European Commission spokeswoman Veerle Nuyts confirmed Italy has received the third instalment of NRRP European Union funding.
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Maurizio Landini, the head of Italy’s prominent trade union confederation CGIL, delivered a passionate call to action during a demonstration held in central Rome’s Piazza San Giovanni. The event, organised by a coalition of associations, opposition parties, and unions, drew an estimated crowd of 200,000 attendees.
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The third instalment of Italy’s post-COVID EU-funded National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) will be disbursed soon, on time, a European Commission spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa said that everyone needs to do more to counter the steady stream of work-related deaths in Italy today. This follows the death of three workers in an explosion at the Esplodenti Sabino plant in the Abruzzo town of Casalbordino on Wednesday.
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Notification of a deal between Italy and Germany to hand a minority stake in ITA to Lufthansa “is a long-standing issue” that “deserves a solution”, said European Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni. Italy and Germany agreed the deal in May, but it is yet to be ratified.
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The unemployment figures for Italy in July 2023 showed an increase to 7.6%. Meanwhile, Italian companies have failed to fill more than half the positions needed for September. If there are all those jobs available, why is unemployment on the rise?
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Mestre’s CGIA business association reports Italy’s declining birth rate is starting to cause problems for the nation’s firms. The number of young people has dropped by almost 1million in the last ten years.
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Italy’s proposed cap on air fares is in line with European Union norms and is not a breach of free-market rules Italy’s transport ministry said Wednesday. Some airlines have asked the European Commission to intervene in the matter.
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