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Construction and housing markets grow in Italy

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s construction and housing markets continued to grow in mid-2025, though the pace of expansion slowed compared with earlier months. Both sectors posted steady gains, highlighting resilience despite economic pressures.

Italy passes first EU AI law

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has become the first EU country to pass a comprehensive AI law. It regulates use of artificial intelligence and includes criminal penalties for misuse.

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Employment in Italy stable – record high in south

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s labour market showed mixed signals in the second quarter of 2025, Istat reported on Friday. Premier Giorgia Meloni welcomed Istat’s report on employment in the south.

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Spate of workplace tragedies hits Italy again

September 8, 2025September 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy continues to grapple with a deadly wave of workplace tragedies. On Monday, four men lost their lives in separate incidents across Turin, Riposto (Catania), Monza, and Rome.

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Energy costs unsustainable for Italian industry

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Energy costs have become unsustainable for Italian industry, Confindustria President Emanuele Orsini said on Wednesday.

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Rome rejects French PM Bayrou’s ‘fiscal dumping’ claim

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian government expressed astonishment on Sunday after French Prime Minister François Bayrou accused Rome of practising “fiscal dumping”.

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Draghi: EU must unite after Trump ‘wake-up call’

August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mario Draghi warned that Europe must learn to work together and with the US after what he called Donald Trump’s “brutal wake-up call.”

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Italy Welcomes Formal EU-US Tariffs Deal

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A joint EU-US statement confirming the 15% tariffs deal reached last month in Scotland gives businesses clarity, Palazzo Chigi said Thursday.

EU approves €18.3bn NRRP payment

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The European Commission on Friday approved the payment of the seventh tranche of Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), worth €18.3 billion.