247 million from EIB, CDP, Unicredit and SACE for modernisation and safety on A32 Motorway

The European Investment Bank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, UniCredit, SACE and Società Italiana per il Traforo Autostradale del Frejus S.p.A (SITAF) have concluded an agreement for the provision of a total of € 247 Million for modernisation and safety on the A32 Motorway connecting north-western Italy with France via the Frejus tunnel (T4). The A32 Read more about 247 million from EIB, CDP, Unicredit and SACE for modernisation and safety on A32 Motorway[…]

Italy’s third payment request and targeted revision of its recovery and resilience plan

The European Union has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of 54 milestones and targets linked to Italy’s third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. On 30 December 2022, Italy submitted to the European Union a third payment request based on the milestones and targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision. After assessing Read more about Italy’s third payment request and targeted revision of its recovery and resilience plan[…]

European Union approves € 89.5 Million Italian measure under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support 3Sun’s solar panel plant expansion

The European Union has approved a € 89.5 Million Italian measure made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility to support the expansion of 3Sun’s solar panel plant in Catania, Sicily. 3Sun is part of the Enel Group The measure will contribute to the Eu’s strategic objectives relating to the European Green Deal and to Read more about European Union approves € 89.5 Million Italian measure under Recovery and Resilience Facility to support 3Sun’s solar panel plant expansion[…]

Speech by President Von der Leyen at the European Plenary on the EU coordinated action to combat the Coronavirus pandemic and its consequences

Dear President, Honourable Members, there are no words that can do justice to Europe’s pain or to all those suffering across the World. (…) Honourable Members, you cannot overcome a pandemic of this speed or this scale without the truth. The truth about everything: the numbers, the science, the outlook – but also about our Read more about Speech by President Von der Leyen at the European Plenary on the EU coordinated action to combat the Coronavirus pandemic and its consequences[…]

Videoconference between President Von Der Leyen and President of the Council of Ministers Conte

President Von Der Leyen, following a preliminar conversation with President Conte and the extraordinary video-meeting of the European Council, expressed appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the Italian Government and recognized the social and economic burden the current crisis imposes to the population. It has been an exchanged views on outcomes of the EUCO teleconference Read more about Videoconference between President Von Der Leyen and President of the Council of Ministers Conte[…]

European Union takes Italy to Court over air pollution and failure to properly treat urban waste water

The European Union decided to refer Italy to the Court of Justice of the Eu in two separate cases regarding environment legislation, in the specific – air and water pollution The first case concerns air pollution, and a failure to protect citizens against the effects of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The European Union is calling Italy Read more about European Union takes Italy to Court over air pollution and failure to properly treat urban waste water[…]

European Union invests in infrastructure and cultural heritage in Napoli – Italy

The European Union adopted five major Cohesion Policy projects, altogether worth 868 million euros, for better transport and water infrastructure and to preserve cultural heritage in the Italian city of Napoli This investment package will allow the finalisation of works started in the previous 2007-2013 budget period. These five projects will be completed between 2020 Read more about European Union invests in infrastructure and cultural heritage in Napoli – Italy[…]

Earthquake damage in Italy: €1.2 billion in european aid approved

Between late August 2016 and mid-January 2017, a series of earthquakes, of magnitudes ranging from 5.9 to 6.5 on the Richter scale, followed by many aftershocks, affected vast areas of the Apennines chain in central Italy, in particular the regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria. They left 333 people dead and over 30.000 displaced Read more about Earthquake damage in Italy: €1.2 billion in european aid approved[…]

Forest fires in Italy: the european Union provides immediate help

On 12 July, the european forest fires information System recorded 24 fires that burned in Italy. Forest fires rage over a big part in the south of the Country, including the regions of Sicily, Basilicata, Campania, Lazio and Calabria. Forest fire risk is expected to remain at very high levels in the south of the Read more about Forest fires in Italy: the european Union provides immediate help[…]

Action plan to support Italy, reduce pressure and increase solidarity in the central Mediterranean route

The European Union and its member states have progressively laid out a stronger and more articulated policy response to save lives and better manage migratory flows in the central mediterranean, but the loss of life and continuing migratory flows of primarily economic migrants on the central mediterranean route is a structural challenge and remains an Read more about Action plan to support Italy, reduce pressure and increase solidarity in the central Mediterranean route[…]