Italy could reclaim the 7 billion it has foregone and finance its planned expenditure using Eurobonds, which are more cost-effective than BTPs. This is particularly true at a time of financial strain such as this

The mechanism for lowering electricity prices remains at a standstill between Palazzo Chigi, Mase and Arera. The sticking point is how to finance subsidies for gas-fired power stations: the government is considering a surcharge on bills, but in Spain the cost is borne by wholesale buyers. A crucial difference that shows just how complicated it is to turn a slogan into legislation

While the PD and the trade unions continue to pursue Urso’s vision of Europe’s largest green steelworks, the mayor of Genoa has adopted a more pragmatic approach, proposing to source coils from abroad for processing in the city’s rolling mills.

The resilience of the global economy appears fragile. Deficits, inflation and imbalances need to be addressed

The energy sector accounts for 130.7 billion, the credit sector for 77.5 billion, and the slowdown in overseas sales for a further 88 billion. Lombardy is the hardest-hit region, followed by Emilia-Romagna and Veneto. The report by the Confartigianato Research Department

Negotiations to reform industrial relations have stalled, but this time it is not the CGIL, CISL and UIL that are at loggerheads. Confindustria accuses small business owners of unfair competition following the reform, which risks shifting two million workers onto cheaper contracts. The trade unions are siding with Orsini. The government is sitting on the fence.

More beautiful and more modern than ever! There is nostalgia, there is the Soviet model, but above all there is the cultural and mental breakdown that poses the greatest threat to our country: misoneism. Hatred of anything new simply because it is new

A WSJ report reveals details of the operation that maintains the naval blockade against Iran whilst ensuring the safe passage of merchant ships. According to Centcom, 1.5 billion barrels of oil have been exported in this way since the summer