But only for a few days: time is needed to prepare a measure aimed at lower-income households. Tomorrow, the Council of Ministers will extend the 17 cents scheme, which is due to expire. Each extension costs around ten million a day

According to the leader of Avs, “it is time to reconsider a return to public control of all the country’s infrastructure networks and strategic services”. But the case of Villa Castellana is a purely local model

Taxing refiners’ profits is a mistake; a cap, as with gas, is preferable. Points to consider

The PD secretary wants the windfall tax introduced immediately and on its own, whilst the wealth tax should only be implemented ‘at European level’. The Minister for the Economy takes the opposite view. However, this is not driven by any EU policy, but by what is politically most advantageous based on the latest opinion polls

Prime Minister Carney breaks with Trump over tariffs, whilst Beijing celebrates its ‘Chinese-style’ response

“Decline is not inevitable”. The former prime minister launches the Rhine Group to bring innovation back to Europe 

Schlein and the PS are calling for tighter fiscal controls on the oil giants, saying enough is enough with stopgap measures. “But this is a stopgap measure,” retorts the Confindustria representative. “What about nuclear power, then? Our businesses need to regain their energy competitiveness”

Italian expansion into Germany. The Germans have noticed it, but we haven’t. Lessons in political realism against sovereignty movements