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The European Commission has adopted a series of exceptional measures to support the viticulture and fruit and vegetable sectors in all Member States. These are the exceptional measures for viticulture: • EU countries can continue to modify their national support programmes at any time, whereas this can usually only be [...]

The European Commission is launching an open public consultation on the review of EU air quality standards, a focal point of the European Green Deal. This review aims to align EU air quality standards more closely with the new World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations published yesterday and to strengthen provisions [...]

The export of Italian cheeses is soaring. An Ismea report reveals that after the light bending in value of the exports in 2020, the first semester of 2021 has made to record an increment to double digit of the shipments beyond frontier, is in the quantities (+11%) that in value [...]

The value of organic agricultural production in Italy is estimated at 3.6 billion euros, with an increase of 1.9% compared to 2020 and an impact on the total agri-food stable around 4%. An encouraging fact reported by Ismea during the International Exhibition of Organic and Natural (Sana) that took place [...]

The development and spread of "open source" software drives the growth of the European economy. A study published by the European Commission analyses the economic impact of "open source" software and hardware on the European economy. It is estimated that in 2018 EU-based companies invested around 1 billion euros in [...]

italiadomani.gov.it , the official portal dedicated to "Italia Domani", the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, is online. The government portal explains the contents of the Plan and tells the path of implementation through intuitive and clear sheets dedicated to monitoring investments and reforms, with constantly updated news on the development [...]

The European Commission has adopted a framework for green bonds, which has been independently assessed. This step is a prelude to a green bond issue of up to 250 billion euros, or 30% of the total issue of NextGenerationEU. The green bond framework assures investors that the funds raised will [...]

At the beginning of September, the new EU energy labels for light bulbs and other lighting products came into force. It is a new version designed to help European consumers to reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint by directing their purchasing choices towards products that promote an eco-sustainable energy [...]

MEPs adopted rules to facilitate the provision of more data to help create new products and innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence. The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted its position on Thursday on the EU Data Governance Act (DGA), which aims to increase confidence in data sharing, create new [...]

2020 marked a further improvement in the EU’s leading position among the world’s largest exporters of agri-food products. With regard to imports, according to a report published today , EU is now the third largest importer after the United States and China. 2020 was a particularly challenging but favourable year [...]