Federchimica forecasts a 3 per cent fall in production, on top of the 13 per cent decline recorded for the 2021–2025 period. President Buzzella said: “The EU’s response has been very weak; this amounts to surrendering industrial sovereignty.” 

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Former Ilva site: Meloni says talks will begin in early September. Mattarella: a national commitment to Taranto

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A record 95 per cent for reliability engineers. AI and an ageing population are causing turmoil in the labour market across strategic sectors, according to the Indeed Hiring Lab

Engineering, tech and healthcare: vacancies in these sectors account for 70 per cent of the average number of job adverts

Ice cream: Italia leads the way in Europe. Exports are close to overtaking France’s

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