Competitiveness and strategic autonomy: the new course of the Energy Union between the Draghi Plan and global challenges

The publication of the “State of the Energy Union 2025 Report” marks a crucial transition for European economic policy, definitively shifting the focus from emergency management to the creation of a long-term industrial strategy. The EU analysis, interpreted through the lens of the Draghi Report, identifies still-excessively high energy costs and market fragmentation as the […]

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Security, Critical Minerals, and Electricity: The New Coordinates of the World Energy Outlook 2025

Energy security is once again taking centre stage globally, driven by an increasingly fragile geopolitical context that elevates energy to a priority of national and economic security. The World Energy Outlook 2025 (WEO-2025) of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) describes a scenario in which traditional risks related to fuel supply are intertwined with new vulnerabilities, […]

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Pineapple and Sustainability: The Italian Example Growing in Costa Rica

For several years, demand for pineapples in Europe has been growing. This demand, driven by interest in the beneficial properties of a food considered a “superfood,” extends not only to the fresh fruit but also to processed products, such as juices and preserves, fostering a trend that could open up interesting prospects for Italian companies. […]

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Egypt’s Airport Privatization Program Begins in Hurghada

Egypt will put the management of several national airports up for tender with the aim of attracting international capital and expertise, improving the quality of services, and simultaneously generating a steady flow of hard currency revenue for the State. The chosen model involves concessions based on public-private partnerships (PPPs). With a view to developing the […]

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Ireland, the Government is betting on infrastructure with the Dublin Metro

The Dublin Metro project, namely MetroLink, was formally adopted by the Irish Planning Commission last autumn, thus completing a three-year permit application evaluation process. This decision marks the start of what will be a major and ambitious infrastructure project for the country, once construction begins. Initially proposed over twenty years ago under the name Metro […]

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Germany Looks to the Future of the Steel Sector

The steel sector, one of the flagships of German industry, is facing a series of challenges due to high energy prices, cheap imports from China, and the cost of the green transition. Furthermore, companies in the sector are suffering from weak domestic demand from other key sectors such as construction, mechanical engineering, and automotive. A […]

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Road and rail networks at the heart of Sweden’s new Infrastructure Plan

Last October the Swedish Transport Agency (Trafikverket) submitted to the Government its proposed National Transport Infrastructure Plan for the period 2026–2037. After a public consultation, which was concluded at the end of 2025, the Government is now expected to finally adopt the plan next spring. The plan includes maintenance and development measures for state-owned infrastructure, […]

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Senegal, the Oil and Gas Era and the Transparency Revolution

Senegal is undergoing a historic transformation that is redefining its role in the West African economic landscape. The 2024-2025 period not only marks the country’s official entry into the club of global oil and gas producers, but also coincides with a significant paradigm shift in economic governance, characterized by a strong commitment to transparency in […]

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Italy-Germany, a strategic industrial partnership for Europe’s revitalization

Italy and Germany reaffirm their role as Europe’s industrial engines, thus ushering in a new era of cooperation aimed at turning global challenges into concrete development opportunities. The goal is to strengthen industrial competitiveness and foster market balance. Bearing this in mind, the collaboration aims to ensure growth and strategic autonomy for the entire European […]

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Rome–Paris: 70 years of Twinning

On 30 January, the Ambassador of Italy to France, Emanuela D’Alessandro, hosted an official luncheon at the Hôtel de Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, the Embassy’s headquarters, to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the unique twinning relationship between Rome and Paris, in the presence of the Mayors of the two capitals. The event was attended by the Secretaries General […]

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Launch of the Institute for Training and Research on UN Agency Issues

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, took part today in the launch event of the Institute for Training and Research on UN Agency Issues (IF&RUN ETS), hosted at the Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani. In her remarks, she emphasised that the event marked the beginning of the Institute’s operational activities. Established last year, IF&RUN […]

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La Paz, Ambassador Messineo receives the Bolivian Olympic delegation

The Ambassador of Italy to Bolivia, Fabio Messineo, received the Bolivian Olympic delegation at the historic Italian Residence in La Paz on the eve of their departure for Milan, where they will participate, for the eighth time, in the Winter Olympic Games. The Ambassador recalled that Bolivia’s first participation dates back to 1956, when the […]

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