Overview

• At a Rapallo conference, Confindustria Giovani president Maria Anghileri urged a long-term development vision and criticized the government’s short-sighted strategy that sidelines young entrepreneurs.
• Confindustria Giovani proposed doubling public investments in the ‘Filiera Futuro’ over the next ten years, focusing on birth rate support, education, innovation and new enterprises.
• Anghileri called on Brussels to simplify EU regulations, accelerate implementation of the Draghi and Letta competitiveness reports and make the bloc more attractive compared with the United States.
• She highlighted that only 9% of Italy’s 2023 public spending went to education, research and development, warning that this low level of investment breaks the intergenerational pact.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reaffirmed the government’s backing for businesses by easing ecological transition rules, incentivizing investment and deploying resources to contain energy costs.