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The Italian trade associations propose the Investo Digitale project to encourage the digitalization of micro and small enterprises through a direct public contribution for the purchase and implementation of digital technologies. #Digitalizzazione #PMI #InvestoDigitale (translated)

Central banks around the world are ramping up their gold purchases as a protective measure against rising sovereign debts and geopolitical tensions, reflecting an increasing need to diversify strategic reserves and mitigate financial risks. #oro #debito #banchecentrali (translated)

The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests, Francesco Lollobrigida, has identified among the objectives of the intervention the support for the purchasing power of families and the enhancement of Italian agri-food supply chains, through the purchase of quality products, including those with PDO and PGI designations. #SocialCard #SostegnoFamiglie #CartaDedicataATe (translated)

Marco Setaccioli challenged Marco Travaglio's calculations on European and Russian military spending, stating that Travaglio had indicated 450 billion euros for Europe and 150 for Russia and had argued that Russia had reason to fear Europe, which had invaded it four times in the last 200 years. According to Setaccioli, in the current year Russia would have spent around 17 trillion rubles on defense, equivalent to 181 billion euros, a figure indicated, according to him, by most analysts. He noted that the nominal comparison did not take purchasing power into account: applying indices developed by specialized research centers, Russian spending would rise to 574 billion international dollars, compared to about 700 billion for the entire EU. He added that the EU would have three and a half times the population of Russia and a GDP nine times greater. Setaccioli argued that the Russian federal budget did not show all military costs. He cited studies by economist Craig Kennedy, according to which part of the spending would be financed through subsidized loans and would thus remain on the banks' balance sheets. He also recalled an investigation by Dozhd', which, according to him, had documented pressures on private companies to hire people before signing contracts with the military and to supplement salaries with corporate funds. He added that at least three militias would be linked to Gazprom, which would cover part of the costs. For these reasons, he dismissed as false the claim that Russia spent less than the EU. Historically, Setaccioli criticized Travaglio's reconstruction, according to which the Napoleonic and Nazi invasions, along with interventions in Crimea and support for the Bolsheviks, would justify Russian fears toward Europe. Setaccioli listed Russian troop interventions in Poland in 1939, Finland in 1939-1940, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania in 1940, Bulgaria in 1944, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, Moldova in 1992, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. He stated that there were no Russian regions occupied by European countries, while eight regions—one in Moldova, two in Georgia, and five in Ukraine—would be under Russian control. Finally, Setaccioli accused Travaglio of presenting a selective and misleading reconstruction to make Russia appear not dangerous, portray Europe as a threat, and argue that rearmament was unnecessary and risky. In his view, that reasoning could legitimize a potential Russian attack on Europe and constituted a form of collaborationism. #Russia #Europa #Difesa (translated)

The battle for the urban gardens of Livorno is intensifying, with the builder Frangerini announcing the imminent purchase of the area while activists promise to bring the protest to the Region to defend the green space and oppose the eviction. #OrtiUrbani #Livorno #Cemento (translated)

The maneuver of 23.5 billion proposed by the Italian government includes a contribution of 5 billion from the financial sector and a focus on protecting the purchasing power of families, but leaves the reduction of taxes for the middle class pending negotiations with the EU. #ManovraEconomica #LeggeDiBilancio #SettoreFinanziario (translated)

The maneuver of 23.5 billion, sent by the Ministry of Economy and Finance to the EU Commission and Parliament, includes significant investments in families, welfare, and defense, with a focus on protecting the purchasing power of the most vulnerable families, while awaiting further discussions with the European authorities. #Italia2026 #ManovraEconomica #OECD (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that Donald Trump had clarified that the Russian diesel anticipated from the agreement with Vladimir Putin would be destined for the global market, but not for the United States, despite having announced a few days earlier supplies for the country. According to the site, the clarification came after bipartisan protests in Congress: some Democratic and Republican senators had contested the legitimacy of the imports, arguing that they violated the 2022 U.S. law that prohibited the purchase of Russian energy. #Trump #Putin #Energia (translated)

Ukraine needs a new president. The violated virgins who tear their garments, in Brussels and in European chancelleries, condemn the latest pirouette of Trump (the purchase of Russian diesel in exchange for the waiver of sanctions against Russia and the torpedoing of Zelensky. "Ukraine needs a new president") instead of weeping like inconsolable mourners should admit and renounce all self-destructive policies that have marginalized Europe into political irre relevance and dragged its citizens into poverty and the terror of war. #Trump #Putin #Europa (translated)

The new surge in inflation has interrupted the recovery of purchasing power in Italy, with Istat warning about the need to pay attention to wage dynamics, while public debt continues to rise and consumer confidence diminishes. #inflazione #poteredacquisto #retribuzioni (translated)

"We will present a bipartisan bill to block any purchase of Russian oil," said Zelensky ("a gift to Vladimir Putin"). Some Republicans in the House who are preparing to block the agreement with a vote have repeated it: "We will present a bipartisan bill to block any purchase of Russian oil," wrote Pennsylvania Republican Brian Fitzpatrick on X. #GuerraInUcraina #CessateIlFuoco #Trump (translated)

Lunacharsky described the news as the end of U.S. sanctions against Russia and wrote that Trumpet had announced that he had negotiated with Putin for the purchase of a vast supply of Russian fuels. He added that, beforehand, those fuels would have to be cleansed of the blood of thousands of innocent dead. https://t.co/s5AhrYJdG6 #Russia #Trump #Sanzioni (translated)

According to the sixth Recommerce Report by eBay, Italians are increasingly turning to the purchase and sale of second-hand products, attracted by economic convenience, sustainability, and the search for unique pieces, with a strong increase in digital activities and a tendency towards international purchases. #Recommerce #SecondHand #Sostenibilità (translated)