The European Council adopted conclusions regarding the 2030 climate and energy policy framework for the European Union. Key points include:
- An EU target of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, to be delivered collectively in the most cost-effective manner.
- An EU target of at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the EU in 2030.
- An indicative EU target of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030 compared to projections, to be reviewed with a potential increase to 30%.
- Achieving a fully functioning and connected internal energy market, including urgent measures to ensure minimum 10% electricity interconnections by 2020.
Imf report: Italy's financial stabilityLavoce.info
Il rapporto del Fondo Monetario Internazionale sull'Italia. Nonostante le previsioni di una modesta crescita nel 2014, l'Italia secondo questo rapporto resta vulnerabile alle tensioni dell'eurozona e ai ritardi nelle politiche da adottare.
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Italian child care from a global perspectiverasti_m23
The document discusses the history and characteristics of child care systems in Italy and Canada from a global perspective. It outlines that the Reggio Emilia approach in Italy originated after WWII and was developed based on the need for women to return to the workforce. This child-centered philosophy focuses on projects driven by children's interests. Italy has both public and private child care options. Canadian child care evolved after WWII to support all domains of child development and now has both informal and formal/licensed options to improve accessibility. Both countries emphasize the importance of partnerships between families, teachers, and communities.
The European Council adopted conclusions regarding the 2030 climate and energy policy framework for the European Union. Key points include:
- An EU target of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, to be delivered collectively in the most cost-effective manner.
- An EU target of at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the EU in 2030.
- An indicative EU target of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030 compared to projections, to be reviewed with a potential increase to 30%.
- Achieving a fully functioning and connected internal energy market, including urgent measures to ensure minimum 10% electricity interconnections by 2020.
Imf report: Italy's financial stabilityLavoce.info
Il rapporto del Fondo Monetario Internazionale sull'Italia. Nonostante le previsioni di una modesta crescita nel 2014, l'Italia secondo questo rapporto resta vulnerabile alle tensioni dell'eurozona e ai ritardi nelle politiche da adottare.
Continua a leggere il documento su http://www.lavoce.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMF-report-financial-stability.pdf
Italian child care from a global perspectiverasti_m23
The document discusses the history and characteristics of child care systems in Italy and Canada from a global perspective. It outlines that the Reggio Emilia approach in Italy originated after WWII and was developed based on the need for women to return to the workforce. This child-centered philosophy focuses on projects driven by children's interests. Italy has both public and private child care options. Canadian child care evolved after WWII to support all domains of child development and now has both informal and formal/licensed options to improve accessibility. Both countries emphasize the importance of partnerships between families, teachers, and communities.
The IMF staff report provides an assessment of the Italian economy following discussions with government officials in June 2014. Key points include:
- Italy's economy is struggling to emerge from a prolonged recession, with GDP contracting in the first half of 2014 and investment continuing to decline. Unemployment remains high at 12.3% while inflation has dropped to 0.4%.
- Financial conditions have eased due to reduced sovereign spreads but remain tight, with high real lending rates continuing to weigh on domestic demand and investment.
- Deep-rooted structural reforms are needed to boost productivity and potential growth, including reforms to the labor market, judicial system, and measures to strengthen the business environment and combat corruption.
- Re
This document provides specifications and guidelines for implementing the Stability and Growth Pact, which aims to ensure budgetary discipline in the European Union.
Section I details the preventive and corrective arms of the pact. For the preventive arm, it defines the medium-term budgetary objective that each country must meet and maintain, including taking into account factors like public debt levels and future costs of an aging population. Section I also describes the excessive deficit procedure that can be triggered if a country does not meet fiscal rules.
Section II provides guidelines for the format and content of Stability and Convergence Programs that countries must submit, including required tables and economic forecasts. The annexes include a model structure and specific tables
The IMF document outlines key reforms needed to unblock Italy's growth potential, including:
1) Structural reforms like labor market and judicial reforms to boost jobs and investment.
2) Developing the financial sector to support new lending and investment through cleaning up bad loans to free up resources.
3) Pursuing growth-friendly fiscal rebalancing through lowering taxes and increasing productive spending.
4) Support from European policies to ease monetary conditions and reduce financial fragmentation. Overall the reforms aim to make Italy more dynamic and innovative to adapt to a changing global economy.
The IMF document outlines key reforms needed to boost Italy's weak economic recovery and unlock its growth potential. It identifies four priority areas for structural reform: the labor market, judicial system, competition policy, and supporting small and medium enterprises. Specific policy recommendations include modernizing labor contracts to reduce duality, improving judicial efficiency, removing barriers to competition, and encouraging viable distressed firms. Fiscal policy should balance reducing debt with avoiding excessive tightening, and shift spending toward education and job programs while lowering taxes. Reforming the financial sector to deal with high bad loans is also seen as crucial to boosting new lending and investment.
Le accuse alla Rai sono sempre le stesse da decenni: politicizzazione, cattiva amministrazione, sprechi, raccomandazioni. Bisogna andare oltre queste critiche qualitative. Ecco perché la Rai deve dimagrire. E di ben più di 150 milioni.
Introductory statement to the press conference giugno 2014Lavoce.info
- The ECB announced a package of measures to stimulate lending and support inflation, including interest rate cuts, targeted long-term loans to banks, and work on asset-backed security purchases.
- The measures include interest rate cuts, four-year loans to banks tied to lending to the real economy, and preparations to purchase simple asset-backed securities to support the monetary policy transmission mechanism.
- These decisions aim to return inflation to below but close to 2% and safeguard inflation expectations in the medium to long term.
The IMF staff report provides an assessment of the Italian economy following discussions with government officials in June 2014. Key points include:
- Italy's economy is struggling to emerge from a prolonged recession, with GDP contracting in the first half of 2014 and investment continuing to decline. Unemployment remains high at 12.3% while inflation has dropped to 0.4%.
- Financial conditions have eased due to reduced sovereign spreads but remain tight, with high real lending rates continuing to weigh on domestic demand and investment.
- Deep-rooted structural reforms are needed to boost productivity and potential growth, including reforms to the labor market, judicial system, and measures to strengthen the business environment and combat corruption.
- Re
This document provides specifications and guidelines for implementing the Stability and Growth Pact, which aims to ensure budgetary discipline in the European Union.
Section I details the preventive and corrective arms of the pact. For the preventive arm, it defines the medium-term budgetary objective that each country must meet and maintain, including taking into account factors like public debt levels and future costs of an aging population. Section I also describes the excessive deficit procedure that can be triggered if a country does not meet fiscal rules.
Section II provides guidelines for the format and content of Stability and Convergence Programs that countries must submit, including required tables and economic forecasts. The annexes include a model structure and specific tables
The IMF document outlines key reforms needed to unblock Italy's growth potential, including:
1) Structural reforms like labor market and judicial reforms to boost jobs and investment.
2) Developing the financial sector to support new lending and investment through cleaning up bad loans to free up resources.
3) Pursuing growth-friendly fiscal rebalancing through lowering taxes and increasing productive spending.
4) Support from European policies to ease monetary conditions and reduce financial fragmentation. Overall the reforms aim to make Italy more dynamic and innovative to adapt to a changing global economy.
The IMF document outlines key reforms needed to boost Italy's weak economic recovery and unlock its growth potential. It identifies four priority areas for structural reform: the labor market, judicial system, competition policy, and supporting small and medium enterprises. Specific policy recommendations include modernizing labor contracts to reduce duality, improving judicial efficiency, removing barriers to competition, and encouraging viable distressed firms. Fiscal policy should balance reducing debt with avoiding excessive tightening, and shift spending toward education and job programs while lowering taxes. Reforming the financial sector to deal with high bad loans is also seen as crucial to boosting new lending and investment.
Le accuse alla Rai sono sempre le stesse da decenni: politicizzazione, cattiva amministrazione, sprechi, raccomandazioni. Bisogna andare oltre queste critiche qualitative. Ecco perché la Rai deve dimagrire. E di ben più di 150 milioni.
Introductory statement to the press conference giugno 2014Lavoce.info
- The ECB announced a package of measures to stimulate lending and support inflation, including interest rate cuts, targeted long-term loans to banks, and work on asset-backed security purchases.
- The measures include interest rate cuts, four-year loans to banks tied to lending to the real economy, and preparations to purchase simple asset-backed securities to support the monetary policy transmission mechanism.
- These decisions aim to return inflation to below but close to 2% and safeguard inflation expectations in the medium to long term.