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Report on Recent Economic Developments of August 2026

4 August 2026

The international environment continues to be shaped by geopolitical tensions and trade fragmentation. The resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran has severely restricted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz (Fig. 1), while Houthi attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have intensified. Oil and gas prices remain highly volatile and above their […]

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Hearing on the Preliminary Draft Agreements for the Attribution of Additional Forms and Conditions of Autonomy to the Regions of Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto

30 June 2026

  30 June 2026 | The preliminary draft agreements currently under consideration by Parliament for the attribution of additional forms and particular conditions of autonomy to the Regions of Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont and Liguria constitute the first application of the procedures established by Law No. 86/2024, following the constitutional constraints and the constitutionally compliant interpretation […]

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Budgetary Policy Report – June 2026

10 June 2026

  10 June 2026 | The Parliamentary Budget Office has presented today its 2026 Budget Policy Report in the Refectory Hall of the Chamber of Deputies (Palazzo del Seminario), featuring address by Chair Cavallari and by Board Members Valeria De Bonis and Giampaolo Arachi. The Report analyses developments in the economy and public finances, as […]

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Hearing in the context of the examination of the 2026 Public Finance Document

28 April 2026

  28 April 2026 | The international macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated in recent months, mainly because of the conflict in the Middle East; geopolitical tensions are also having an impact on trade. The war in the Middle East has resulted in damages to energy infrastructure and led to severe restrictions on transit along strategic routes, […]

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Focus no. 3/2026 – “Public and Private in Healthcare: Financing, Provision and Firms”

31 March 2026

Complete Text Print Summary 31 March 2026 | This Focus examines the role of the market within the Italian healthcare system, characterised by the presence of a National Health Service (INHS), that is, a model financed out of general taxation (albeit with cost-sharing arrangements) and based on the principles of universal coverage, equity of access, […]

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Focus no. 2/2026 – “An overview of the macroeconomic and public finance outlooks of the Euro Area Countries’ Draft Budgetary Plans – 2026”

26 February 2026

Complete Text Infographic Interactive visualization Press release 26 February 2026 | Macroeconomic and public finance outlooks for 2025–26 in the euro area: DPBs largely compliant with EU recommendations but risks of deviations   The Parliamentary Budget Office (UPB) published today a new Focus dedicated to the analysis of the 2026 Draft Budgetary Plans (DBPs) of […]

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