He spoke during the ceremony for the awarding of the insignia of Cavaliere del Lavoro at the Quirinale the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to greet the 25 new knights and the 25 new standard bearers: “It is not selfishness and closure that promote and govern growth and progress. I would like to say to young people: take the future” said the Head of State. “It is not a selfish gesture. On the contrary, it is a response to the appeal for responsibility and commitment”, insists the Head of State, recalling that “in the age group between 20 and 34 the gap on the national labor market compared to the European Union average is 13 percentage points to the detriment of young Italians. This imbalance increases the risks of hemorrhaging abroad of very precious energies”. “There is less reflection than necessary on the consequences for the younger generations of the impetuous transformations of our time and of the imbalances that risk penalizing the time they will live. Of course, extraordinary events such as wars, pandemics, natural disasters can intervene, deviating the course of history, but investing in young people is simply the future“.
Mattarella, Italy is growing again, unreasonable rating agencies don’t notice it
“The liveliness of companies and their ability to face the challenges of the market, even in the changing and difficult conditions of recent years, has allowed us to recover after the season of financial crises and after the great setback following the pandemic Covid. Italy has started to grow again.” The President of the Republic added in his speech. “If we consider the last five years, the national GDP has increased in percentage more than the French and German ones – recalls the Head of State –. Employment is growing, and so are permanent employment contracts. Italian exports continue to record positive data, supporting the national product. Further credit goes to those companies that have been able to face the risks and opportunities of globalization”. “The Bank of Italy data – underlines Mattarella – certify a leap for our country: the net foreign position, in June of this year, was in credit for around 225 billion euros. An enormous size: 10.5% of GDP. It is unreasonable that it is not noticed by rating agencies when evaluating the prospects and reliability of the Italian economy”.
