Italy: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Il Consiglio di Stato con la sentenza n. 6539 del 18 agosto 2026 chiarisce i tempi per l'indizione delle gare per le concessioni balneari e le tutele spettanti ai concessionari uscenti. La pronuncia stabilisce che il termine del 30 settembre 2027 non costituisce una proroga automatica, ma rappresenta il limite massimo entro cui i Comuni devono completare le procedure competitive, mentre gli indennizzi ai concessionari uscenti non sono automatici ma subordinati alla prova di investimenti non ammortizzati.

The final FER X Decree entered into force on August 7, 2026, introducing Italy’s long-term support framework for renewable energy technologies with generation costs close to market competitiveness. The regime covers solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore wind, hydropower, and sewage-gas projects until December 31, 2030, supporting up to 37.15 GW of capacity: 27.15 GW through indicative auction volumes and up to 10 GW through direct access for plants up to 1 MW.

L'INAIL e l'ABI hanno firmato un protocollo d'intesa per facilitare l'accesso delle imprese a finanziamenti pubblici destinati a investimenti in salute e sicurezza sul lavoro. L'accordo mira a promuovere la prevenzione dei rischi, la tutela della salute dei dipendenti e l'innovazione tecnologica attraverso una collaborazione rafforzata tra banche e imprese.

On September 25, 2025, Italy adopted Law No. 132/2025 ("Law 132/2025"), which took effect on October 10 and introduced rules for "general-purpose" AI systems and models...

On July 19, 2025, Law No. 105 of July 18, 2025 was published in the Official Gazette, converting into law Decree-Law No. 73 of May 21, 2025 (the "Infrastructure Decree"), aimed at revitalizing the infrastructure...

On July 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court issued a significant judgment (No. 25167/2025) concerning liability for fraudulent tax return filing through the use of invoices for non-existent...

Last summer, a couple of months after the entry into force of the European Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/720 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty...

Recently the Council of State has threated the subject of the principle of rotation with an interesting decision of 7 September 2022, no. 7794 in which, once again, were indicated...

Following the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Italian Government deemed it was essential to react by issuing a number of emergency decrees...