Taking account of the intermediate goods traded in Europe’s value chains, Italy’s share of EU exports to other countries stands at 14 per cent. Italy holds almost € billion worth of direct investment in the rest of Europe and more than € billion in portfolio investment. In the last decade, more than 100,000 European citizens have moved to our country each year on average.
For example, there has been progress in initiatives to raise the labor participation rate of women and the elderly, to address the decline in the number of workers. There have also been initiatives to attract more highly-skilled foreign workers.