A Budget Deviation for Growth, Not for Spending
On April 29, during the interview on RainNews with Roberto Vicaretti, Pietro Paganini stressed that Europe is becoming increasingly vulnerable in the new global crisis: lower growth, weaker productivity and declining purchasing power. For Italy, managing the status quo is not enough. The Government needs a bolder strategy: lower taxes on labour, more investment in […]
The Limits of One-Size-Fits-All Approaches: Rethinking Sugar Taxes in Europe
Public debate increasingly identifies sugar as the primary driver of obesity, often leading to simplified policy responses such as sugar taxes to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Yet, the reality is more complex. The unintended consequences of taxation can be significant, and the real challenge lies not in restriction, but in promoting […]
Animal Proteins and Novel Foods: Why Balance is the Future of Food Innovation
Today, debates around food are often framed in binary terms – animal versus plant-based, traditional versus innovative, natural versus artificial, sustainable versus unsustainable. Yet food systems are inherently complex, and the real challenge is not substitution, but balance. This was the key message addressed during the Onfoods event “Proteins: Always Essential, Now Alternative”, promoted by […]
Giornata della Terra: la sostenibilità passa dalla zootecnia
Read the article in English Ogni 22 aprile, la Giornata della Terra riporta l’attenzione sul futuro del pianeta e su ciò che lo sostiene. Ma quando il tema è il cibo, il confronto si riduce spesso a slogan. L’allevamento finisce così nel mirino, considerato un problema da ridurre o cancellare. La realtà, però, è ben […]
Earth Day: Rethinking Sustainability Through the Evolution of Livestock
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Earth Day (22 April) invites reflection on the future of our planet and the systems that sustain it. Yet, especially when it comes to food, the conversations often falls into simplification. Livestock production, in particular, is still widely framed as a problem to be reduced or eliminated. The reality, however, is […]
Lucy Lands in Brussels
8 April 2026, European Parliament After Rome, Lucy landed in Brussels to guide us on a journey across the ages. At the European Parliament, we hosted — in partnership with Carni Sostenibili — the presentation of the book “In Lucy’s Footsteps: An Evolutionary Journey. How Food Made Us Human. The Virtues and Value of Animal […]
A Tax on What We Might Do: The Cloud Precedent
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The cloud may soon be taxed not for what we do, but for what we could do. A technical measure that hides a dangerous shift: behaviours are no longer assessed, and decisions are made based on mere assumptions. If we accept it, we are no longer regulating markets; we are taxing […]
Una tassa su ciò che potremmo fare: il precedente del Cloud
Read the article in English Il cloud potrebbe presto essere tassato non per ciò che facciamo, ma per ciò che potremmo fare. Questa misura, apparentemente tecnica, nasconde un cambiamento significativo e preoccupante: non si valutano più i comportamenti, ma si agisce sulla base di semplici ipotesi. Se accettiamo questa logica, non stiamo più regolando i […]