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Factsheet for measure IT-2022-10/2205 – measures in Italy
Country | Italy , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 28 February 2022 – 31 December 2022 |
Context | War in Ukraine |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services
– Smoothing frictions or reallocation of workers |
Author | Alessandro Smilari (Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini) |
Measure added | 05 May 2022 (updated 22 June 2022) |
This measure is part of the decree-law of 28 February 2022 entitled 'Additional urgent measures for the crisis in Ukraine', to support the Ukrainian government and population in the crisis caused by the Russian attack, in order to promote initiatives to support students of Ukrainian nationality enrolled in or participating in the Erasmus+ programme at legally recognised universities.
With article no. 4 of the decree-law approved on 28 February in the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Universities and Research set up a special fund for the year 2022 with an endowment of €500,000 to support students of Ukrainian nationality enrolled in, or participating in, the Erasmus+ programme, doctoral students, researchers and professors of Ukrainian nationality who participate, in any capacity, in the activities of universities and institutions of higher artistic musical and dance education or research bodies supervised by the Ministry of Universities and Research. To the costs arising from implementation of this article, amounting to €500,000 for the year 2022, shall be provided for by a corresponding reduction in the appropriation of the special current account fund for the purposes of the three-year budget 2022-2024.
Not defined.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Migrants or refugees in employment
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Does not apply to businesses |
Migrants or refugees
Students |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
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National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | Unknown | Unknown |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
This is a measure entirely decided by the government, supported by the Ministry of Education and Research, without the involvement of social partners.
The social partners have not commented on this decision.
This case is sector-specific (only public sector)
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
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P - Education | P85 Education |
This case is occupation-specific
Occupation (ISCO level 2) |
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Teaching professionals |
Citation
Eurofound (2022), Support measures for students, doctoral candidates, researchers, teachers of Ukraine, measure IT-2022-10/2205 (measures in Italy), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/IT-2022-10_2205.html
19 May 2022
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