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Country data: Italy

Transposition of Single Market directives (Italy)

Single Market infringement cases (Italy)

Internal Market Information System (Italy)

Technical regulations information system (Italy)

On these, the Commission issued 6 detailed opinions and 4 comments, while other Member States issued 2 detailed opinions and 6 comments.

SOLVIT (Italy)

Responsive administration and burden of regulation (Italy)

IndicatorYearITEU average
Burden of government regulation (survey replies: 1 = Overly complex, 7 = Extremely easy)2025 3.89
Digitalisation of cross-border business procedures2025 21%
Payment delays by public authorities2024 16.76 days
Impact of regulation on long-term investment decisions (share of respondents considering business regulation an obstacle.)2024 66%

Access to public procurement (Italy)

Indicator2024EU average
Single bidder

34%

28%

No calls for bids

3%

5%

Publication rate (value advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily, in % of GDP)

3.6%

5.8%

Award criteria (proportion of procedures awarded to cheapest bid)

31%

54%

Decision speed (days)

123 

74 

SME contractors

88%

71%

SME bids

61%

72%

Procedures divided into lots

61%

72%

Note: A typical (mid-ranking) EU country is used for the EU average for all indicators.

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