Italy
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Ranking Trend
Italy's rank movement over the last 30 days
Score Analysis
Analysis of Italy's policy signalling profile
Italy's current WokeMeter score stands at 66, aligning with its high global rank of 8 out of 186 countries, placing it in the 95.7th percentile for policy signalling intensity. This score reflects the country's compliance with the EU Digital Services Act and the presence of board diversity quotas, which contribute to its strong overall signalling intensity. The leadership of Giorgia Meloni as the first female Prime Minister further enhances Italy's policy signalling intensity, despite its conservative government. These factors collectively position Italy in the high-intensity category, emphasizing its robust engagement with Western-style progressive policy elements.
The dimension scores for Italy consistently hover around 66, indicating a balanced approach across various facets of policy signalling. Media and Platform Moderation, Legislative/Regulatory Activism, Corporate/Investor Signalling, and other dimensions all reflect similar levels of signalling intensity. The uniformity in scores across dimensions such as Speech & Expression Climate and Institutional DEI Policy Intensity suggests that Italy maintains a stable and comprehensive framework for policy signalling. These dimension scores highlight the country's commitment to maintaining a consistent level of intensity in its approach to Western-style progressive policies.
Score Breakdown by Dimension
Weighted components of the composite score
Recent Events
Events that influenced this country's score
EU moves to ban Russian energy imports by 2028
A draft regulation approved by European Union energy ministers would phase out Russian import contracts by January 2028.
European Union to phase out Russian gas imports by end of 2027
The European Union will phase out all Russian gas imports by the end of next year, the bloc’s energy ministers agreed on Monday. Although diplomats said that Hungary and Slovakia – which are diplomatically closer to the Kremlin and still import Russian gas via pipeline – both opposed the move.
Gaza Aid Deliveries Struggle, Despite Cease-Fire
A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.
The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy
Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.