Italy: The regulation of lobbying and the evolution of a cultural taboo

In Italy, there is no comprehensive regulation of lobbying activities that cover the whole country or government. There is however rules in Tuscany, Abruzzo and Molise as well as in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies.This chapter explores the existent regulations and analyses the reasons for not having rules and guidelines that are applicable to the country and government as a whole. The chapter also introduces the most recent initiative to regulate lobbying that was presented by the former President of the Council of Ministers, Enrico Letta, during the Council of Ministers’ meeting on 24 May 2013.