Italy’s officially joining the China-led Belt and Road Initiative sparked a fierce debate. By analysing five fields of cooperation, the volume sheds light on whether the bilateral agreement has brought about an intensification of bilateral collaboration as wished by the Italian government as the time and whether the concerns around it have materialized.

The upcoming peak season at the end of the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2021 will be an understanding of how the European road transport industry will cope with several negative factors.