Wow, this is grim. Especially in conjunction with the article highlighting an aging population. I'm guessing a lot of young Italian professionals move abroad as it offers better salaries?
Aging population in Italy is due to birthrates in Italy dropping before this trend reached other developed countries.
Since like forever, 1600 EUR net monthly is a good salary in Italy. Hahaha, I'm joking - you'll never get indefinite employment contract in Italy. This can explain the invasion of Italian guys to post-Communist countries. In addition to earning slightly more, they're fucking their brains out there. In exchange we can visit Italy in summer, see their old people, be robbed in cafes, restaurants, hotels, or literally be robbed... quite miserable exchange.