English-Italian translations for better than nothing

• meglio di nulla
  Ciò nonostante, il mio gruppo ha votato a favore della relazione poiché la regolamentazione proposta è pur sempre meglio di nulla. Despite this, my group has voted in favour because this regulation is better than nothing.
  Trecento milioni di euro sono meglio di nulla, ma in futuro occorrerà un'azione più risoluta per sostenere il settore. EUR 300 million is better than nothing but more drastic action is needed in future to support this industry.
  Per quanto mi riguarda, avrei voluto una direttiva più segnatamente ambientalista, ma questo compromesso è meglio di nulla. For my part, I would have been pleased to see a greener directive, but this compromise is better than nothing.

Definition of better than nothing

• Barely useful; almost worthless or pointless, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all

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• a kind word is better than a soft pie