Europe: Facts & Docs
Policy Briefs
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S. Micossi - Testing the EU Framework for the Recovery and Resolution of Banks: the Italian Experience
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A. Leipold - Not Seeing the 50% for the 2.04%. A Missing Piece of EU Economic Governance: The Quality of Public Finance
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C. Bastasin - The German-French Treaty: Sign Of Strength Or Of Weakness?
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C. Bastasin, M. Mischitelli: The Imaginary Growth - The Hidden Illness Of Italian Economic Policy
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Pier Carlo Padoan: Europe Needs Reforms For Inclusive Growth. Do Europeans Agree?
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The Return Of The Financial Transactions Tax – Carlo Bastasin – Il Sole 24 Ore
With a surprise declaration last Monday, President of the German Parliament Wolfgang Schäuble proposed to abolish the unanimity vote in the European Council decisions, which still require it. The decisions, among other things, also concern taxation....

Italy And The EU: On A Collision Course? - Ferdinando Nelli Feroci - Istituti Affari Internazionali
The present Italian government, bornout of a peculiar alliance between twopolitical forces – the anti-establishmentFive Star Movement (MoVimento 5Stelle – M5S) and the right-wing Leagueparty – each with different electoralconstituencies and political...

A Franco-German Manifesto For A European Industrial Policy Fit For The 21st Century
At a time of increasingly fast changes globally, Europe must pool its strengths and be more united than ever. Europe’s economic strength in the coming decades will be hugely dependent on our ability to remain a global manufacturing and industrial power....

The Euro – A Tale Of 20 Year. The Priorities Going Forward - Marco Buti, Maya Jollès and Matteo Salto - VOX CEPR Policy Portal
The launch of the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999 was a considerable challenge and a historic milestone. The first decade of its existence firmly established the euro as a credible construction. As this column describes, however, from 2008 onwards the...

In Europe Reason Is Asleep – Maurizio Ferrera – Corriere della Sera
Today there is an increasing conflict in European politics between passion and reason. We constantly encounter verbal abuse, fake news, impulsive actions and simplifications concerning good and evil. Discussions and arguments based on reason are set apart...

The Preconceptions That Separate Italy And Germany – Carlo Bastasin – Il Sole 24 Ore
Those who understand German culture or life in Germany know the various preconceptions that Germans have of Italy, which can result in hatred or love. People who are aware of this, however, do not believe that these preconceptions actually have any...

ADMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE MASTER OF ARTS IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
The MEEG, organized by LUISS SEP, is designed to provide economists and other social scientists with in-depth knowledge of European institutions, concentrating on the way key institutions function, as well as of the related economic policies and...

The League And Italian Populism – Giovanni Orsina – Il Sole 24 Ore
The article presents an overview of the current dynamics within the populist government coalition, pointing out the differences that separate Matteo Salvini’s League and Luigi Di Maio’s Five Star Movement. For now it appears that the former, being a...

The Mole That Is Digging Away At The Economy – Carlo Bastasin – Il Sole 24 Ore
The article depicts the uncertainty facing the Italian economy as a result of the Budget Law adopted at the end of 2018. Banks have limited their credit, which has reduced business turnovers. Furthermore, a stop has been put on private investments and...