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May 8, 2019
"The European crux is difficult to solve" - Interview with Giovanni Orsina - Sky TG24

With the European Parliament elections around the corner, Professor Orsina sheds light on the difficulties that the "anti-European" parties are experiencing in defining their political identities and on the lack of unity that is characterizing the "pro-...
May 8, 2019
Euro area architecture: What reforms are still needed, and why - Jean Pisani-Ferry, Philippe Martin et al. - VOX

In January 2018, CEPR published a Policy Insight recommending euro area reforms which received broad support as well as some criticism. In this column, the authors argue that the problems that prompted their paper are still there, new problems are on...
May 3, 2019
Restructuring the debt would create enormous damage – Lorenzo Codogno and Giampaolo Galli – Il Sole 24 Ore

The word “restructure” was removed from the declarations of the summit on euro-zone reforms last December. However, some traces of the word have remained. An example is the affirmation that financial assistance from the ESM (European Stability Mechanism)...
May 3, 2019
"The portfolios of future European commissioners must be in line with sustainable development" – Interview with Enrico Giovannini – Il Sole 24 Ore

ASviS spokesperson Enrico Giovannini speaks about Italy’s sustainable development record, noting the breakthroughs, such as the significant reduction of poverty, and the shortcomings, such as Italy’s lack of an overall governance that would coordinate...
May 2, 2019
Italy cannot jump into early elections - Lorenzo Codogno - CNBC

Lorenzo Codogno discusses the latest developments in the Italian economy and points out why the country cannot afford to go to an early vote. Click here to watch the interview.
April 30, 2019
When Facts Change, Change the Pact - Jean Pisani-Ferry - Project Syndicate

“When facts change, I change my mind,” John Maynard Keynes famously said. With long-term interest rates currently near zero, the European Union should reform its fiscal framework to allow member states to increase their debt-financed public investments....
April 29, 2019
The “Yellow-Green” Government’s Foreign Policy - a paper by Ferdinando Nelli Feroci - Istituto Affari Internazionali

Italy’s government’s contract makes limited, vague and generic mention of foreign policy, of European policy and of the country’s posture in the international arena. What’s more, over these past ten months, foreign policy has been the most conspicuous...
April 29, 2019
Space to cover in Europe – Maurizio Ferrera – Corriere della Sera

After the European Parliament elections, the political reinforcement of French President Emanuel Macron will be a precious resource for getting the ball rolling in Brussels. For Italy it would open a huge opportunity. The French experience should be...
April 29, 2019
The German bank flop is a problem for Europe – Interview with Marcello Messori – Formiche

The union was doubtlessly risky, since two sick elements cannot be merged. A plan B is needed because the German credit system is still fragile and something needs to be done, otherwise everyone will pay the consequences. Italy included. Click here to...

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"The European crux is difficult to solve" - Interview with Giovanni Orsina - Sky TG24

Euro area architecture: What reforms are still needed, and why - Jean Pisani-Ferry, Philippe Martin et al. - VOX

Restructuring the debt would create enormous damage – Lorenzo Codogno and Giampaolo Galli – Il Sole 24 Ore

"The portfolios of future European commissioners must be in line with sustainable development" – Interview with Enrico Giovannini – Il Sole 24 Ore

Italy cannot jump into early elections - Lorenzo Codogno - CNBC

When Facts Change, Change the Pact - Jean Pisani-Ferry - Project Syndicate

The “Yellow-Green” Government’s Foreign Policy - a paper by Ferdinando Nelli Feroci - Istituto Affari Internazionali

Space to cover in Europe – Maurizio Ferrera – Corriere della Sera

The German bank flop is a problem for Europe – Interview with Marcello Messori – Formiche