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June 10, 2019
Interview with Marcello Messori – Rai Uno Settegiorni

Professor Messori analyzes the increasing risk of Brussels implementing the infringement proceedings against Italy and how that would influence the country’s economic growth, which is already very weak. Click here to watch the interview in Italian.
June 7, 2019
The new formation of the European Parliament – Riccardo Perissich – Affari Internazionali

The author analyzes the new formation of the European Parliament, where the Liberals grew at the expense of the People’s Party and the Greens at the expense of the Socialists, but where the nationalists did not perform as well as they had expected. Click...
June 7, 2019
The art of the trade deal - Algebris Investments

The United States recently announced an increase in tariffs on $200bn of Chinese consumer and other goods from 10 to 25 percent, with further increases to come. China responded with its own schedule of tariffs on U.S. goods. Next, the U.S. banned Chinese...
June 5, 2019
A Parliament is Born - Daniel Gros - Project Syndicate

With the latest election, the European Parliament seems to have taken a small but important step toward becoming a true expression of Europeans’ popular will. While many issues are still decided in the European Council, the balance of authority between...
June 5, 2019
Infrastructure and innovation to integrate the South into the markets – Stefano Manzocchi – Il Sole 24 Ore

Professor Manzocchi observes that further internationalization would be a key element for relaunching the competitivity of companies in Italy’s southern regions, especially since domestic demand is rather weak. Click here to read the article in Italian.
June 5, 2019
Calling into question the ECB’s independence is a mistake – Lorenzo Bini Smaghi – Corriere della Sera

With the end of President Mario Draghi’s mandate approaching, there arises a problem concerning the composition of the European Central Bank’s executive board with the risk of there no longer being any Italians on it for a significant period of time. The...
June 5, 2019
The (false) idea of being able to grow by creating debts – Salvatore Rossi – Corriere della Sera

The former Director General of the Bank of Italy believes that Italy’s main problem lies in the capacity to improve efficiency at the pace of other advanced countries.
June 3, 2019
The debt’s vicious circle is keeping investors away – Carlo Bastasin and Gianni Toniolo – Il Sole 24 Ore

Out of the 158 years of Italian unity, 127 years have been marked by a public debt that was higher than the other countries that today form the G7. Although historically a country with a high debt, Italy however has only had two minor cases of default and...
June 3, 2019
Minister Giovanni Tria’s letter to the European Commission

This is the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance’s response to the European Commission’s letter of May 29 concerning the fiscal surveillance of Italy. Consult the document below in Italian.

News

Interview with Marcello Messori – Rai Uno Settegiorni

The new formation of the European Parliament – Riccardo Perissich – Affari Internazionali

The art of the trade deal - Algebris Investments

A Parliament is Born - Daniel Gros - Project Syndicate

Infrastructure and innovation to integrate the South into the markets – Stefano Manzocchi – Il Sole 24 Ore

Calling into question the ECB’s independence is a mistake – Lorenzo Bini Smaghi – Corriere della Sera

The (false) idea of being able to grow by creating debts – Salvatore Rossi – Corriere della Sera

The debt’s vicious circle is keeping investors away – Carlo Bastasin and Gianni Toniolo – Il Sole 24 Ore

Minister Giovanni Tria’s letter to the European Commission