A. Filippetti, R. Spallone: The new European industrial policy and the gloomy future of Cohesion Policy

Social cohesion in Europe is a cornerstone of the integration process. The objectives of social cohesion and economic co...

December 5, 2024

R. Perissich – L’Europa di fronte a Trump: superare il pessimismo

Poteva succedere; è successo. Molti europei hanno reagito con passione, alcuni con gioia, più spesso con delusione o i...

November 14, 2024

R. Perissich: Le faglie dell’europeismo italiano

Molti italiani sono convinti che l’Italia abbia un problema con l’Europa. Si sarebbe tentati di rispondere: “non s...

November 6, 2024

I. Papadakis, M. Savona – The Uneven Geography of Digital Infrastructure: Does It Matter?

With data becoming an essential production input, we look at the location of data and cloud centres (DCCs) and explore d...

October 17, 2024

R. Urbani, J. Rech Graciano dos Santos, L. Cisotta, E. Scognamiglio, G. Tarantino – Advancing global reach: the role of international hubs in enhancing firm internationalization and innovation

This study provides a comprehensive examination of how firms integrate through international hubs, with a particular foc...

October 8, 2024

L. Schmitz, T. Seidl, T. Wuttke – The Costs of Conditionality: Lessons from IPCEIs

In recent years, the European Union has embraced a more active industrial policy to boost its global competitiveness and...

October 1, 2024

R. Perissich – Il rapporto Draghi: non sprecare una grande opportunità

Il rapporto presenta un’analisi del crescente divario di crescita, competitività, innovazione e produttività fra l�...

September 18, 2024

U. Marengo: The Fondo Nazionale for Made in Italy and insights from the new British National Wealth Fund for the green industrial transition

The new British Government has announced the creation of a £7.3 billion National Wealth Fund (NWF) to help drive the UK...

September 17, 2024

L. Vinhas de Souza: Comparing EU and US approaches towards Economic Security Strategies

While the EU and the US share many similarities as market democracies that uphold the rule of the law, there are also ma...

September 3, 2024

L. Dibiaggio, L. Nesta, S. Vannuccini – European Sovereignty in Artificial Intelligence: A Competence-Based Perspective

We present a first-of-its-kind empirical study of technological sovereignty in artificial intelligence, adopting a compe...

December 17, 2024

A. Giunta, E. Marvasi, M. Sforza: Digitalization and Regionalization of Global Value Chains in European Industries

This paper explores the relationship between digitalization and the regionalization of Global Value Chains (GVCs) in Eur...

December 12, 2024

D. Mertens, M. Thiemann – Toward a Triangle of Coordination: The Role of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Investment Bank in (Re-)Making EU Industrial Policy

The European Union’s emergent industrial policy regime has raised concerns over lacking ambition and scope to keep pac...

December 11, 2024

J. Creel, F. Saraceno: Economic governance in the next EU legislature. Which agenda for fiscal and monetary policy?

This paper takes a broadly positive view of the policies and institutional developments implemented to manage the pandem...

December 10, 2024

Joint Jacques Delors Institute-LUHNIP Policy Paper: Together we trade, divided we aid

This joint JDI-LUHNIP Policy Paper addresses the pressing issue of fragmentation within the EU Single Market resulting f...

December 2, 2024

N. Durazzi, P. Emmenegger, A. Felder-Stindt: A Continent in Search of Skills? Aiding the Twin Transition Through Skill Formation Policy

The twin transition demands a robust policy infrastructure. Central to this infrastructure is the development and availa...

November 21, 2024

S. Diessner, C. A. Petit – Strengthening the Democratic Accountability of the EU’s New Industrial Policy through Parliamentary Oversight

EU industrial policymaking involves political choices and trade-offs with far-reaching distributive consequences. This w...

November 14, 2024

D. Guarascio, J.Reljic, A. Simonazzi: United in diversity? EU core-periphery divided at the time of the green transition

The European Union (EU) is at a crossroads, faced with the pressing need to accelerate the green transition in response ...

November 7, 2024

P. Dermine, M. Patrin: Legal Foundations for a New EU Industrial Policy

The legal framework of industrial policy under the EU Treaties is disunited. The EU’s competence in the industrial fie...

October 29, 2024

LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – November 2024

Last Month in Brief 5 November: The Council of the EU reaches an agreement on the VAT in the Digital Age package to figh...

December 16, 2024

Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – November 2024

LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 11/11 MPs present around 4,500 amendments to the budget bill, which includes also a controversial pr...

December 16, 2024

LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – October 2024

Last Month in Brief 2 October: The European Commission adopts a Communication on building sustainable international part...

November 19, 2024

Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – October 2024

LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 02/10 Italy’s CDP Venture Capital and OpenAI sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the ...

November 6, 2024

LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – September 2024

Last Month in Brief 3 September: The European Court of Justice issues a ruling on the Illumina/Grail case clarifying the...

October 15, 2024

Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – September 2024

17/09 The Council of Ministers approves the decree for the partial privatisation of Poste Italiane, in the first signifi...

October 8, 2024

LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – June 2024

Last Month in Brief 10 June: The European Commission opens an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulat...

July 12, 2024

Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – June 2024

LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 13-15/06 Italy hosts in Apulia the key event of the G7 featuring all the political leaders of the pa...

July 10, 2024

LUHNIP Monthly Brief on EU Industrial Policy – May 2024

6 May: French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen meet with Chinese ...

June 19, 2024

C. Bastasin: The war in Ukraine, fiscal rules, and the European elections

On February 26, 2024, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner proposed a moratorium on welfare spending and subsidies ...

February 29, 2024

C. Bastasin: An update on EU enlargement to include Ukraine

Next December, the EU Council is expected to announce the formal start of the accession process of Ukraine and Moldova t...

November 6, 2023

V. Meliciani, L. Policino, R. Urbani: Procurement of multilateral banks in Europe: specificities of the Italian model and policy implications

Securing World Bank procurement contracts can enhance a company’s growth perspectives due to market diversification, i...

September 19, 2023

C. Bastasin: Regole europee, la tentazione del mancato accordo

Dopo aver avviato il processo di riforma della governance economica europea nel 2020, la Commissione europea ha proposto...

April 19, 2023

C. Bastasin: Too much complacency in Europe for the US mid-term vote

1) The mid-term elections in the US were met with relief in Europe. Europeans see, in view of the 2024 presidential elec...

November 16, 2022

F. Bontadini, V. Meliciani, M. Savona, A. Wirkeirman: Nearshoring and Farsharing in Europe within the Global Economy

• The term “nearshoring” has gained significant interest in recent years, though a clear definition is still lacki...

September 27, 2022

C. Bastasin: Italy’s political uncertainty in 2023

In less than a year, the elections for the renewal of Italy’s Chambers will take place. Uncertainty is growing about t...

June 1, 2022

C. Bastasin: The reasons behind Scholz’s strong performance

• The strong performance by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is related to the electorate’s change of heart coincid...

September 28, 2021

C. Bastasin: Can conditionality and dialogue really walk hand in hand?

After the Coronavirus hit the European population and sent the economy into hibernation, EU institutions reacted –...

July 27, 2020

Monetary policy in the euro area – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – December 16, 2024

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December 16, 2024

ECB Press Conference – December 12, 2024 – 14:45

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December 11, 2024

Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament – Speech by Christine Legarde, President of the ECB – December 4, 2024

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December 4, 2024

Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – Financial Times – November 28, 2024

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November 28, 2024

First European Semester Autumn Package under new economic governance framework sets out path for sound public finances and sustainable and inclusive growth – November 26, 2024

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November 26, 2024

Follow the money: channelling savings into investment and innovation in Europe – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – November 22, 2024

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November 24, 2024

The economic and human challenges of a transforming era – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – November 18, 2024

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November 19, 2024

The ECB Blog – Mind the gap: what it takes to finance a greener future – November 12, 2024

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November 12, 2024

Our monetary path – Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – October 31, 2024

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October 31, 2024