Publications
Our publications aim to provide in-depth information on issues that are at the forefront of the European agenda, including commentary, research, and policy recommendations.
LEAP produces policy briefs, working papers, five bullets and a monthly newsletter. All publications are available online.
Policy Briefs
S. Micossi: A new drive for the Capital Markets Union
For two decades, the lack of private investment has been one of Europe’s biggest economic weaknesses, undermining prod...
September 13, 2019
M. Messori: The potentials and the dangers of the Italian economy in a renewed euro area
Overcoming the political and institutional tensions that have characterized Italy in the last fourteen months opens up n...
September 12, 2019
A. Franconi: Mini-Bot: Ingenuity or Ignorance
With the infringement procedure launched by the European Union against Italy in December 2017 (not to be confused with t...
September 6, 2019
M. Buti, M. Krobath: Should the eurozone be less intergovernmental?
Since the economic and financial crisis, the institutional landscape in the EU has changed. While no structure in the EU...
August 30, 2019
S. Bernardini, C. Cottarelli, G. Galli, C. Valdes – REDUCING PUBLIC DEBT: THE EXPERIENCE OF ADVANCED ECONOMIES OVER THE LAST 70 YEARS
This paper investigates the episodes of public debt reduction in advanced economies since the Second World War. We find ...
July 31, 2019
C. Bastasin: Will the European deficit procedure determine the future of Italy’s political equilibrium?
On June 5, 2019, the EU Commission assessed, in its Report from the Commission – COM(2019) 532 final “Italy, Rep...
July 24, 2019
C. Bastasin: Secular Divergence – Explaining Nationalism in Europe
The doctrine of nationalism, hinging on a primacy of the cultural, civic or ethnic unit of one nation vis-à-vis other ...
April 24, 2019
C. Bastasin: The economic consequences of Italian political isolation
In about two months’ time, European citizens will be voting on their representatives in the European Parliament. T...
March 27, 2019
L. Bini Smaghi: What Future for the European Banking System?
The European banking sector is going through complicated times. Its performance over the last decade diverged widely fro...
March 13, 2019
Working Papers
Monthly Briefs
Five Bullets
Europe: Facts & Docs
This section contains policy documents, meeting summaries and news that come directly from the EU institutions.
Commission sets out first analysis of the proposals stemming from the Conference on the Future of Europe – June 17, 2022
The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out how it can follow up on the outcome of the Conference on...
June 20, 2022
Statement of the ECB Governing Council – June 15, 2022
On 15 June the Governing Council met to exchange views on the current market situation. Since the gradual process of pol...
June 17, 2022
ECB Press conference – June 9, 2022
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June 14, 2022
The Commission presents the Draft Budget 2023 and the Annual Management and Performance Report for the EU budget for the 2021 financial year
The Commission has proposed an annual EU budget of €185.6 billion for 2023, to be complemented by an estimated €113....
June 9, 2022
Convergence Report reviews Member States’ preparedness to join the euro area and paves the way for Croatia’s euro adoption on 1 January 2023
The European Commission has concluded that Croatia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2023, bringing the number of ...
June 6, 2022
Special meeting of the European Council (30 and 31 May 2022) – Conclusions
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June 1, 2022
Newsletter
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