M. Savona, F. Bontadini – Digital Industrial Policy: What are the future challenges?

The digital transition is based on the emergence of digital automation technologies, including, but not limited to, Arti...

February 12, 2025

J. Rech Graciano dos Santos, V. Meliciani, M. Pini. R. Urbani – Beyond borders: assessing the impact of digital and green innovation on firms’ export capabilities

This paper examines the relationship between digital and green innovation and the internationalization of Italian firms....

February 7, 2025

S. B. H. Faure – EU Defence Industrial Policy: Towards a New European Military-Industrial Regime?

The transformation of the European military-industrial regime could be a key political response to the geo-economic chal...

January 23, 2025

L. Cigna: The political economy of growth and skills in the green transition

How do countries position themselves in the global green value chain? What are the implications for green skills? This p...

January 16, 2025

S. Nunzi – European Strategic Autonomy in the Energy Field: Navigating Geopolitical Challenges, Policy Coordination and Innovation

The European Union (EU) is increasingly aware of its dependence on external energy sources, highlighted by crises like C...

January 8, 2025

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

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

Monthly Brief on the Italian Political Economy – May 2024

LAST MONTH IN BRIEF 06/05 The Council of Ministers approves a Decree to support the farming and fishing sectors, includi...

June 10, 2024

M. Messori: Loans or “gifts”? What the Italian economy needs from Europe

According to the recent Economic and Financial Document (DEF) drafted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), in 2...

April 28, 2020

C. Bastasin: The rationale behind the Italian-German rift

• Acrimony among European states is harsher today than during the euro-crisis a decade ago, jeopardizing the integrity...

March 31, 2020

C. Bastasin: The EU budget’s bad start concerns the euro area as well

• February’s special Council meeting on the 2021-2027 EU budget ended without an agreement. When EU leaders left...

February 28, 2020

C. Bastasin: A Unique Opportunity for New Ideas on EU Fiscal Rules

• On February 5, the European Commission presented the outlines of its review of the euro-area’s fiscal rules. A sim...

February 7, 2020

C. Bastasin: Italy’s debt causes resistance to new “green” fiscal flexibility

• Brussels is about to start a debate on waivers for green investments from the EU’s budget-deficit rules. However, ...

February 5, 2020

C. Bastasin: ON THE EU COMMISSION’S HARD-NOSED LETTER TO ITALY

• In a strongly worded letter, EU Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici have accused Italy of planning...

October 22, 2018

C. Bastasin: ITALY’S IS NOT A POPULIST GOVERNMENT

● Italy’s government is not just another populist government, more or less similar to the Greek, the British or even...

October 1, 2018

C. Bastasin: Regarding the Letter of the Eight Finance Ministers

● European ministers of finance discussed the future of the EMU on several occasions over the last couple of months. U...

March 13, 2018

M. Messori: ON THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM DEUTSCHE BANK

DEUTSCHE BANK’S DIFFICULTIES, which exploded due to a multi-billion dollar fine required by the U.S. Department of Jus...

October 4, 2016

ECB Press Conference – April 17, 2025

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April 22, 2025

Statement by President von der Leyen on the announcement of universal tariffs by the US – April 3, 2025

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April 7, 2025

A “European moment” in an inverted world Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – April 2, 2025

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April 3, 2025

Financial literacy and monetary policy transmission – Speech by Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB – March 27, 2025

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April 1, 2025

European Council, 20 March 2025 – Main results

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March 24, 2025

Commission unveils Savings and Investments Union strategy to enhance financial opportunities for EU citizens and businesses – March 19, 2025

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March 20, 2025

Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament – March 20, 2025

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March 20, 2025

A robust strategy for a new era – Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – March 12, 2025

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March 12, 2025

ECB Press conference – 6 March 2025, 14:45

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March 6, 2025