S. Micossi, R. Perissich: An Italian perspective on the forthcoming Brexit negotiations

At the moment, the only certainty in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations is … uncertainty. The British prime minister ...

October 24, 2016

C. Bastasin: THE YEAR OF NON-RECKONING

The political setup within member states is becoming a priority for the survival of the European Union and the euro-area...

October 12, 2016

S. Micossi: Towards a joint debt instrument and fiscal capacity

The EU is going through a very difficult phase, besieged by historic internal and external security challenges, unmanage...

September 28, 2016

L. Codogno – ITALY’S CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: MAPPING POSSIBLE POLITICAL SCENARIOS

The upcoming constitutional referendum is a key event for Italy’s government and the political developments heading up...

September 23, 2016

C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, G. Toniolo – MAKING ITALY SAFER, BUT NOT MORE IN DEBT

While one could apply the EU’s flexibility clause to the reconstruction effort after the 2016 earthquake in Italy, it ...

September 5, 2016

L. Codogno – Italy’s Earthquake: Estimating the economic and financial damage

With nearly 300 dead and almost 400 injured, the human cost of the earthquake that hit Italy on 24 August is immeasurabl...

September 1, 2016

C. Bastasin – THREE IDEAS FOR CHANGING ITALY’S DISCOURSE ON EUROPE: RENAISSANCE IN THE CITIES, EU FUNDS FOR IMMIGRATION, AND OPPORTUNITY SHARING

Across Europe, traditional political parties are being challenged by new political formations that barely fit the classi...

July 29, 2016

S. Micossi: ON THE EU AFTER BREXIT

Great uncertainty still surrounds the likely course of the UK government regarding its future relations with the EU. On ...

July 25, 2016

S. Micossi: EUROZONE STABILITY STILL UNDER THE THREAT OF A “BAD SHOCK”

On 25 June, VoxEU published “Making the Eurozone more resilient: What is needed now and what can wait,” an article s...

July 21, 2016