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

C. Bastasin: It’s not Europe – It’s national democracy which is dysfunctional

BREXIT is considered to be proof that Europe is not working. Frankly, this assessment is optimistic. What Brexit demonst...

July 11, 2016

C.Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, F. Saccomanni, G.Toniolo – A HISTORICAL COMPROMISE ON ITALY’S FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Before the British referendum, political risks were already increasing across the euro area. They now arguably represent...

July 8, 2016

F. Saraceno: BREXIT AND THE HOPE FOR A PROGRESSIVE EUROPEAN FUTURE

Much has already been said on Brexit. More will be said in the hours, days, weeks, months, and even years to come. For t...

July 7, 2016

M. Messori – Ways forward: Solving the problem of Italian banks

The phase of Quantitative Easing (QE3) announced last March by the European Central Bank (ECB), and the linked new serie...

July 7, 2016