C.Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, F. Bruni, M. Messori, S. Micossi, F. Passacantando, F. Saccomanni, G. Toniolo: EURO-ZONE, ITALY’S RESPONSIBILITY

We are all tempted to say that the worst is behind us once and for all. However, eight years after the crisis started, t...

January 28, 2016

M. Messori: THE ROLE OF BANKS IN THE RECENT ITALO-GERMAN DISPUTE

The debate between the Italian President and other European representatives (the European Commission President and Germa...

January 27, 2016

S. Micossi: BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS ADJUSTMENT IN THE EUROZONE

This policy contribution describes the unresolved adjustment problems confronting the eurozone, and places them in histo...

January 21, 2016

L. Codogno – Italy: Local public shareholdings under review

The Italian government is about to introduce a first set of measures to make last year’s reform of the public administ...

January 12, 2016

G. Toniolo – Bail-in: Useful in normal times, risky in a crisis

“BAIL-IN”: a new word has recently entered the public consciousness, one that is not yet present in Merriam-Webster....

December 23, 2015

C. Bastasin – MR. SCHÄUBLE’S ULTIMATE WEAPON: The Automatic Restructuring of Public Debt

A German plan for revamping the euro-area proposes an automatic mechanism for sovereign debt-restructuring. This mechani...

December 18, 2015

G. L. Tosato – THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION (EMU): Evolution and Legal Challenges

The implementation of a genuine EMU, as outlined in the Four/Five Presidents reports, calls for an investigation into th...

December 17, 2015

S. Micossi – The real match over debt: The proposal for a European System of Deposit Insurance

The European Commission’s proposal for the creation of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) triggered a part...

December 1, 2015

C. Bastasin: THE EURO AND THE END OF 20TH CENTURY POLITICS

The European crisis has been a political crisis that questions our understanding of national democracies in the new glob...

November 1, 2015