L. Codogno – Beyond Pride and Prejudice: The impact of Brexit on the rest of the EU

It is not obvious if the EU would lose or gain from Brexit. In theory, judging from trade and investment flows, Brexit s...

April 8, 2016

O. Pesce: A PROPOSAL FOR EUROPE

Several of the provisions and fundamental principles of the European Union are still unrealized but need to be put into ...

April 5, 2016

L. Codogno: ITALY’S PUBLIC FINANCES: YOU CAN’T HAVE IT ALL!

The Italian government will present its public finance projections by 10 April. Fiscal policy will end up being strongly...

April 5, 2016

C. Bastasin: A SHORT REMINDER FOR THE NEXT ITALIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Italy’s main proble is not fiscal. Or, more accurately, it would not be fiscal if the economy were able to grow be...

April 4, 2016

C. Bastasin – The migration crisis: A case for a “Merzi” leadership

Germany and Italy share common interests in tackling the migrant crisis—perhaps the greatest challenge in EU history. ...

March 17, 2016

C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, F. Saccomanni, G. Toniolo, G. L. Tosato: BREXIT, THE LINE IN THE SAND

In recent days, European Council President Donald Tusk outlined the terms of an agreement that would facilitate the perm...

February 13, 2016

V. Termini – The State of the “Energy Union”: New tools for EU integration, awaiting political steps

In a fragmented European Scenario, marked by prevailing national interests and short-sighted political responses to the ...

February 12, 2016

S. Micossi: BANKING CRISIS YET AGAIN AND HOW TO FIX IT

Almost out of the blue, a combination of diverse factors has elicited a run on bank stocks and junior and senior debt, r...

February 11, 2016

G. L. Tosato: Legal notes on the Tusk package for the UK

The package proposed by the President of the European Council (“the Tusk Package” or “the Package”) consists of ...

February 10, 2016