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

S. Micossi: THREE THINGS TO DO TO STRENGTHEN EUROZONE ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE

Mu main points on economic governance reforms to strengthen stability and revive growth in Europe centre on risk, discip...

October 15, 2015

C. Bastasin: FIRMS’ GROWTH SHOULD INSPIRE BRUSSELS’ REMARKS ON ITALY’S POLITICAL ECONOMY

For the first time, in the upcoming days, the Eurogroup and the European Council will take account of the Commission’s...

October 5, 2015

L. Codogno – ITALY’S BUDGET OUTLOOK: STRETCHING FLEXIBILITY TO THE LIMIT

The Italian government will present the Budget by 15 October, following recently announced main fiscal targets. Fiscal p...

October 1, 2015

S. Micossi: QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES?

QUIS COSTODIET IPSOS CUSTODES? is a Latin phrase from Satires by Roman poet Juvenal. Literally translated to “Who will...

September 29, 2015

M. Messori: HOW TO CREATE A NEW EUROPEAN PLAN FOR INVESTMENT

The Greek crisis which began six years ago, is an extreme case that has brought to light deficiencies of the euro area. ...

September 10, 2015

S. Rossi: Roundtable on monetary policy in a low growth, low interest rate environment

The role of interest rates—short- or long-term, nominal or real—is pervasive in modern economies. Changes in interes...

September 9, 2015

C. Bastasin: German migrants, a shock for the euro area

At the beginning of September, German chancellor Angela Merkel took everybody by surprise, announcing that Berlin would ...

September 7, 2015

L. Codogno: CAN ITALY’S IMMIGRATION CRISIS TRIGGER SOCIO-POLITICAL DISRUPTIONS?

Can the on-going EU immigration crisis become more severe and relevant socio-political stability? In this commentary, I ...

September 5, 2015