Europe

Six years after the start of the Great Recession of 2008-09, the outlook for the world economy now looks relatively optimistic, albeit amid some new risks and challenges. Following years of balance sheet adjustment and policymakers…

Il nuovo presidente ucraino, Petro Poroshenko, non rappresenta certo un volto nuovo, nonostante il sangue versato dai cittadini nella speranza d’imprimere una decisa svolta politica. Cofondatore, insieme al presidente uscente, di quello che…

European Union citizens will cast their vote to elect their representatives in the next European Parliament for the eighth time since 1979. Recent figures show that public support for a stronger and more cohesive European identity has…

It is a curious paradox that the European Parliament has increasingly gained more rights and political power whilst its democratic legitimacy has been fading due to a lack of popular support. The argument of critics and non-voters used to…

My first month and a half in office has been mainly devoted to managing the needed response by Italy and its partners to the Russia-Ukraine problem. Our main concern has been to avoid an uncontrolled escalation. And the issue is being…