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The new European Commission: a very personal take

After the forthcoming hearings at the European Parliament, the Commission von der Leyen 2 will take office, barring accidents, at the beginning of December. What to think of the new College and its agenda? I offer here my personal remarks,…

Macron e l’Europa, sette anni dopo

Un commento sintetico del discorso di Emmanuel Macron pronunciato il 25 aprile, centrato sulla fragilitĂ  dell’Europa in un mondo in forte cambiamento e durato quasi due ore è molto arduo. Quello di Macron è stato evidentemente anche un…

Don’t forget the Balkans

Consolidating the European Union is a geostrategic imperative. If the Union hopes to live on and to play an important role in world affairs, it must show it is able to accept new members and enlarge its own base. As membership for the…