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Brexit: a last-minute deadlock The Brexit ‘hot potato’ has now been passed on to the UK, and these last days have been marked by intense debates and decision-makings, which will most certainly continue throughout the near future. A few steps backwards: after the “EU in or out” referendum took place ...

President Macron’ visit to Rome has enhanced a new dynamic in Mediterranean politics.  Italy, whose diplomacy is in admirable shape, has undertaken a common line with its transalpine partner. After the impasse triggered by the reallocation of the European Medicines Agency with Spain, Gentiloni’s Government has started an important rapprochement path ...

The aftermath of the Catalan Referendum held on October 1st has triggered an institutional impasse in Spain. However, Catalonia’s demand for further autonomy is not news for anyone, least the Spanish central government, which has always had to come down to political compromise (and at times also confrontation) with the ...

Lo scorso settembre le elezioni in Germania consegnarono al Paese un quadro politico carico di incognite. Il crollo di voti sperimentato dalla SPD spinse Martin Schulz ad interpretare tale risultato come un mandato degli elettori a portare il suo partito fuori dalla Grosse-Koalition, spostandosi all’opposizione. Da questa scelta nacque l’ipotesi ...

When Rajoy’s Government outlawed the Catalan independence process last month by invoking Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution— thereby endorsing the sentence of the Supreme Court — the Catalonian crisis appeared to be an issue the Spanish government could have contained with moderation. However, due to the deepening political crisis ...

My argument on May’s stance on Brexit is beyond what they could appreciate on radio’s broadcasts, television’ programmes and daily newspapers’ articles.   Let’s briefly catch up with what happened so far.   First of all, the British PM Theresa May has fixed her lame duck matter with a (mysterious) government-saving deal with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist party.   Secondly, negotiations had ...

Sono le sette di sera ed una donna cerca timidamente spazio tra la folla in metropolitana: ha il viso scavato dalle rughe ed un volto rattristato, nel portamento tuttavia mantiene un fascino del tutto atipico per quell’ambiente sudaticcio. La donna ha un bustone pieno di attrezzi da lavoro in una ...

“Lei ha una qualche ambizione? E allora vada via, se ne vada dall’Italia, lasci l’Italia finché è in tempo, qualsiasi cosa decida vada a studiare a Londra, a Parigi, vada in America, se ha la possibilità, ma lasci questo Paese.” Tempo fa, Fabrizia aveva condiviso sui social un estratto dal ...

The airline industry this year has been facing more lows than highs. To blame are not only the numerous terrorist attacks, that have tarnished the image of some of the world’s major traveling destinations, but also political instability and strikes. Lufthansa, for instance, has only recently managed to find a ...

Il 22 gennaio 2015 M. Draghi, governatore della BCE, ha annunciato un nuovo piano di politica monetaria che prevede l’utilizzo del c.d. Quantitative Easing (Q.E.) con il quale si inietta nuova liquidità nel sistema attraverso operazioni di mercato aperto. Dopo anni di immobilismo, dunque, pare che l’Europa abbia un “piano” ...