Poor Leadership Makes for Somber Outlook Blog The tectonic plaques of the eurozone are again on the move. The rise of populism and the extreme-right is not the beginning but rather the result of a long process of political flaws and errors. The Italian national budget proposal oposes the Italian government and the European Commission. But it is not about pro or contra the EU but about delayed and short-term reforms in the fiscal governance. By Viriato Soromenho-Marques and Ricardo Cabral
The Migration Factor and the Italian Election – Why Catching up with Populist Stances on Migration Does not Pay Off Blog Centre-left parties speak the same language as right-wing parties when it comes to migration. The only solution they propose is to close borders and reduce arrivals. In contrast, a positive narrative would be to count the number of migrants who manage to start a new life. By Annalisa Buscaini
The Italian Election: a Last Wake-Up Call for the European Union? Article The outcome of the Italian election is another wake-up call. Former centre-left and socialist voters now are being caught by 'modern' populist parties who claim to defend citizens' rights and fight against a corrupt political class as well as social and economic injustice. By Lorenzo Cresti
The Italian constitutional referendum: a victory for democracy and civil society Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi decided to stake everything on the referendum: his personal credibility and his political legitimacy. His failure leads us to the question what kind of change Renzi was actually representing. By Armanda Cetrulo
WE ARE EUROPE! Young Voices from Germany, Greece, Italy and Portugal on the Situation Youth in Their Home Countries, the European Elections and What They Expect from the European Union. Download Please select a file format. pdf pdf pdf