The confrontation between the populist Italian government and the European Union’s leadership has already left a clear trail on the European ground that permits us to project the itinerary of this conflict in the future. The Italian government is an unorthodox coalition of the extreme right wing party Lega, under its rebellious leader Matteo Salvini […]
Populist Eurosceptics helped by Trumpists seriously threaten the EU edifice
Trump stumbles badly on his Russian openings; Europeans wary of Putin
In the fourth week of the Trump Presidency things have become more hectic. Those around the boss are now people of authority, and their actions directly affect America and the world. It’s not only that the chief himself changes his mind from one day to the next about crucial global issues, like the ‘one China’ […]
The UK referendum has already damaged Europe: even a ‘remain’ result is not without cost to Britain and the EU
The adult Brits are deciding today about their country’s position in or out the European Union, in a referendum that Prime Minister David Cameron was forced by his party’s ultra-Eurosceptics in January 2013 to promise to conduct it, should the Conservative Party win a majority in the 2015 legislative election. This promise was then thought […]
The umpteenth Italian overturn takes Renzi and PD to unprecedented victory at EU elections
Can elections in Italy and Germany derail Eurozone?
With Eurozone’s fiscal consolidation and financial supervision having being concretely scheduled for accomplishment within this year, investors and financial markets relaxed their fears over a possible disintegration of the single money zone and returned even to the Greek bond market. On the political front however still remain some dark spots over two anchor countries Italy […]