Politicians have always used cultural tropes in order to build popularity and even hegemony. Right now, however, it seems as if the small symbols are no longer merely semiotic in nature. Matters of nationality and cultural tradition no longer seem like window-dressing: once the state is offering to look after some of us, but not […]
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Reform or Divorce in Europe
To say that the eurozone has not been performing well since the 2008 crisis is an understatement. Its member countries have done more poorly than the European Union countries outside the eurozone, and much more poorly than the United States, which was the epicenter of the crisis www.project-syndicate.org
Euromemo, l’Europa divisa
La 22esima conferenza del gruppo EuroMemorandum su “Politiche alternative in Europa”, svoltasi presso la Facoltà di Economia di Coimbra dal 15 al 17 settembre
Ponti e affari. Da Istanbul a noi
Dal “terzo” ponte di Istanbul alla vicenda nostrana del Ponte sullo Stretto. Cambiare idea sui ponti di regime sembra politica costante tra gli ex sindaci
Il declino dei banchieri centrali
Quelli che venivano considerati sino a non molto tempo fa come i veri padroni del mondo devono ormai sottostare ad analisi mediatiche poco riverenti
Un’analisi del budget europeo
Come è composto e finanziato il budget europeo? E quali sono i flussi centripeti e centrifughi a cui è soggetto rispetto ai paesi che fanno parte dell’Unione europea?
Call for papers: il futuro dell’eurozona
Eunews.it organizza una “call for papers” in occasione della terza edizione di “How Can We Govern Europe?”, la tavola rotonda organizzata sotto l’egida della Commissione europea
UE, le barriere economico-sociali
L’erezione di muri e barriere non ha un carattere transitorio ma tende ad assumere una durevole estensione temporale, accompagnando il protrarsi della stagnazione economica
Budget-related cross-border flows: EU versus US
There has been renewed interest in economic analysis of the EU budget following the Global Crisis. For each euro paid by an average net (EU member state) contributor, approximately 75 cents return through the EU budget, and 25 cents cross a border. At the margin, the US federal budget is less redistributive in normal times […]
Croatia’s election and the return of nationalism to the Balkans
On Sunday, Croats went to the polls in a snap election, returning the ruling nationalist party HDZ as the biggest party, but changing nothing. Just 53% of all Croats voted. With xenophobia and regional tensions on the rise, the EU has to get tough with the new Croatian government – all cultural nods and winks […]