Events

Upcoming IEP@BU Events

Roma
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Italy and Germany, One Vision for Europe?

In recent weeks, the governments of Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz have begun promoting a shared economic agenda for the European Union, despite differing approaches to the crisis in transatlantic relations. What are the opportunities, the limits, and the risks of this emerging cooperation? 

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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La diplomazia può fermare le guerre?

Una conversazione con Pasquale Terracciano, intervistato da Mariangela Pira.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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L’Unione europea può resistere senza gli USA?

Una conversazione con Marta Dassù, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, MIlano
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Le corti salveranno le democrazie?

Una conversazione con Marta Cartabia, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Sala Lettura EGEA
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Lo spazio può rafforzare la sovranità europea?

Una conversazione con Simonetta Di Pippo, intervistata da Stefano Feltri

Past Events

Leonardo Del Vecchio building, P.za Angelo Sraffa, 13 | 3rd floor, room N32.
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Geopolitical tensions, climate change, inequality: challenges to macroeconomic and financial stability

The world is undergoing multiple shocks, which rather than crises should be treated as structural changes. What will be their impacts on the macroeconomy? What are the main takeaways for future global managers and what how will the current uncertainty impact business dynamics in the coming years? 

A guest lecture by Sylvie Goulard.

Aula Manfredini
Via Sarfatti 25
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A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI

This HDR event, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme, Generali Group, and the Institute for European Policymaking @ Bocconi University, will feature a presentation of the key findings of the 2025 HDR, followed by two conversations that bring the reports messages into concrete focus: the implications of AI for gender divides and how to mitigate them. Together, these discussions will explore how choices made today can ensure that AI becomes a force for expanding human freedoms, rather than constraining them.

Campus Life Area, mezzanine level, Via Bocconi 12, Milano
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Rare Earths & Geopolitics: Hard Choices for Europe

An event to discuss how the European Union is responding to rapidly evolving dynamics in rare earths supply chains, global trade tensions, and strategic interdependence with China and the United States. 

Roma
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VENEZUELA: DESTABILIZZAZIONE, TRANSIZIONE, O MOLTO RUMORE PER NULLA ?

Alla luce degli sviluppi più recenti, l’evento propone un confronto aperto e plurale sul Venezuela di oggi.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Come possiamo reagire ai dazi?

Una conversazione con Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, intervistato da Stefano Feltri. 

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Dobbiamo prepararci alla guerra con la Russia?

Una conversazione con Nathalie Tocci, intervistata da Stefano Feltri.

Room AS01, Via Röntgen 1
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Migration in Europe: Perspectives from Italy and Germany

The discussion will focus on cornerstones of migration policies, from Visa and language requirements to recognition of qualifications for skilled workers, on labor market and social integration of asylum seekers, and on the different factors leading to workers’ choice to stay permanently or only temporarily in the host country.

Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano.
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Il populismo ha vinto?

Una conversazione con Guido Tabellini, intervistato da Martina Castigliani.

Room 5.b3.sr01, via Roentgen 1
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EU Trade in a Multipolar World

The US’s protectionist shift, characterized by “reciprocal tariffs” and “Buy American” policies, threatens the EU’s export-based economy. To preserve prosperity and autonomy, the EU must diversify trade beyond traditional partners. This seminar examines whether new markets can help offset US barriers, strengthen supply chains, and support growth amid global tensions.

WEBINAR on ZOOM
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Are Mainstream Parties the Main Cause of the Rise of Populist and Far Right Parties?

This seminar discusses research on populism showing that populist parties gain support by addressing gaps in political representation — specifically, aligning with voters’ genuine policy preferences — rather than merely channeling protest or anti-elite sentiment.