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Why Markets Do Not React to Europe's Defense Spending Surge
Financial discipline, growth potential, and deeper EU integration reassure investors amid rising defense budgets. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
Policy Brief n.36 - A European Security Fund for Ukraine
A coalition of most EU Member States plus the UK and Norway should create a European Security Fund to provide Ukraine with a reliable source of financing, large enough to substitute the US. A Policy Brief by Daniel Gros
Trumponomics Faces Market Test: Implications for Europe
Trumponomics Faces Market Test: Implications for EuropeThe heightened risk aversion triggered by Trump's policies has not spread to Europe, where optimism prevails regarding more cohesive and responsive policymaking. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smag...
The Acceleration of History: How Europe Can Survive in the New World
The crises confronting Europe are evolving at such a rapid pace that politics struggles to respond effectively. These include the war in Ukraine, escalating tensions in the Middle East, and the Taiwan Strait. A digital event with Thomas Gomart (IFRI)...
Why Italy is Attracting so Many Bank Merger Proposals
After the 2008 financial crisis, the ECB's supervision restored the soundness of euro area banks. Now, it has the opportunity to build a banking sector of continental dimension. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni.
Can EU Digital Competitiveness Survive Global Pressure?
Should China and the US – where major market players are based – manage to sideline Europe in its regulatory isolation, the EU’s influence may wane. A commentary by Marco Bassini.
Europe Can Protect Ukraine Without the US—Here’s How
The EU, along with the UK and Norway, has the resources and capabilities to sustain Ukraine’s fight and provide security guarantees if Putin agrees to a ceasefire. A commentary by Daniel Gros.
How Central Banks Can Minimize the Damage of Tariffs
There are immediate liquidity problems, and then the choice between lowering inflation risk or supporting the economy. A commentary by Ignazio Angeloni
Perosino, Monica
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Monica Perosino
Monica Perosino has been a journalist for the Italian newspaper La Stampa since 2001. She has been covering Eastern and Central Europe, the Baltics, and Scandinavian countries since 2013. Turin-based, but mostly travelling through Central Europe, Visegrad, and Nordic Countries, she focuses mainly on politics, economic,s and social issues, with a particular attention to civil rights and EU ties and perspectives. She is the author of the book La neve di Mariupol (Paesi). She is a IEP@BU Media Fellow
Trump Administration’s Real Agenda for the European Union
The explicit goal of the new US administration is to protect the US tech industry and to dismantle European regulations, reverting to bilateral arrangements where the strongest naturally prevails. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi