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Who Will Win the European Parliament Election: The Final Forecast
In our first forecast for the EP 2024 elections based on our model, in January 2024, we predicted a “sharp right turn”. In our latest forecast, and our final one before the election, we are still forecasting that the next EP will be considerabl...
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Kevin Cunningham
Kevin Cunningham is a lecturer in politics, political strategist, and pollster. He has worked for a number of political parties, most notably leading the targeting and analytics for UK Labour. Kevin also specialises in the politicisation of immigration and worked for three years as a researcher on an EU-funded project to understand the politicisation of immigration. He runs Ireland Thinks, working principally for state bodies, academics, and political parties.
How to Deal with Policy Implications of an Aging Population
Aging is quite possibly bringing havoc to social security systems across the rich World. It is happening slowly, but it is destiny
Il Comma 22 dei giovani e l’Europa
C’è una sorta di meccanismo “Comma 22” che alle elezioni europee si declina così: i giovani sentono la politica come distante dai loro problemi e per questo votano meno, ma proprio perché votano meno la politica dà loro meno peso. Come si risolve?
Catch-22: Europe and the Youth
"I live in Milan, I vote for Europe." This is the name of the initiative through which the Municipality of Milan, the European Parliament, and the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University worked together to chat with Milanese residen...
China's experience of promoting venture capital investment
China’s effort to promote venture capital investment through government-sponsored so-called guidance funds echoes practices in other parts of the world, with mixed results. This session considers the Chinese experience in an international comparative...
Why France Risks Becoming a Major Risk Factor for the EU
The elections for the European Parliament of June 6-9 had a clear winner, the extreme right, and also a clear loser, the economy.
A Second Term for Ursula Von der Leyen? The Rocky Road Ahead
After decades of being perceived as too technocratic and distant, the fight for the European Union’s top jobs has become highly anticipated and much more political
The Majority Puzzle
It is therefore possible that even the election of the Commission President will not change the overall picture, with the real game taking place whenever the European Parliament is called to vote on the fundamental choices that Europe will face in th...
Policy Brief n.18 - The Political Economy of the Capital Markets Union
The main consequence of not achieving an integrated financial market is that Europe will not be able to finance the huge investment requirements needed for its ambitions in the fields of climate transition, energy security, digital evolution, defense...