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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)...

Perosino, Monica

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

Europe’s Defence Awakening: A High-Stakes Balancing Act

The normalisation of war in political discourse is forcing a renegotiation of the European welfare state, a delicate balancing act that will determine whether defence budgets remain sustainable in the long run. A commentary by Stephanie Hofmann &...

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...

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

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

Minimum wage and the role of social partners in light of the EU Directive

Directive 2022/2041 aims to establish a minimum wage framework across the EU. The transposition deadline passed in November 2024, but few countries have fully implemented it. The seminar will assess its impact, focusing on social partners' role in se...

Policy Brief n.35 - Certification of Business Practices and Algorithms of Digital Platforms

Voluntary certification is a novel approach that can restrict the harmful practices of some dominant platforms and motivate and reward emerging platforms that align their practices with the public interest. A Policy Brief by Dovev Lavie, Oreste Polli...

Valletti, Tommaso

Tommaso Valletti

Tommaso Valletti is a Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics. He has previously taught at the London School of Economics, Rome "Tor Vergata", Telecom ParisTech/Ecole Polytechnique, and Turin. Tommaso has a magna cum laude degree in engineering and a flute diploma from Turin, and holds a MSc and a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.

Tommaso is the Director of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Research and Policy Network on Competition Policy. He is a Non-Executive Director to the board of the Payment Systems Regulator. He was the Head of the Department of Economics & Public Policy at Imperial College Business School (2019-2023). He was the Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission (Directorate General for Competition) between 2016 and 2019 and a Non-Executive Director to the board of the Financial Conduct Authority (2019-2022).