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IEP@BU Annual Event - Reflecting on Dynamics of European Integration
Save the Date for the Academic Session of the 2025 IEP@BU Annual Event
Policy Brief n.42 - The European Defense Spending Trilemma
We advocate a phased, reform-oriented, and strategically coherent approach that aligns defense effectiveness with fiscal responsibility and democratic legitimacy. A Policy Brief by Andrea Gilli,and Walter Rauti
Zirpoli Francesco
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Francesco Zirpoli
Cavara, Rachele
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Rachele Cavara
Car Sales Suggest CO₂ Emissions Penalty Suspension Hinder Auto Innovation in Europe
By changing the rules before the actual impact of the 2025 penalties could be assessed, the European Parliament has undermined the very mechanism the EU had in place to foster innovation and competitiveness within the EU auto industry. A commentary b...
Two (Wrong) Reasons Why the ECB May Decide Not to Cut Rates
The US-China tariff negotiations and a renewed focus on the long term should not lead the ECB to reconsider its decision. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
A Bolder European Union: Today’s challenges in the spirit of the 1985 Milan European Council
The event uses the historical lens of the 1985 European Council meeting in Milan to look at Europe’s future.
International Trade and Human Stupidity
In this paper, we unpack the logic—and the unintended fallout—of the Trump administration’s tariff strategy. We present our analysis as an imagined conversation between President Trump and the late historian Carlo M. Cipolla. A paper by Marco Buti an...
A Good Restart
While the proof of the pudding will be, as always, in the eating, the UK-EU 19 May Summit can justly be said to have laid out an enticing menu. A commentary by Sir Alan Dashwood
Who’s to Blame for the EU’s “Internal Tariffs”?
In response to US protectionism, many governments decry fragmentation in the European market — barriers they themselves enforce. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi