ANALYSIS —
Politics and leaders: the pinker shade of Northern Europe
di Sarah NumicoSeven women at the helm of their respective governments: Kaja Kallas in Estonia, Sanna Marin in Finland, Mette Frederiksen in…
ANALYSIS —
Climate: US rejoining Paris Agreement. Guterres (UN) welcomes “President Biden’s commitment. But there is a very long way to go”
ANNOUNCEMENT —
EU: European Social Summit in Porto on 7 May. Von de Leyen, “to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, put people back at the centre”
European Union —
Migration: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) strengthens its activities in the Mediterranean. Support to Greece, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Malta
INTERVIEW —
Graglia (Uni. Milan): “The pandemic might bolster the progress of united Europe”
di Gianni Borsa“I think the European response proved effective in terms of scope, breadth and incisiveness. Rather, it evidenced the slowdown caused…
France: European Investment Bank, financing to build 1,500 affordable homes
POLITICS —
Government stability and European response to the pandemic: the Italian anomaly
di Gianni BorsaItaly’s potential government crisis – the country is set to receive the largest share of EU recovery money, amounting to…
RESPONSE TO PANDEMIC —
EU: Video from European Parliament to explain budget and Next Generation EU
POLITICS —
Attack on Capitol Hill: EU leaders support US democracy. “Shocking violence”. “The US Congress is a temple of democracy. Biden legitimate president”
EU: response to pandemic. Von der Leyen, Sassoli and Merkel sign “Joint Declaration on legislative priorities for 2021″
POLITICS —
Brexit: ahead with negotiations. Stuart (Univ. of Nottingham) to SIR, “agreement ready, but still divergences. No deal would spell economic disaster for UK”
OVERVIEW —
Europe is present, the money will be disbursed. Political integration is on track again
di Gianni BorsaThe European Council saw its 27 members united in the response to the pandemic, with a total recovery package of…
