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Trump Again: Analysis of the Vote and Possible Scenarios
Last week, U.S. citizens elected the 47th President of the United States. The voters chose the well-known and controversial Republican candidate, Donald J. Trump, who previously served as president from 2016 to 2020. For the Democratic Party, which decided to back...
Trump’s challenge to Europe
The inauguration ceremony of Donald J. Trump as the forty-seventh president of the United States of America marks the beginning of what seems to be a new political course for the country and for Europe. The various new developments have already sparked debates. Among...
Mario Draghi presented his report to the European Parliament
On September 17, Mario Draghi presented his report during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The document, requested directly by the European Commission, is substantial, not only in length -over 400 pages- but also in the breadth of topics...
Lobbying in the EU: Access Channels to Representation
The origin of the word "lobby" dates back to the late medieval Latin term laubia, meaning loggia or porch. Starting in the 19th century, it became associated with the image of the antechamber adjacent to the halls of power. This meaning is derived from the “lobby of...
The Second Term of Ursula von der Leyen
The Tenth Legislature of the European Parliament, meeting in Strasbourg, elected the new President of the European Commission. With 401 votes, the Parliament granted outgoing President Ursula von der Leyen a second term. Before discussing the vote for President von...
Transparency and integrity principles for public affairs activities
Lobbying and transparency Every particular interest, provided it is legitimate, has the right to be represented, protected and must be able to participate in the democratic process. It is from this need that the professional figure of the lobbyist was born, i.e. the...
State of the Union: Ursula Von Der Leyen’s speech to the European Parliament
On September 13, the State of the Union Speech (Soteu) was delivered by European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen as it is every year. The Soteu is the occasion to assess and present to the European Parliament the progress made by the Commission in a year of...
Spanish Presidency of the Council
Spanish presidency of the Council Spain will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2023. This is the fifth time, the last in 2010. The arrival of the new semester marks the change of the presidency of the Council, a role that, in turn,...
The convenience of Italy and Europe investing in North Africa: the virtuous example of Green Stream and Transmed
On the night of March 19-20, the ship Golar Tundra docked at the port of Piombino, in the province of Livorno. The vessel is a regasifier, that is, an instrument through which Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is returned to a gaseous state and then fed into the grid. The...