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State of the Union: Ursula Von Der Leyen’s speech to the European Parliament

by Redazione | 18 Sep 2023 | Political and Economic Scenarios

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

by Redazione | 19 Jun 2023 | Political and Economic Scenarios

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,...

European gas price cap agreement

by Redazione | 23 Dec 2022 | Political and Economic Scenarios

After months of negotiations and two emergency ministerial meetings, European energy ministers on Monday, December 19, agreed on a cap on gas prices. The announcement came via Twitter from a spokesman for the Czech Republic, the rotating chair of the European Union....

The protests in Iran: similar to those of 1978, different in outcome

by Redazione | 4 Nov 2022 | Geopolitics, Middle East, Political and Economic Scenarios

After almost two months, the protests and demonstrations in Iran triggered by the barbaric murder of Masha Amini show no signs of stopping. The young Kurdish woman had been arrested on 13 September, while in Tehran, on charges of wrongly wearing a headscarf. The girl...

Meloni’s challenge in the EPP and the future Palazzo Chigi. Mario Mauro speaks

by Redazione | 25 Oct 2022 | Geopolitics, Political and Economic Scenarios

The former Defence Minister Mario Mauro and Italian soul of the EPP: ‘The paradox will be that the premier will try to establish this interlocution with Macron: this on the level of political intuition. If he succeeds, he will do what Fini failed to...