Christian Democrats
Trust project- 20 agosto 2015
If Europe Puts Rancors Behind
As recently as a month ago, a heated and bellicose terminology echoed through the halls of the European parliaments. In Athens, a wound to the honor and the dignity of the Greek people was denounced. In Berlin the “conscience issue” and “love of truth” were brought up in order to force the exit of
- 04 febbraio 2015
Glancing Towards a Suffering Italy
Apart from the overdose of applause that accompanied it, President Mattarella’s inauguration speech was, as expected, cut along his personal profile: that of a scholar of constitutional law, as well as a public figure that expertly navigated our political system’s crisis and, more generally
- 15 ottobre 2014
The German Economy’s Black Box
We need to scratch beneath the surface of the German economy to understand how this powerful machine, which at the beginning of the year was thrust forward at
- 13 settembre 2014
Juncker’s Challenge
Exponents of the socialist parties account for less than 30 percent of the Commission, whereas the majority is constituted of Christian-democrats, with a fair
- 10 settembre 2014
But Berlin Insists on Austerity
When, at the end of 2012, Cologne authorities were forced to close a highway bridge close to the city because it showed worrisome cracks in its steel pylons,
- 16 dicembre 2013
Germany’s Coming Downgrade
TILBURG – On December 5, the Dutch celebrate Sinterklaas, a traditional winter holiday that people celebrate by preparing surprises for each other. But this
- 27 novembre 2013
Highway Tolls for Visitors and a Europe That Never Is
The seal of the grand coalition was probably stamped by the delegates of IG Metall, the powerful metal workers’ union, when on Tuesday in Frankfurt they
- 11 settembre 2013
Is Europe Out of the Woods?
HONOLULU – The eurozone crisis is over, or so we are being told. But can a couple of quarters of economic growth support claims of recovery?There is no doubt
- 12 giugno 2013
Merkel on the Vote: Now It Seems Easy
Angela Merkel at the European summits; Angela Merkel at the all-German final game of soccer’s Champion’s League; Angela Merkel on the shelves of every
- 27 aprile 2013
Enough With the Stupidity
Michael Mussa, one of the best economists I have ever known, loved to say that economic crises are divided into three types: crises of liquidity, crises of
- 19 settembre 2012
How We Are and How We Would Like to Be or Could Be
For 10 years, The Atlantic, the unparalleled American magazine dedicated to ideas, has published one special issue on the state of the union, a lucid analysis
- 04 settembre 2012
Frankfurt’s Narrow Path
“Today is his birthday. Please spare him the questions on the measures the European Central Bank [ECB] intends to adopt next thursday.” Sharon Bowles,
- 17 marzo 2012
From Vasto to Paris: The Uneasiness of the Democratic Party
Pierluigi Bersani, secretary of the Democratic Party, finds himself in an unenviable position. Not only because of the line he is forced to walk while loyally
- 01 ottobre 2011
A "Cencelli" handbook of a bank and of the Country
In the first Republic, ministries were assigned according to a mathematical formula invented by the Honorable Cencelli: each political current had the right to
- 01 gennaio 1900
Europe’s Deepening Muddle
PRINCETON – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble recently declared that the European Union has moved sovereignty to the European level – a startling