The People Vs. Democracy?
The election result in Italy, where populists and far-right parties topped the polls, following the twin disasters of Brexit in the United Kingdom and Donald
Italy: First European Country In The Hand Of Populists?
The general assumption was that the political and parliamentary landscape of Italy would become more complex after the 2018 elections. However, quite unexpected was the
More Democracy At Work? Do We Need That?
“What you are going to put on your political agenda is pretty much out of date,” was the comment of a trade unionist with 50
EU Takes Beating In Italian Elections: When Will They Ever Learn?
Sending a Message In Chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible, mysterious writing begins to appear on
Time For A European Dialogue On The Platform Economy
Digital platform operators and workers need to talk, seriously. As the platform economy grows it is extending far beyond the well-known names such as Uber
Fear, Loathing And Poverty: Italy After The 2018 Elections
The post-election map of Italy has two main traits: fear and poverty. Northern and Central regions have gone to a Centre-Right-wing coalition where the leader
Outline Of A New World Currency System
The financial and economic crisis and the drastic situation in the Eurozone have shown the limitations of liberalised markets in ensuring – of their own
Posted Workers: More Europe Is More Freedom
Will the period of postings be shortened from 24 months to 12 (with a potential 6-month extension) as proposed last week by the negotiators on
Berlusconi’s Flat Tax Fallacy
“A flat tax is for a flat earth”: This was my answer to Grzegorz Kolodko, Poland’s Minister of Finance and First Deputy Premier for the
Europe’s Poor Need More Than Jobs
More EU citizens work than ever recorded. Twelve million moved into work in just the past four years. That is more than the total population
The Next Stage Of Women’s Emancipation?
February 6, 2018, marked the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which enfranchised (some) women in Britain for the first time – a
Tech Vs. Democracy
Instagram, a photo-sharing platform owned by Facebook, recently caved in to a demand by the Russian government that it remove posts by opposition leader Alexey
Restoring European Solidarity
Strange to say, but between the international debt crisis of the 1980s and the Great Recession of 2008, Europe has shown an overall GDP growth
International Cooperation 2.0
After decades of serving as the backbone of a rules-based global order, the United States, under President Donald Trump, is touting an “America First” agenda
European Productivity’s Time-Out Is Over
Productivity is not everything, but many economic problems can be solved more easily when it grows at a healthy clip. It is the key determinant