La Vanguardia interview
“I feel angry”. She says it with a broken voice, looking down at the ground. “I’m in shock. Seeing everything that is happening, after putting my soul into my work,…
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Bloomberg interview
Today’s Bloomberg interview on key issues such as inflation and monetary policy was very interesting. Thanks to BloombergTV for the opportunity to talk about these issues!
Bloomberg Interview
Below is the full text of my interview with Bloomberg Professional Services for their Global Policymakers Profile series. Here is the link to the original on the Bloomberg website. ….…
Recovery Plan – the Commission’s proposal
To respond to the social and economic damage caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, in May 27th 2020 the European Commission has presented its proposal (which will need to be approved…
ESM – Guide to the Eurogroup Agreement
Over the past few weeks the Italian public debate has once again stalled on the issue of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) following the decision of the Eurogroup on April…
POLITICO Interview
Below is the full text of my interview with POLITICO of May 5th 2020. Here is the link to the website. The EU’s post-coronavirus recovery fund must give countries cash…
The fake debate around ESM and the resources to move forward
by Irene Tinagli, published on Il Sole 24 Ore (18 April 2020) “Politics has its reasons which reason does not know”. This is how we could paraphrase the rather surreal…
Coronavirus: the responses of EU institutions
Over the past few weeks several criticisms have been raised against the EU institutions, being accused of not having reacted and of not having provided responses to the Coronavirus emergency.…
Eurogroup agreement: some clarifications
I would have never imagined that it would be this hard for some politicians to understand the difference between deciding to modify the rules of a treaty on financial assistance…
A brief guide to SURE
The SURE programme has not even been announced yet and I already see fake news circulating on the web. On the basis of the Commission’s proposal published yesterday, I’ll try…
Coronavirus: hearing of EU Commissioners
Following last week’s meeting with the Coordinators of the ECON Committee to discuss the Coronavirus emergency, it has been decided to begin a series of meetings between the ECON Coordinators…
Coronavirus – ECON Committee Statement on economic measures
Below is the text of the statement produced by the ECON Committee that I chair, following an internal debate among the respective coordinators, in which we ask for stronger and…
Coronavirus: BBC World News Interview
To counter the Coronavirus emergency in the EU member states, we need a common approach. I have discussed this on BBC World News.
Coronavirus: the reply of the European Commission
Today Italy has received the official reply of the European Commission to the letter sent by Finance Minister Gualtieri to Vicepresident Dombrovskis and Commissioner Gentiloni in which he announced the…