This is a study of the imbalances in current accounts of Eurozone countries and possible adjustment mechanisms.
The study is broken down into three parts:
- a study of the growing imbalances in current accounts inside the eurozone and the compensating factors;
- a critical look at the standard models that theorized that a virtuous rebalancing mechanism would establish itself without adjustments;
- an analysis of the structural adjustments adopted by the European Union (EU) and the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) after the sovereign debt and banking crises.

This series of conferences aims to contribute to the debates on the impact of the economic crisis and the new instruments of European economic governance with particular regard to their effects on the European integration process.
Discussion topics include:
* The impact of the crisis on the European integration process;
* The new instruments and institutional procedures of European governance;
* The future of the Euro;
* The transformation of European welfare systems;
* Management of sovereign debt;
* Growth strategies;

The Global Outlook of the International Affairs Institute was conceived in mid-1996 as a venue for debate, analysis and proposal on topics of special relevance for contemporary Italy's international action.

MERCURY was a three-year research project coordinated by the University of Edimburgh. It analysed the various forms of multilateralism worldwide adopting a definition of multilateralism that takes into account not only institutional, but also normative and procedural aspects. The project also aimed to assess the European Union’s contribution to “effective multilateralism” through its strategies and policies towards regional players, strategic partners and international organizations.