The debate on how to reform and strengthen the EU’s economic governance has started again thanks, inter alia, to new proposals presented by the European Commission. At stake is the Union’s capacity to equp itself with more effective structures and mechanisms in light of the changes in the economic landscape and the repeated crises that have hit the European economy. Italy, which is facing a number of structural problems, including a growing indebtness, is vitally interested in the outcome of this debate. Will the Union be up to this challenge?

The future of Europe and of the European Union is at stake. This watershed moment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought urgency in addressing numerous challenges.
Does Europe want to be a bystander in a radically shifting global landscape?
Is it responding robustly enough to the threats to the democratic liberal order both internally and externally?
Can the EU fulfill its intention to be a geopolitical actor on an equal footing with other powers?
These are questions and issues that the seminar will address.