Giorgia Meloni’s Italy between Trump and Europe
The priority should be “preventing divisions within the West and the transatlantic alliance”, while “rooting for” this or that side would not be helpful: it is thus that Italy’s Prime Minister…
Maria Luisa Fantappiè, Leo Goretti, Filippo Simonelli
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Good Intentions in Need of Good Governance: The Unclear State of the Mattei Plan
In June 2025, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen met in Rome for a long-awaited meeting on synergies between Italy’s and Europe’s…
The Mattei Plan for Africa: From Aid to Partnership?
The Mattei Plan marks a pivot from traditional aid to a centralised investment model, positioning Italian state enterprises and financial institutions as the engines to de-risk…
Italy-Africa Digital Partnership under the Mattei Plan
By 2050, Africa’s population is expected to reach approximately 2.5 billion. By the end of the 21st century, the continent will account for 40.6 per cent of the world’s working age population,…