At the end of May 2019, European citizens will be called to elect their representatives to the European Parliament. These elections are both uncertain, as the situation in which they intervene is unique, ...
... confirm and in others confound traditional notions of which governments come out ahead, which yields important implications for party capability theory, specifically, and federalism, generally. ...
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Thinking ahead of disasters. The role of risk regulation in the European Union
(Marta Simoncini/Essay)
(Marta Simoncini/Essay)
The need to reduce the vulnerability of society against disasters has fostered the introduction of regulatory instruments which can anticipate protection before a danger is imminent and an emergency phase ...
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Implementing fiscal decentralization in Italy between crisis and austerity: Challenges ahead
(Stefano Piperno/Essay)
(Stefano Piperno/Essay)
Since 2010 the Italian central government has embarked on a challenging program of fiscal consolidation, which is hugely affecting sub-central government finances. Sub-national governments are involved ...
... is manifest and where it is possible to foresee further development in a Federal direction. The decision to go ahead with the constitution of a Fiscal Union, with a Treasury and a Federal Finance, must ...