26 Jun 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 32 | Italian banks: an awkward attempt to pull the sector away from the brink

Since the onset of the Eurozone crisis, the Italian economy has flirted repeatedly with a full-blown banking crisis. The recent purchase of two of the country s ailing lenders, Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca, by Intesa Sanpaolo, does n...

 
26 Jun 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 32 | The US Senate bill: helping Europe or interfering in its affairs?

The US Senate voted on June 15 to reinforce existing sanctions against Russia, a move welcomed in Kyiv but one that has reignited controversy betwe...

 
12 Jun 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 31 | Pension system in Poland deformed, not reformed

The Polish government is preparing a draft reform that will abolish the open pension funds (OFE) and transfer their savings to the public and priva...

 
12 Jun 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 31 | The EU-China summit in Brussels: Steely Resolve, No Resolution

The 19th bilateral EU-China summit was held on June 1-2 in Brussels but came to a disappointing end, as both sides failed to adopt a final common c...

 
06 Jun 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 30 | Could Ukrainians save the shrinking Polish labor market?

On May 11, the European Union approved visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens. The new measures will allow Ukrainians with biometric passports to...

 
05 Jun 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 30 | G7 summit in Italy: six versus one?

The G7 summit on May 26-27 saw relations between the United States and Europe hit their lowest point since 2003, when the US-led military campaign...

 
29 May 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 29 | Diplomatic ping-pong between Teheran and Washington

In an unsurprising, yet reassuring, turn of events, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani last week was re-elected in a landslide, beating rival Ebrahim...