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Apr 26, 2016

Mezran in Huffington Post Italy: ISIS in Libya

By Karim Mezran

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In the News

Apr 25, 2016

Event with the Italian Minister of Justice Featured in Politico Europe

By Atlantic Council

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Italy

Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 22, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – April 20, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

On April 25, US President Barack Obama will visit the Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial trade fair, where he will give a keynote speech with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  The two are expected to promote transatlantic trade relations, particularly between Germany and the United States.

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Bremain vs Brexit

Apr 19, 2016

TTIP & Trade in Action – April 13, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Secretary of State John Kerry concluded a global trip in Los Angeles this week and spoke at the Pacific Council on International Trade to defend international free trade deals, criticizing the current presidential candidates for playing up on “fear and anger.”

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In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Montanino Quoted by Kathimerini on Greece’s Debt Restructuring and the IMF and World Bank 2016 Spring Meetings

By Andrea Montanino

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Greece

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Apr 19, 2016

Montanino Quoted by Kathimerini on How the Recent Leaks About the Greece’s Financial Program Can Affect IMF Involvement

By Andrea Montanino

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Greece

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Apr 19, 2016

Montanino Joins CNBC Italian to Discuss the World Bank and IMF 2016 Spring Meetings

By Andrea Montanino

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EconoGraphics

Apr 13, 2016

Europe’s Path to Budget Equilibrium

By Alvaro Morales Salto Weis & TK Spandhla

The European Union’s 28 member nations are required by Stability and Growth Pact to keep their budget deficits to within 3 percent of GDP. According to the European Commission forecast (as of winter 2016) six countries will exceed this level in 2016: the U.K., France, Spain, Greece, Croatia and Portugal. Romania will post a deficit at the threshold. This is an improvement from 2009 and 2010, when no fewer than 22 EU countries overstepped the deficit limit.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2016

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama: Enlargement a Secondary Priority for the European Union

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Leader says Europe preoccupied with economic, security, and migration crises A combination of economic, security, and migration challenges facing Europe could “fuel instability in the Western Balkans” and “bring more uncertainty to the south and east,” Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, said on April 13. Rama contended that Balkan states such as Albania—eager to deepen […]

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In the News

Apr 13, 2016

Atlantic Council Event with Albanian Prime Minister Featured in Foreign Policy

By Atlantic Council

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