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Italy and Germany. Who has Betrayed Europe?

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  • Nicola Acocella

    (University La Sapienza, MEMOTEF, Rome, Italy)

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In this paper we take Italy and Germany as prototypes of the peripheral and core countries in the EMU and try to examine their respective faults. However interesting, this exercise has to be completed by an analysis of the Union institutions, their origin (and the forces that drove it away from a more balanced one or a federalist one) and shortcomings. This offers us the opportunity to suggest some changes to them, also to the light of recent changes due to the European reaction to the pandemic. Italia e Germania. Chi ha tradito l’Europa? In questo articolo prendiamo l’Italia e la Germania come prototipi dei paesi periferici e centrali dell’UEM e proviamo ad esaminare i loro rispettivi difetti. Per quanto interessante, questo esercizio deve essere completato da un’analisi delle istituzioni dell’Unione, della loro origine (e delle forze che hanno portato ad un allontanamento da un modello più equilibrato o federalista) e delle loro carenze. Ciò ci offre l’opportunità di suggerire alcune modifiche a tali istituzioni, anche alla luce dei recenti cambiamenti dovuti alla reazione europea alla pandemia.

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  • Nicola Acocella, 2025. "Italy and Germany. Who has Betrayed Europe?," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 78(4), pages 653-674, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:021736
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    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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