The Italian electric system and the coronavirus challenge. Some reflections by Franco D’Amore
The monitoring of the impact of the Italian anti-COVID-19 measures on the national electricity consumption shows further clear signs of a slowdown. After the progressive...
Whatever it takes - EU health measures to combat Coronavirus
Over the last week, the voices of those complaining about a lack of initiative by the EU have increased. The first economic measures were introduced...
The EU response to Coronavirus. The measures to sustain EU economic stability
As a response to the increasing number of cases throughout Europe and the lack of an initial coordination at both a national and supranational level,...
Coronavirus and the Middle East. A transparency crisis
The coronavirus or COVID19 pandemic has already hit the world harshly. A virus that was at first not taken seriously, suddenly brought the health systems of many countries on their knees. Lack of hospital...
European Member States in defence of their national industry
The economic and financial emergency triggered by the coronavirus pandemic is going to take a long time to overcome. European countries have begun taking steps...
Coronavirus footprint on Italian electricity system: first signs
The figure shows the impact of the Italian anti-COVID-19 measures on national electricity consumption. In the first week of March, the average daily consumption during working days was 946 GWh. In the following week,...
Oil, the war on prices and the economic effects of coronavirus
The price of oil has dropped by 30% in recent days, reaching levels close to all-time historical lows. An event that has made its way into the discussions of the world's largest countries and...
The economic crisis risks linked with coronavirus
In an interesting article by Professor Rony Hamaui published on lavoce.info, he underlines how the economic crisis produced by the coronavirus displays some particular features and is taking place at a delicate moment in...
A Contest of strength. The wrestle between Turkey and Eu on a new humanitarian...
The migration agreement of European Union with Turkey is almost breaking apart just after Receb Tayyib Erdogan, the president of Turkey, announced that Turkey would step back from the original deal of 2016, which...
I-Com in Madrid for the Esade Conference "The Need for Smart Digital Policy"
As the digital transformation thrives and issues as data privacy and cybersecurity arises in the center of the global agenda, EsadeGeo – Center for Global...
