Tag: Mario Draghi
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Mario Draghi bestowed with Charlemagne Prize
Former European Central Bank President and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was awarded the prestigious International Charlemagne Prize earlier today in Aachen, Germany, one of Europe’s highest political honours recognising contributions to European unity and integration. During his acceptance speech, Draghi delivered what has increasingly become his characteristic pro-European message: a warning that Europe…
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Editorial: Mario Draghi becomes the EU’s intellectual staple
Being a small press outlet with very limited resources, we strive to prioritise with the news items that are most important. Last week on the 2nd February, Mario Draghi received an honorary doctorate from the Belgian KU Leuven University for combining academic work with public service. He also gave a speech which was widely quoted…
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Arbitrary actions have become the rule not the exception – Mario Draghi
In an extended interview with Bloomberg at the Citadel Future of Global Markets Conference, previous Italian Prime Minister and ex-European Central Bank Chief said that arbitrary action has become the rule, and not the exception in today’s world. The European technocrat was speaking on the actions conducted by global powers and referred to President Donald…
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Mario Draghi says European leaders must act faster to meet citizens’ expectations
Earlier today, Europe’s most popular technocrat, Mario Draghi gave a speech at the EU Charlemagne building in Brussels to mark a year following the publication of his report. The EU is following up on reforms it implemented from the Draghi report including the banking and capital union, and the reoroganisation of the EU’s budget to…
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Destroying the integration of Europe to return to national sovereignty would only expose us even more to the will of great powers – Mario Draghi
Europe’s favourite technocrat, ex Italian premier and ex-central banker of the EU, Mario Draghi, receive thunderous applause for a speech he gave in Rimini at the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples organised by the Communion and Liberation (CL) Catholic movement on August 22nd. In his speech, Draghi lamented about the decaying state of Europe’s political…
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Mario Draghi calls for the European Union to act as a cohesive and one country on strategic matters
Previous European Central Bank President Mario Draghi gave a speech at the European Parliament yesterday enouraging European leaders and politicians to act as a cohesive and one country on strategic matters. Mario Draghi was commissioned by the European Union to write a report on potential measures and policies that can improve Europe’s competitive. In his…
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The not so new European Commission
Last week, a new European Union Commission was inaugurated for the next five years. Ursula von der Leyen, who served as the President of the previous Commission, had her term renewed and now leads the new cabinet. The previous EU Commission was overshadowed by a Covid pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Talk on…
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Some people just can’t be helped
You know you have serious problems with education, literacy and collective IQ when a population replaces this, with this, and this. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
