The UK, Brexit, the missing federalisation, the rise of Scottish independence

In an article I published for “The New Federalist” in May 2015, I argued that the EU Membership was a stabilising factor for the UK and that, given the political preferences of Scotland and other regions, removing the EU Membership would increase the rift between the four nations of the United Kingdom. In that article, …

Nice to meet you, Francesco Violi

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hello fellow readers. My name is Francesco Violi. I am a PhD candidate with work experience in the European institutions (namely the Commission), and I use to blog about federalism, European politics, economics and every other topic I love (and have a clue about). I …