Alberto Rizzi
@alberto-rizzi.bsky.social
Policy Fellow on Geoeconomics at ECFR (Rome Office) - Energy, infrastructure, trade, and EU-Developing countries economic relations.
History and art lover.
Born in Bergamo and proud Atalanta BC fan.
https://ecfr.eu/profile/alberto-rizzi/
History and art lover.
Born in Bergamo and proud Atalanta BC fan.
https://ecfr.eu/profile/alberto-rizzi/
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Alberto Rizzi
@alberto-rizzi.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Scot-free: What Europeans should take from Trump’s trade deal
Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump have announced a 15% tariff on most EU goods exported to the US. The compromise has avoided a trade war for now—but Europeans need to safeguard the deal’s…
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My take on the US-EU trade deal in this @ecfr.eu policy alert:
- EU preferred an unequal deal rather than retaliating to maybe get a better one
- Some economic silver linings don't cancel the political capitulation
- EU needs credible retribution to prevent further US demands
ecfr.eu/article/scot...
- EU preferred an unequal deal rather than retaliating to maybe get a better one
- Some economic silver linings don't cancel the political capitulation
- EU needs credible retribution to prevent further US demands
ecfr.eu/article/scot...
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Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence, writes @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
Shield the fields: How Europe can support Ukraine through a dark winter
Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence, writes @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
https://bit.ly/4pbu1vQ
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🇺🇦 Zelensky chiude un accordo chiave per rafforzare le riserve energetiche dell’Ucraina in vista dell’inverno. L’Europa deve aiutare Kyiv a proteggere i giacimenti di gas con una difesa aerea efficace.
✍️ @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social x @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
✍️ @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social x @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
Shield the fields: How Europe can support Ukraine through a dark winter | ECFR
Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic ga
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky chiude un accordo chiave per rafforzare le riserve energetiche dell’Ucraina in vista dell’inverno. L’Europa deve aiutare Kyiv a proteggere i giacimenti di gas con una difesa aerea efficace.
✍️ @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social x @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
✍️ @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social x @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
I spoke yesterday with @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy about Zelenskyy's visit to Greece: more gas supplies are crucial to compensate for Ukraine's lower production due to attacks by Russia. And defending Ukrainian infrastructure is equally important.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnh...
Can Europe supply Ukraine with enough gas to get through the winter? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I spoke yesterday with @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy about Zelenskyy's visit to Greece: more gas supplies are crucial to compensate for Ukraine's lower production due to attacks by Russia. And defending Ukrainian infrastructure is equally important.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnh...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
My take on incoming EU steel tariffs in this Deutsche Welle piece: the move aims at obtaining concessions form the US, most likely a tariff-free quota for European producers, but at the cost of worsening trade relations with other suppliers to the bloc
www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-...
www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-...
EU seeks US trade concessions by doubling steel tariffs – DW – 10/09/2025
A recent EU decision to punish imports of steel with new levies has sparked backlash from China and global concerns over rising protectionism. Is Brussels following Washington's lead — or defending it...
www.dw.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My take on incoming EU steel tariffs in this Deutsche Welle piece: the move aims at obtaining concessions form the US, most likely a tariff-free quota for European producers, but at the cost of worsening trade relations with other suppliers to the bloc
www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-...
www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-...
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And people forget that despite all the anti-German sentiment the German car industry is a primary driver of (economic) integration, employment, and export growth for CEE MS. If it doesn't modernize with an eye to the marketplace of the 21stC it will be one giant multinational Nokia
If Germany doesn’t put in place a pro-competitive industrial policy for cars, centred on market building, the country may well end up down the line giving messy bailouts, regulatory rollbacks in response to mounting political and union pressure - only for the sector to wither anyway.
German auto summit tomorrow.
The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today
Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.
But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.
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The sole focus on the EU combustion engine phase-out, which is 10 years away, is baffling because German cars have a demand problem today
Berlin worries a new EV subsidy scheme would be fiscally too expensive.
But demand-side support is a fiscal no-brainer here.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
And people forget that despite all the anti-German sentiment the German car industry is a primary driver of (economic) integration, employment, and export growth for CEE MS. If it doesn't modernize with an eye to the marketplace of the 21stC it will be one giant multinational Nokia
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There's a fascinating case study to be done on the different strategies of Macron and Sánchez. Both emerged, against the odds, from centrist milieux in the mid-2010s to lead their countries since 2017/18. But their fates are totally different.
October 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There's a fascinating case study to be done on the different strategies of Macron and Sánchez. Both emerged, against the odds, from centrist milieux in the mid-2010s to lead their countries since 2017/18. But their fates are totally different.
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In Brazil, if you plot a coup to subvert the result of democratic elections, you end up in jail.
In the US, if you actually execute one, you end up in the White House.
www.ft.com/content/f07c...
In the US, if you actually execute one, you end up in the White House.
www.ft.com/content/f07c...
Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison on coup charges
Far-right populist found guilty of leading conspiracy that attempted to overthrow country’s democracy
www.ft.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
In Brazil, if you plot a coup to subvert the result of democratic elections, you end up in jail.
In the US, if you actually execute one, you end up in the White House.
www.ft.com/content/f07c...
In the US, if you actually execute one, you end up in the White House.
www.ft.com/content/f07c...
Looks like North Korea with stars and stripes
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Looks like North Korea with stars and stripes
My take on the US-EU trade deal in this @ecfr.eu policy alert:
- EU preferred an unequal deal rather than retaliating to maybe get a better one
- Some economic silver linings don't cancel the political capitulation
- EU needs credible retribution to prevent further US demands
ecfr.eu/article/scot...
- EU preferred an unequal deal rather than retaliating to maybe get a better one
- Some economic silver linings don't cancel the political capitulation
- EU needs credible retribution to prevent further US demands
ecfr.eu/article/scot...
Scot-free: What Europeans should take from Trump’s trade deal
Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump have announced a 15% tariff on most EU goods exported to the US. The compromise has avoided a trade war for now—but Europeans need to safeguard the deal’s…
ecfr.eu
July 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My take on the US-EU trade deal in this @ecfr.eu policy alert:
- EU preferred an unequal deal rather than retaliating to maybe get a better one
- Some economic silver linings don't cancel the political capitulation
- EU needs credible retribution to prevent further US demands
ecfr.eu/article/scot...
- EU preferred an unequal deal rather than retaliating to maybe get a better one
- Some economic silver linings don't cancel the political capitulation
- EU needs credible retribution to prevent further US demands
ecfr.eu/article/scot...
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Even during wartime, and perhaps ESPECIALLY during wartime, it's crucial to hold leaders accountable.
Please consider signing this letter and share with your network.
Please consider signing this letter and share with your network.
‼️Econ4UA is publishing an open letter about the recent bill undermining the independence of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine. Please share it with your social networks.
Full letter: econ4ua.org/nabu-open-letter/
Sign here: tinyurl.com/nabu-sign
Full letter: econ4ua.org/nabu-open-letter/
Sign here: tinyurl.com/nabu-sign
Open letter about NABU & SAPO
Please provide your name and affiliation if you would like to sign the open letter titled " Yesterday the Ukrainian government undermined anti-corruption institutions. What can be done?"
tinyurl.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Even during wartime, and perhaps ESPECIALLY during wartime, it's crucial to hold leaders accountable.
Please consider signing this letter and share with your network.
Please consider signing this letter and share with your network.
My views of a no deal scenario in EU-US trade negotiations for @cnbc.com
- ACI does allows for flexibility in the response
- If no deal, EU would want swift and substantial retaliation
- ACI likely to be kept in reserve after retaliatory EU tariffs come into force
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/25/w...
- ACI does allows for flexibility in the response
- If no deal, EU would want swift and substantial retaliation
- ACI likely to be kept in reserve after retaliatory EU tariffs come into force
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/25/w...
What Europe's response to a no-deal with Trump could look like
Uncertainty remains about if and when a trade agreement between the EU and U.S. could be struck.
www.cnbc.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My views of a no deal scenario in EU-US trade negotiations for @cnbc.com
- ACI does allows for flexibility in the response
- If no deal, EU would want swift and substantial retaliation
- ACI likely to be kept in reserve after retaliatory EU tariffs come into force
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/25/w...
- ACI does allows for flexibility in the response
- If no deal, EU would want swift and substantial retaliation
- ACI likely to be kept in reserve after retaliatory EU tariffs come into force
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/25/w...
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Bernd Lange stressing an important point that still sometimes gets lost: For the EU, sectoral tariffs are much more important than a general baseline - most of the EU exports into the US are concentrated in few key sectors.
July 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Bernd Lange stressing an important point that still sometimes gets lost: For the EU, sectoral tariffs are much more important than a general baseline - most of the EU exports into the US are concentrated in few key sectors.
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It seems Hungary will keep on waiting for the €18 billion in cohesion and recovery funds that the European Commission has frozen.
The latest edition of the Rule of Law report shows the country made "no progress" in seven of the eight recommendations.
The latest edition of the Rule of Law report shows the country made "no progress" in seven of the eight recommendations.
EU will keep €18 billion frozen for Hungary over rule of law concerns
The money currently frozen combines around €8.4 billion in cohesion funds and €9.5 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It seems Hungary will keep on waiting for the €18 billion in cohesion and recovery funds that the European Commission has frozen.
The latest edition of the Rule of Law report shows the country made "no progress" in seven of the eight recommendations.
The latest edition of the Rule of Law report shows the country made "no progress" in seven of the eight recommendations.
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Thoughts (not sure about prayers) work so much better in advance.
July 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Thoughts (not sure about prayers) work so much better in advance.
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Independence Day @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
July 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Independence Day @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
The perfect description of Trump by Bruce Springsteen on Monday in Milan:
Rainmaker says white's black and black's white
Says night's day and day's night
'Cause they don't care or understand
How easy it is to let freedom slip through your hands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhq...
Rainmaker says white's black and black's white
Says night's day and day's night
'Cause they don't care or understand
How easy it is to let freedom slip through your hands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhq...
Springsteen and the E Street Band - Rainmaker - San Siro - June 30, 2025
YouTube video by Matt Orel
www.youtube.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The perfect description of Trump by Bruce Springsteen on Monday in Milan:
Rainmaker says white's black and black's white
Says night's day and day's night
'Cause they don't care or understand
How easy it is to let freedom slip through your hands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhq...
Rainmaker says white's black and black's white
Says night's day and day's night
'Cause they don't care or understand
How easy it is to let freedom slip through your hands
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIhq...
MY @france24.com interview on Meloni's new visa scheme for non-EU migrants: Italy's awful demographics require large inflows of foreign workers to keep the economy running, even if this runs counter to the anti-migration agenda on which the government got elected.
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
A propos - Meloni's government to issue 500,000 visas for non-EU workers
She made curbing migration a keystone of her successful 2022 election campaign. Now, the government of hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has agreed to let almost 500,000 documented immigrants…
www.france24.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
MY @france24.com interview on Meloni's new visa scheme for non-EU migrants: Italy's awful demographics require large inflows of foreign workers to keep the economy running, even if this runs counter to the anti-migration agenda on which the government got elected.
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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Den aktuellen Policy Brief von @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social (@ecfrgeotech.bsky.social) zu den demographischen Herausforderungen, vor denen Europa steht, gibt es hier👇
ecfr.eu/publication/...
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Markets, migrants, microchips: European power in a world of demographic change
European policymakers should take the long view on demographic change, strengthening Europe’s place in the world through stronger international partnerships, the use of technology and EU enlargement.
ecfr.eu
July 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Den aktuellen Policy Brief von @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social (@ecfrgeotech.bsky.social) zu den demographischen Herausforderungen, vor denen Europa steht, gibt es hier👇
ecfr.eu/publication/...
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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Il nuovo "decreto flussi" approvato ieri dal governo 🇮🇹 si inserisce in una sfida più ampia: attrarre forza lavoro strategica in un’Europa che invecchia.
Leggi il policy brief di @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social su 🇪🇺 e cambiamento demografico 👇 buff.ly/5LpeMRL
Leggi il policy brief di @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social su 🇪🇺 e cambiamento demografico 👇 buff.ly/5LpeMRL
Markets, migrants, microchips: European power in a world of demographic change
European policymakers should take the long view on demographic change, strengthening Europe’s place in the world through stronger international partnerships, the use of technology and EU enlargement.
ecfr.eu
July 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Il nuovo "decreto flussi" approvato ieri dal governo 🇮🇹 si inserisce in una sfida più ampia: attrarre forza lavoro strategica in un’Europa che invecchia.
Leggi il policy brief di @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social su 🇪🇺 e cambiamento demografico 👇 buff.ly/5LpeMRL
Leggi il policy brief di @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social su 🇪🇺 e cambiamento demografico 👇 buff.ly/5LpeMRL
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Tomorrow 📆 online event 16:00–17:00 CEST
@agathedemarais.bsky.social, @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social discuss how Europe can address the problem of shrinking and aging domestic populations.
📲Register here: bit.ly/3Gffa2G
@agathedemarais.bsky.social, @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social discuss how Europe can address the problem of shrinking and aging domestic populations.
📲Register here: bit.ly/3Gffa2G
July 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Tomorrow 📆 online event 16:00–17:00 CEST
@agathedemarais.bsky.social, @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social discuss how Europe can address the problem of shrinking and aging domestic populations.
📲Register here: bit.ly/3Gffa2G
@agathedemarais.bsky.social, @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social discuss how Europe can address the problem of shrinking and aging domestic populations.
📲Register here: bit.ly/3Gffa2G
Ain't nothing like Bruce Springsteen playing in San Siro
July 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Ain't nothing like Bruce Springsteen playing in San Siro
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Is Europe’s demographic decline inevitable – and what does it mean for the EU's global standing? Join us in this @ecfr.eu webinar on Wednesday to discuss these issues with the brilliant @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social - more details 👇
People are the power: Solving Europe’s demographic dilemma
Europe’s shrinking and ageing population is not just a domestic issue – it is a strategic challenge with global implications. As population dynamics reshape the international balance of power…
ecfr.eu
June 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Is Europe’s demographic decline inevitable – and what does it mean for the EU's global standing? Join us in this @ecfr.eu webinar on Wednesday to discuss these issues with the brilliant @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social - more details 👇
Europe's demographics are not necessarily a curse for its global standing. Next week, we'll be discussing together with @agathedemarais.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social what European policymakers can do to tackle this strategic challenge. Register here 👇
ecfr.eu/event/people...
ecfr.eu/event/people...
People are the power: Solving Europe’s demographic dilemma
Europe’s shrinking and ageing population is not just a domestic issue – it is a strategic challenge with global implications. As population dynamics reshape the international balance of power…
ecfr.eu
June 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Europe's demographics are not necessarily a curse for its global standing. Next week, we'll be discussing together with @agathedemarais.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social what European policymakers can do to tackle this strategic challenge. Register here 👇
ecfr.eu/event/people...
ecfr.eu/event/people...