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European small biz owners impacted by Ukraine war and COVID, says head of industry group
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European small biz owners impacted by Ukraine war and COVID, says head of industry group

What's the outlook for European small businesses these days? Not as good as SME owners would like, according to Véronique Willems, secretary general of SMEUnited, an organization representing some 22.5 million European small businesses that employ almost 82.4 million people across 30 European countries. In recent months, European SMEs have been hit by the double whammy of COVID spikes due to the omicron variant and now higher energy prices due to Russia's war in Ukraine, Willems explains during a livestream conversation on small businesses and pandemic recovery hosted by GZERO Media in partnership with Visa.

Italy in Europe's spotlight: insights from former PM Enrico Letta
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Italy in Europe's spotlight: insights from former PM Enrico Letta

Italy's new leader may finally deliver political stability, according to Enrico Letta, one of those six prime ministers to have resigned in the last ten years. Letta joins Ian Bremmer on this episode of GZERO World.

Podcast: Italy In Europe's spotlight: insights from former PM Enrico Letta
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Podcast: Italy In Europe's spotlight: insights from former PM Enrico Letta

Listen: Italy's new leader, Mario Draghi (nicknamed "Super Mario") looks like he just might break the mold and deliver positive change—and political stability—to Italy. That's according to Enrico Letta, one of Italy's six prime ministers to have resigned in the last ten years. Letta joins Ian Bremmer on this episode of the GZERO World podcast.

Why Europe’s vaccine rollout has been so tortured
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Why Europe’s vaccine rollout has been so tortured

The EU acted swiftly, decisively, and effectively to respond to the pandemic's economic fallout. A nearly trillion dollar bailout package, agreed to late last July, has kept much of the continent afloat. But it failed on the public health response, first on testing and then rolling out vaccines. Enrico Letta, Italy's former prime minister, shares his thoughts on the reasons why in a conversation with Ian Bremmer on the latest episode of GZERO World.

Migrant families with children walk along a dirt road after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States from Mexico in Penitas, Texas, U.S., March 6, 2021.
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League party leader Matteo Salvini arrives for a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy January 29, 2021.
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Has Italy's far right really changed its tune?

Matteo Salvini, the firebrand leader of Italy's Lega party, was once one of the biggest critics of the EU. But now he has suddenly become a fan. What might have prompted Salvini's surprising about-face? And what does it mean for the future of far-right populism in the EU's third-largest country?

Was the EU’s bungled vaccine rollout inevitable?
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Was the EU’s bungled vaccine rollout inevitable?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been criticized for overseeing a bungled inoculation rollout in the world's wealthiest continent. Why has the EU rollout been so sluggish, and what does this mean for Europe and its politics?





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Xi Jinping's WEF speech on China's global leadership falls flat; Italy PM resigns over stimulus
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Xi Jinping's WEF speech on China's global leadership falls flat; Italy PM resigns over stimulus

Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics on this week's World In (More Than) 60 Seconds: What did you think of Xi Jinping's speech at the virtual World Economic Forum? Why did the Italian Prime Minister resign? Where is the international outrage for what's happening in Ethiopia's Tigray region?