Giovanni Padula

I am really happy to start my new journey as Director General of Fondazione Festival Pucciniano, a foundation that celebrates opera, this "genial Italian invention," and a modern maestro like Giacomo Puccini at its heart.

This is my first Foreign Affairs Council, and I am very much looking forward to it. We have three major topics on today’s agenda: Syria, Ukraine and Georgia. My doorstep ↓

#Matera and #Tetouan will be the Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue 2026 in response to the call for proposals of @AnnaLindh Foundation and the @UfMSecretariat . This is great satisfaction! #culturaldiplomacy linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

10 Excellent Books on Growth and Development 1) The Power of Creative Destruction -Aghion, Antonin + Bunel This book builds a coherent model of schumpeterian competition. Importantly, it pairs this with quantitative evidence.

In vent’anni l’Italia perderà 2,5 milioni di abitanti, il 4,3 per cento della popolazione, secondo le stime di Istat. Istati si aspetta che la crisi demografica colpirà duramente il Mezzogiorno, mentre solo Lombardia, Trentino Alto Adige e l’Emilia Romagna avranno una popolazione in crescita. Le province con la maggiore perdita di popolazione dovrebbero essere Enna, Sud Sardegna e Caltanissetta, che perderanno circa un abitante su cinque. Le crescite sono invece molto più contenute, con Bolzano (+6,7%) e Parma (+6,4%) che spiccano.

Not only GDP, how do we measure social progress? @socprogress #EURegionsWeek

Four main topics common to #ruralareas in Europe #EURegionsWeek 2024

Thanks to @Vitaliy_Klychko for his special message to #EURegionsWeek! 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 Regions and cities in the EU stand with their Ukrainian peers, ready to shape a future of recovery and renewal. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineAlliance

The City of Hämeenlinna in Finland is promoting new tools for democratic debate among young people #EURegionsWeek 2024

The #EURegionsWeek is starting in Bruxelles in the European Parliament hemicycle

Happy birthday to Albert Hirschman, who would be 109 today. Hirschman—anti-fascist, resistance hero, later a development economist—may be the most interesting person to ever take up the profession. 🧵 and blog post on his remarkable life and work.

@EU_CoR @EUinmyRegion @Matera2019

@EU_CoR @EUinmyRegion The keyword of #EUREGIONSWEEK 2024 next October in Bruxelles is "Empowering Communities" and the four themes are in line with ours at Fondazione Matera Basilicata 2019

Wondering what will the 2024 edition of #EURegionsWeek bring? Us & @EUinmyRegion sure do! 💡 Join us live for this year's kick-off meeting and get your questions answered. Tune in at 10:00 CET 🕙 europa.eu/!F6rDGF

Terrific collection of pieces on the remote work and cities ...

Bravi, bravi, bravi! And now @Bourges2028 @Matera2019 let's roll up our sleeves and work together

The 1.1 million people killed at Auschwitz were born as far away as Finland and Morocco. This map shows the last recorded residence (or birthplace, if the pre-Holocaust home is unknown) of all identified Jews killed at Auschwitz. Source: buff.ly/30Y9Bwd

‘Why are authoritarian regimes so afraid of Europe? We do not wage war, we do not impose our model. So why? Our values make them afraid.’ David Sassoli’s question now feels like a prophecy. One year after his passing, David’s memory still warms our hearts and shows us the way.

Un anno da quando #DavidSassoli ci ha lasciato. Con la Fondazione @Matera2019 David ha stabilito un legame profondo. Qui ricordiamo David e le idee che ha seminato matera-basilicata2019.it/it/area-stampa…

David Sassoli, a passionate European, left us almost a year ago. President @vonderleyen will today pay tribute to David Sassoli, the former President of the @Europarl_EN, in Rome at 11 CET. Sassoli's inaugural speech on the European project will stay an inspiration ↓

📆Oggi - 20:30 @marcocappato sarà protagonista di "Il bello della politica" all'Oratorio San Filippo Neri di Bologna, per spiegare che "far partecipare i cittadini in maniera seria e informata" è la strada per riattivare la democrazia! Scopri di più nell'intervista a @rep_bologna