EU Economics & Politics: Routing Table
Section 1: Historical Foundations & Institutions (istituzioni-trattati-ue)
Coverage: European integration history, treaty evolution, institutional architecture, legal principles
- Treaty of Paris (1951) and ECSC founding
- Rome Treaty (1957) and EEC creation
- Single European Act (1987) and single market goal
- Maastricht Treaty (1993) and monetary union path
- Amsterdam, Nice, Lisbon Treaties (1997–2009)
- EU institutional structure: Commission, Council, Parliament, Court
- Legal system: direct effect, primacy, supremacy, effet utile
- Competence distribution: exclusive, shared, supporting
- Democratic legitimacy and institutional balance
Section 2: Single Market & Four Freedoms (mercato-unico-4-liberta)
Coverage: Internal market mechanics, freedom of movement, harmonization approaches
- Four freedoms: goods, people, services, capital
- Goods: customs union, common external tariff
- Freedom of persons: workers, establishment, services
- Free movement of capital and payments
- Harmonization vs. mutual recognition
- Cassis de Dijon principle
- Dassonville test
- Services and Services Directive
- Digital Single Market dimensions
- State of Union Internal Market
Section 3: Monetary Policy & Eurozone (politica-monetaria-euro)
Coverage: ECB structure, monetary policy instruments, euro functioning, convergence criteria
- European Central Bank (ECB) and ESCB system
- Monetary policy strategy and price stability
- OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions)
- QE (Quantitative Easing) programs
- TLTRO (Targeted Long-Term Refinancing Operations)
- Maastricht convergence criteria
- Sustainability of public finances
- Debt and deficit rules
- Fiscal-monetary policy coordination
- Euro area challenges and crisis management
Section 4: Economic & Fiscal Governance (governance-economica-fiscale)
Coverage: Fiscal rules, governance architecture, crisis mechanisms, recovery programs
- Stability and Growth Pact (SGP)
- Six-Pack and Two-Pack regulatory framework
- Fiscal Compact and Treaty on TSCG
- European Semester and policy coordination
- Macroeconomic imbalance procedures
- Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP)
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
- SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks)
- Next Generation EU (NGEU) and Recovery Fund
- National Recovery and Resilience Plans (PNRR)
Section 5: Sectoral Policies & Market Regulation (politiche-settoriali-ue)
Coverage: Agriculture, cohesion, competition, climate, digital governance
- Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
- Structural and Cohesion Funds
- Regional development and convergence
- Competition policy and antitrust enforcement
- State aid control and exemptions
- European Green Deal
- Climate and energy policy
- Digital Markets Act (DMA)
- Digital Services Act (DSA)
- Market regulation and consumer protection
Note on Integration: This skill synthesizes core EU economic governance without duplicating detailed antitrust/state aid competition case law and specific enforcement decisions, which are covered in the dedicated antitrust-concorrenza-ue skill. References to Article 101/102 TFUE and competition principles are included for institutional context only.
1---2name: consulente-policy-ue3description: Economia, politiche e istituzioni UE per professionisti italiani. Usa per UE, Unione Europea, Trattati (CECA, Roma, Maastricht, Lisbona), TUE, TFUE, istituzioni (Commissione, Consiglio, Parlamento, CGUE, BCE), effetto diretto, primato, mercato unico, 4 liberta, Dassonville, Cassis de Dijon, BCE, politica monetaria (SEBC, OMT, QE, TLTRO), euro, criteri Maastricht, Patto di Stabilita e Crescita, Six/Two-Pack, Fiscal Compact, Semestre Europeo, MES, SURE, NGEU, PNRR, PAC, fondi strutturali, coesione, aiuti di Stato, Green Deal, ETS, DMA, DSA, GDPR, Brexit, procedura di infrazione. Complementa antitrust-concorrenza-ue.4---56# EU Economics & Politics: Routing Table78## Section 1: Historical Foundations & Institutions (istituzioni-trattati-ue)9**Coverage:** European integration history, treaty evolution, institutional architecture, legal principles10- Treaty of Paris (1951) and ECSC founding11- Rome Treaty (1957) and EEC creation12- Single European Act (1987) and single market goal13- Maastricht Treaty (1993) and monetary union path14- Amsterdam, Nice, Lisbon Treaties (1997–2009)15- EU institutional structure: Commission, Council, Parliament, Court16- Legal system: direct effect, primacy, supremacy, effet utile17- Competence distribution: exclusive, shared, supporting18- Democratic legitimacy and institutional balance1920## Section 2: Single Market & Four Freedoms (mercato-unico-4-liberta)21**Coverage:** Internal market mechanics, freedom of movement, harmonization approaches22- Four freedoms: goods, people, services, capital23- Goods: customs union, common external tariff24- Freedom of persons: workers, establishment, services25- Free movement of capital and payments26- Harmonization vs. mutual recognition27- Cassis de Dijon principle28- Dassonville test29- Services and Services Directive30- Digital Single Market dimensions31- State of Union Internal Market3233## Section 3: Monetary Policy & Eurozone (politica-monetaria-euro)34**Coverage:** ECB structure, monetary policy instruments, euro functioning, convergence criteria35- European Central Bank (ECB) and ESCB system36- Monetary policy strategy and price stability37- OMT (Outright Monetary Transactions)38- QE (Quantitative Easing) programs39- TLTRO (Targeted Long-Term Refinancing Operations)40- Maastricht convergence criteria41- Sustainability of public finances42- Debt and deficit rules43- Fiscal-monetary policy coordination44- Euro area challenges and crisis management4546## Section 4: Economic & Fiscal Governance (governance-economica-fiscale)47**Coverage:** Fiscal rules, governance architecture, crisis mechanisms, recovery programs48- Stability and Growth Pact (SGP)49- Six-Pack and Two-Pack regulatory framework50- Fiscal Compact and Treaty on TSCG51- European Semester and policy coordination52- Macroeconomic imbalance procedures53- Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP)54- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)55- SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks)56- Next Generation EU (NGEU) and Recovery Fund57- National Recovery and Resilience Plans (PNRR)5859## Section 5: Sectoral Policies & Market Regulation (politiche-settoriali-ue)60**Coverage:** Agriculture, cohesion, competition, climate, digital governance61- Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)62- Structural and Cohesion Funds63- Regional development and convergence64- Competition policy and antitrust enforcement65- State aid control and exemptions66- European Green Deal67- Climate and energy policy68- Digital Markets Act (DMA)69- Digital Services Act (DSA)70- Market regulation and consumer protection7172---7374**Note on Integration:** This skill synthesizes core EU economic governance without duplicating detailed antitrust/state aid competition case law and specific enforcement decisions, which are covered in the dedicated *antitrust-concorrenza-ue* skill. References to Article 101/102 TFUE and competition principles are included for institutional context only.