A glass half empty»? Italy and the Single European Act (1981-1986)
Journal title VENTUNESIMO SECOLO
Author/s Giovanni Lella
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2024/55
Language Italian Pages 26 P. 91-116 File size 243 KB
DOI 10.3280/XXI2024-055005
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This article offers a reappraisal of Italy’s role in the making of the Single European Act. Based on new archival evidence, it aims to reassess Italy’s contribution to the European «relance» and to reconsider – in the light of the objectives set and the results achieved – the overall balance of Italian diplomatic action. Often misunderstood or at least underestimated, the role of Italian diplomacy in supporting the first comprehensive reform of the Treaties of Rome was constant and, in many ways, decisive. The article is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the priorities of the Italian European agenda, examining the first attempts to revitalize the EC (1981- 1983). The second part focuses on the institutional strategy pursued by Craxi and Andreotti. Finally, the third part concentrates on Italy’s commitment to counterbalance the single market by strengthening common policies and the monetary cooperation.
Keywords: Italian Foreign Policy, European Integration History, Single European Act, Craxi, Andreotti, Ruggiero
Giovanni Lella, «Un bicchiere per tre quarti vuoto»? Il ruolo dell’Italia dal rilancio all’Atto unico europeo (1981-1986) in "VENTUNESIMO SECOLO" 55/2024, pp 91-116, DOI: 10.3280/XXI2024-055005