Arianna Vannini, Chief Economist of the European Commission's DG for International Partnerships and Bocconi Alumna, explains how the time has come to clarify the objectives that the EU aims to achieve in twenty years

First at the European Monetary Institute, the embryo of the European Central Bank, today DG Corporate Services of the latter. This is Alumnus Roberto Schiavi's professional career. Currently based in Frankfurt, he recalls how, despite the problems in recent years, the monetary union has never really been at risk

Sustainability is a European Union objective also with regard to the movement of goods by road. The Alumnus, Auditor at the European Court of Auditors, works with this topic, along with the equally key area of road safety

Alumnus Edoardo Carlotti, Advisor to the EIB, underlines the bank's additional function as a guideline – not just for financing. His job is to intercept issues not yet on the Bank's radar

Alexia Delfino won funding from CEPR and UKaid for a project with Nava Ashraf and Edward Glaeser casting some light on how fair contract enforcement empowers female entrepreneurs

The fiveyear terms at an institution like the European Commission protect against the variability of national calendars, says Alumnus Gabriele Giudice, Head of Unit in the Economies Division of the Member States at the Commission. His work is engaging, which allows him to get in close touch with the progress of economic and political integration