David RINALDI

Director of Studies and Policy

David supervises and coordinates FEPS’ scientific quality and consultancy capacity, ensuring the policy-relevance and impact of FEPS’ activities. 
He oversees the economic and social policy portfolios.

Before joining FEPS in 2017, David worked as research fellow at CEPS and at the Jacques Delors Institute, covering EU investment policy, economic governance and welfare policy.

David teaches European Economic Governance at the ULB Institute for European Studies and held teaching positions at the Paris College of Art (visiting professor, microeconomics) and at Bocconi University (teaching assistant, macroeconomics). He was also Senior Academic Assistant at the College of Europe, Department for European Economic Studies and worked as consultant on public finance at the Council of Europe, Social Cohesion Division.

David holds a PhD in Public Economics from the DEFAP Graduate School in Public Economics (Milan) and carried out study visits at the University of Nottingham, Bocconi University and University of Zaragoza. Internships at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York and at the United Nations – Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa complement his education.

The full list of publication is available on Academia.edu and ResearchGate. His op-eds are to be found on The Progressive Post and on the Huffington Post Italia.

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Publications
27/01/2025

Forging the new EU agenda

Progressive inputs for European economic policy
28/02/2023

Progressive pathways to European strategic autonomy 

European Strategic Autonomy series
27/05/2021

Our European Future

FEPS contribution to the Conference on the Future of Europe
31/01/2020

Social Investment Now! Advancing Social EU through the EU Budget

In her 16th of July 2019 Opening Statement to the European Parliament, Ursula von der […]
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Progressive Post
13/03/2025

The EU and the Ukrainian people deserve more than armaments

The recent push by the European Commission towards a sizable ‘ReArm EU’ programme that boosts […]
27/03/2024

Five ideas to make the EU future more social

As Socialists and Social Democrats, we are the political force that can better contribute to […]
27/11/2023

EU economic governance needs a champion and a package solution

The EC has proposed measures to reform the EU fiscal rules. But in their current […]
01/12/2022

Can we have a political debate on the Economic Union we want?

After several postponements, the European Commission put forward an orientation for a reform of the […]
06/05/2021

Changing the debt rule would miss the point

Already before the pandemic, it was clear that the economic governance framework of the European […]
17/01/2019

Universal welfare for changing markets

Digital technologies and robotisation create employment opportunities - but other jobs will irrevocably be lost.
01/11/2018

A first reaction to the Commission’s proposal on EMU Reform

In these last few months, there has a lack of discussion about the long-term objectives […]
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Events
02/09/2024
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Advancing child and family care

Building a Progressive Europe
12 - 15/09/2024
Siena, Italy

Siena vision conference on the Europe of the future – 2024

Agenda setting for a union at a crossroad
25/07/2024
Torrés Vedrás, Portugal (Training)

Fighting the far-right

FEPS Training Session during YES Summer Camp 2024
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News
13/03/2025

Europe’s defence strategy must be peace-oriented

FEPS Position Paper on European defence
26/02/2025

FEPS reaction to the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal

What Teresa Ribera presented today is an ambitious plan that makes the case for Europe […]
20/12/2022

How to make the best use of the Resilience and Recovery Fund

The first results of the Recovery Watch research project were presented to the Italian public in Rome on 15 December
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СТРАТЕГИЯТА ЗА ОТБРАНА НА ЕВРОПА ТРЯБВА ДА БЪДЕ ОРИЕНТИРАНА КЪМ МИРА

by Novi Vremena 27/03/2025
In the article "Europe’s defence strategy must be peace-oriented", the Bulgarian media Novi Vremena highlights FEPS position on European defence strategy presented by László Andor, David Rinaldi and Beatriz Abellán.

Brussels, my love? Europe’s economy in a struggle for survival

by Euronews 21/10/2024
FEPS director of studies and policy David Rinaldi participated in this episode of Euronews’ show ‘Brussels my love’.

What will a European Commissioner for Housing do?

by Euronews 16/09/2024
FEPS Director of Studies and Policy David Rinaldi discusses the precedent of EU housing policy and what a Housing Commissioner role would consist of for Radio Schuman on Euronews

Von der Leyen promised an EU commissioner to tackle the housing crisis – what would be their remit?

by Euronews 13/08/2024
Read this Euronews article featuring an interview with David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies and Policy, in which he stresses that it’s now time for the EU to devise a housing initiative for the middle class too.

Sulle riforme del pnrr sull’inclusione serve partecipazione dei territori

by ANSA 06/10/2022
Interview with FEPS Director of Studies and Policy David Rinaldi
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Audiovisual

Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Beyond Buzzwords with Lukas Bertram

🔊📺 Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast How can Europe achieve a unified industrial strategy that balances competitiveness […]

Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Beyond Buzzwords with Lukas Bertram

🔊📺 Available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcast How can Europe achieve a unified industrial […]

Brussels, my love? Europe’s economy in a struggle for survival

FEPS director David Rinaldi participated in this episode of Euronews’ show ‘Brussels my love’.
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