ABSTRACT
The move from the First to the Second Republic in Italy brought about the redefinition of Italy’s relationship with Europe. This process has been particularly salient for political parties, especially the parties of the right. On the one hand, the Italian political and economic systems were profoundly transformed in the 1990s. On the other hand, the European Union has significantly evolved by ‘deepening’, mainly through the establishment of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), and by ‘widening’, completing the process of enlargement.
