The European and Italian Economic Constitution(s) After the Recent Crises: Towards A New Role For State Powers?

This paper aims to examine the crucial role of the European Union (EU) in shaping the economic system, with a focus on the main regulatory responses adopted to counteract the social and economic consequences of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Additionally, it considers the significant measures introduced at the national level to understand the key features of the current Italian economic constitution and how its traditional open and mixed nature has been affected by the ongoing crises, or vice versa, how the principles of the Italian economic Constitution helped to mitigate the impact of the crises. Through this analysis, we aim to determine whether the new approach, characterized by more extensive state intervention in the economic field and a greater emphasis on protecting social rights, will become a permanent feature of the European and national economic landscapes