Simen Ekern

Simen Ekern (b. 1975) is a writer and journalist. In recent years, he has lived in Brussels and Rome, where he has covered European politics and culture for a number of media outlets, including Dagbladet, TV 2, and Morgenbladet. He is currently the foreign affairs commentator for Dagens Næringsliv.

Ekern holds a degree in the history of ideas and has for many years been regarded as one of Norway’s leading experts on Italy. In 2015, he was awarded the title European of the Year by the organization European Youth.

He made his debut in 2006 with Berlusconis Italia, which received excellent reviews. In 2011, he published Roma, which won the Brage Prize for Best Non-Fiction Book the same year. His most recent publication is Europeere (2015).