Launch of the Memos to the new EU leadership

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The new Commission, European Parliament and President of the European Council will enter office at a challenging time for Europe, the EU and the Commission itself. The results of the European elections, combined with the ongoing economic challenges, clearly call for the delivery of effective change and impacting measures.

At this event Bruegel will launch its Memos on Europe's economic priorities for the next mandate of the European Institutions. These Memos, addressed to the next Presidents of the European Institutions and to new European Commissioners, are written by different Bruegel Scholars and focus on the crucial economic aspects of the EU policy-making.

Focusing on the most important economic questions at the EU level, the individual memos are intended to be a strategic to do list, outlining the state of affairs, the key challenges and priorities our individual scholars consider central in the next five years. 

Programme

10:00 Welcome by Guntram Wolff, Director of Bruegel

10:15-10:30 Presentation of Memos to the three EU PresidentsScholars presentations: André Sapir and Guntram Wolff Discussant: Peter Spiegel, Brussels Bureau Chief

10:30-11:30 Which way for growth? Presentation of memos to Commissioners for Single Market, Digital Agenda, Competition Policy, Research Policy Scholars presentations: Mario Mariniello and Reinhilde Veugelers Discussants: Wolfgang Kopf, Senior Vice President for Public and Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Telekom and Antoine Aubert Head of Brussels Policy Team, Google Moderator: André Sapir 

11:30-12:00 The macro-financial agenda Presentation of memos to Commissioners for Economic and Monetary Affairs and for Financial Services Scholars presentations: Zsolt Darvas and Nicolas Veron Discussant: Rebecca Christie, Reporter, Bloomberg Moderator: Guntram B. Wolff

12:00 – 12:45 Global challenges Presentation of memos to Commissioners for Trade Policy, Neighborhood Policy, Climate Policy, Energy Policy and Migration PolicyScholars presentations: André Sapir and Georg Zachmann Discussants: Suman Bery, Chief Economist, Shell Moderator: Reinhilde Veugelers 
IN PARALLEL Press Corners organized for in-depth interviews between scholars and the press

12.45 Sandwich Lunch Event materials

Visit EU2DO to read the first Memo to the incoming EU Presidents