Bruegel and Financial Times present
Road to Europe: The Spitzenkandidaten series
The FT joins Bruegel for a series of talks and debates with Europe’s Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Journalists from the FT, along with Bruegel’s scholars, explore and challenge the main political parties’ policies for the future of the continent in front of an invited audience.
YANIS VAROUFAKIS - 26 March
The former Greek Minister of Finance and the lead candidate of Democracy in Europe (DiEM25).
BAS EICKHOUT - 2 April
Bas Eickhout is one of the two spitzenkandidaten of the European Green Party (G/EFA group in the European Parliament).
LUIS GARICANO - 3 April
One of the team of candidates of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe (ALDE).
JAN ZAHRADIL - 4 April
The spitzenkandidat of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ECR group in the European Parliament).
MANFRED WEBER - 9 April
The leader of the European Peoples Party (EPP), and its spitzenkandidat.
FRANS TIMMERMANS - 11 April
The leading candidate of the Party of European Socialists (S&D group in the European Parliament).
