Integration, multilateralism and sovereignty: building a Europe fit for new global dynamics

How should Europe position itself in a world that is increasingly fragmented and polarized?

Time and location: 24 April 2023 10:30-12:15 Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels
Format: Public, Hybrid, On the record
Contact: Matilda Sevón

Speakers

Laurence Boone

Minister of State for European Affairs, France

Valdis Dombrovskis

Executive Vice President of the for An Economy that Works for People, European Commission

Fabio Panetta

Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

Agenda

Check-in and coffee

10:30-11:00

Agenda

Conversation

11:00-12:00

Chair: Reinhilde Veugelers, Senior fellow
Laurence Boone, Minister of State for European Affairs , France;
Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the for An Economy that Works for People, European Commission
Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

Agenda

Q&A

12:00-12:15

Deglobalisation, political polarisation, social unrest and increasing income inequality are rising in many parts of the world, leading in some cases to a questioning of the open-based multilateral system. In the face of these challenges Europe needs to consider how open it can remain without becoming too vulnerable to geopolitical volatility.

At this event the speakers addressed the EU’s competitiveness and the role of open strategic autonomy. They discussed how a more integrated Europe can be part of the solution, and how to boost our resilience through investments in technology and trade openness

Public | On the record | Livestreamed

Event materials

Full speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank

Theme: Macroeconomic policy and governance
Keyword: multilateralism trade policy
Language: English