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A fiscal stance for the euro area? The current recommendation of the EC and the reform of EMU in light of the five presidents’ report

An off-the-record debate on the fiscal stance in the euro area and the recent recommendation of the Commission.

Date: December 15, 2016, 12:30 pm Topic: Finance & Financial Regulation

On 15 December we organised an off-the-record debate on the fiscal stance in the euro area and the recent recommendation of the Commission. The recommendation has raised a lot of debate and questions and we provided a platform for a serious exchange among a few key players.

This was an off-the-record event and it was not livestreamed on our website.

Schedule

Dec 15, 2016

12:30-13:00

Check in and lunch

13:00-14:00

Panel debate

Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Director

Lucio Pench, Director, Fiscal Policies, European Commission, DG ECFIN

Thomas Westphal, Director General, European Policy, German Federal Ministry of Finance

14:00-14:30

Q&A

Speakers

Lucio Pench

Director, Fiscal Policies, European Commission, DG ECFIN

Thomas Westphal

Director General, European Policy, German Federal Ministry of Finance

Guntram B. Wolff

Director

Location & Contact

Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels

Matilda Sevon

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