IIEAPedro Serrano reflected on recent developments in European security and defence and provided a future perspective on European defence cooperation and partnership.
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In her address, Dr Ferrara discussed the history and the rise to the power of the Five Star Movement, a new grouping which became the largest political party in Italy in the March 2018 elections.
Joseph Curtin assessed how a rapidly increasing carbon tax might be implemented in Ireland.
Dirk Beckers discussed the Connecting Europe Facility, a €30 billion fund that designates and provides funding to Projects of Common Interest (PICs), major infrastructure projects in the European Union.
Elke König, Chair of the Single Resolution Board, delivered an address to the IIEA on the role of resolution and insolvency in banking.
Judge Eugene Regan discussed the role of the CJEU and the changes that may arise in the CJEU post-Brexit as well as issues such as maintain the rule of law and the preservation of EU values. Judge Regan also addressed the issue of extradition to third countries, in the context of the European Arrest Warrant.
Ciarán Cannon T.D. will give his perspectives on the Government’s new development policy which is nearing finalisation and will focus on how Ireland is positioning itself internationally through its development cooperation and humanitarian assistance to respond to a rapidly changing global context.
Rt Hon Winston Peters discussed areas of common interest between New Zealand and Ireland and considered pathways available to small states navigating a global order under stress.
In his address to the IIEA, Professor O’Sullivan will discuss the work of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG), which supports the creation of a forthcoming European Union strategy on Artificial Intelligence. Professor O’Sullivan, who is Vice Chair of the group, will discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead and the progress made so far.
Hugo Dixon, Deputy Chair of the People’s Vote Campaign, presented the case for a referendum on the terms of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
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