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Danuta Hübner MEP - Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs in the European Parliament
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Facing the Future: The new EU Strategic Agenda and the European Parliament’s Priorities for the Next Five Years

IIEA1st July 20191min



As the newly elected European Parliament prepares to take office on 2 July 2019, Professor Hübner outlines the contribution of the European Parliament to the EU’s new Strategic Agenda for 2019 to 2024. Recently re-elected to the Parliament, Professor Hübner offers a wide ranging outlook on the issues that she considers will come to the fore during the European Parliament’s ninth parliamentary term.

About the Speaker

Professor Hübner MEP, has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She holds a number of influential roles in the Parliament, including Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and member of the Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group. She is also a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Prior to this, from 2004 to 2009, Professor Hübner served as Commissioner for Regional Policy, making her Poland’s first ever European Commissioner. Professor Hübner began her political career in the Polish Government, where she held a number of positions including Minister for European Affairs.  Professor Hübner obtained a PhD from the Warsaw School of Economics.

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Marie De Somer, Head of the Migration and Diversity Programme at the European Policy Centre
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Dublin, Schengen and the Need for Political Leadership

IIEA4th June 20191min

In her address to the IIEA, Dr De Somer gives an overview of the Dublin Regulation and how it has impacted the Schengen Area. Dr De Somer argues that in the absence of political leadership, the two systems risk collapsing and offers suggestions on what the future of both systems might look like.

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Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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Facing the New European Anxieties: Regaining the Trust of Electorates

IIEA24th May 20191min

In this keynote address, Sir Paul explores why governments across Europe have lost the trust of electorates and what can be done to re-establish it. He also draws on his recent book, The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties, which explores the failures of modern capitalism and suggests potential remedies.

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