Mark DempseyFormer Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta, discussed his proposals for closer European co-operation in addressing the impact of COVID-19 and provided insights into the effects the virus has had in his country.
EU27 Past Events
IIEAVice-President Šuica explores the dual themes of her mandate, Democracy and Demography, and the significance of these for the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Director-General Ahrenkilde Hansen delivers a comprehensive overview of the new European Commission’s strengthened approach to citizen engagement.
Dr Catherine Day explores the changing power dynamics between the EU institutions in Brussels and give a strategic overview of changing power relations between the Member States.
Professor John O’Brennan (Maynooth University) and Pat Kelly (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) discuss recent developments in the debate on EU enlargement to the Western Balkans.
Dr Charles Powell, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute, discusses the EU’s role as a global actor facing challenges to the rules-based international order and increasing global uncertainty.
The Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, Ana Paula Zacarias, discusses the importance of pragmatic cooperation in delivering on the priorities outlined in the EU’s Strategic Agenda for 2019-24.
Keynote address outlining the strategic importance of a stable European Union for the export-oriented German economy and the priorities of German business in the upcoming Brexit negotiations.
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.
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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