10:00 Welcome and introduction
- Mr Stefano Palmieri, President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), EESC
- Mr Luca Jahier, Study Group President, EESC
10:15 Between economic necessity and legal feasibility: Possible reforms of EU fiscal rules without treaty change
Opening addresses:
- Prof Sebastian Dullien, Director, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) on the economic aspects
- Prof René Repasi, Professor of International and European Union Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam on the legal aspects
Panel discussion with:
- Mr Marco Buti, Head of Cabinet of the Commissioner for the Economy
- Mr Thierry Philipponnat, Head of Research & Advocacy, Finance watch
- Prof Alicia Hinarejos, Faculty of Law, McGill University
- Prof Marcello Messori, Department of Political Science, LUISS University
Q & A and debate with EESC members and external participants
11:30 More democracy, less technocracy? How to reform EU fiscal governance
Panel discussion with:
- Mr Philip Gerson, Deputy Director, European Department, IMF
- Mr James Watson, Director for Economics, BusinessEurope
- Mr Lukas Oberndorfer, Policy officer, EU & International Department, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK)
- Prof Päivi Leino-Sandberg, Professor of Transnational European Law, University of Helsinki
Q & A and debate with EESC members and external participants
Closing words by Ms Margarida Marques, Member of the European Parliament
12:45 Summary and conclusions
- Ms Dominika Biegon, Rapporteur, EESC