Programme

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10:00 Welcome and introduction

  • Stefano Palmieri, President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Panel discussion 

  • Sven Langedijk, Adviser on the Fiscal architecture of Economic and Monetary Union and the fiscal-monetary policy mix, DG ECFIN, European Commission
  • Anna Widenfalk, Deputy Director-General, Department for International and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance of Sweden
  • Nadine Leiner-Killinger, Head of Section in Fiscal Policies Division, Economics Department, ECB
  • Margarida Marques, Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur of the EP report on the review of the macroeconomic legislative framework for a better impact on Europe’s real economy and improved transparency of decision-making and democratic accountability
  • Niels Thygesen, Chair, European Fiscal Board
  • Francesco Saraceno, Deputy Director - Studies Department, French Economic Observatory (OFCE), Science Po
  • James Watson, Director of Economics, BusinessEurope
  • Liina Carr, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
  • Katharine Wiese, Senior Policy Officer for Economic Transition and Gender Equality, European Environmental Bureau
  • Q & A with EESC members and external participants

12:15 Summary and conclusions

  • Krister Andersson, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the 'Communication on the future of the EU economic governance framework'
  • Dominika Biegon, Co-rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the 'Communication on the future of the EU economic governance framework'
  • Petru Sorin Dandea, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on the 'Euro area economic policy 2023'

12:30 End of the debate