9.30 a.m.       Registration and coffee

10.00 a.m.     Introductory remarks

  • Stefano Palmieri, President, Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO), European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Philip von Brockdorff, Rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
  • Dimitris Dimitriadis, Co-rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC

10.15 a.m.     The European perspective: the euro as a strategic asset

  • Peter Grasmann, Head of Unit, Euro Area Financial System, DG FISMA, European Commission
  • Pervenche Berès, Member of the European Parliament
  • Hans Joachim Kloeckers, Director-General International and European relations, ECB
  • Francesco Papadia, Senior Fellow, Bruegel

11.30 a.m.      The international perspective: how can the euro support a more balanced economic development?

  • Christian Ebeke, Deputy Resident Representative to the EU, International Monetary Fund
  • Claudio Borio, Head of Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements
  • Sophie Javary, Vice-Chairman, Corporate and Institutional Banking, Europe, Middle East and Africa, BNP Paribas
  • Manthos Delis, Professor of Financial Economics and Banking, Montpellier Business School

12.45 p.m.      Summary and conclusions

  • Philip von Brockdorff, Rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
  • Dimitris Dimitriadis, Co-rapporteur for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC
  • Juraj Sipko, President, Study group for the opinion on Towards a stronger international role of the euro, EESC

1.00 p.m.         End of the hearing

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