Guests
Emma Bonino, Minister of Foreign Affairs and ECFR Council Member
Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Minister of European Affairs
Giuseppe Vita, Chairman, UniCredit
Lapo Pistelli, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and ECFR Council Member
Giuliano Amato, President, International Advisory Board of UniCredit and ECFR Council Member
Federico Ghizzoni, CEO, UniCredit
Emma Marcegaglia, CEO, Marcegaglia Group and ECFR Council Member
Giorgio Squinzi, President, Confindustria
Guy Verhofstadt, Member, European Parliament and President, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE)
Václav Klaus, Former Czech Republic President
Sylvie Goulard, Member of the European Parliament and ECFR Council Member
Mark Leonard, Director, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Franco Debenedetti, President, Bruno Leoni Institute
Paul Nemitz, Director, Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship in the Justice Directorate-General of the European Commission
Daniel Gros, Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Romano Prodi, Chairman of the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation, Former President of the EU Commission and Prime Minister of Italy
Dora Bakoyannis, Member, Greek Parliament and ECFR Council Member
Chaired by
Lapo Pistelli, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and ECFR Council Member
Lucrezia Reichlin, Full Professor and Director Department of Economics, London Business School
Giovanni Moro, President, Fondaca
Europe, caught between crisis and hope, is preparing for the delicate institutional transition that will culminate over the next two years in the election of the European Parliament in spring 2014.Europe, caught between crisis and hope, is preparing for the delicate institutional transition that will culminate over the next two years in the election of the European Parliament in spring 2014.Europe, caught between crisis and hope, is preparing for the delicate institutional transition that will culminate over the next two years in the election of the European Parliament in spring 2014.Europe, caught between crisis and hope, is preparing for the delicate institutional transition that will culminate over the next two years in the election of the European Parliament in spring 2014.he current crisis was not created on the “old continent”, but has nonetheless hit it hard, highlighting structural weaknesses and contradictions and undermining support for the original project across large sections of Europe. Yet hope remains strong on a continent that has faced the great challenges of history many times, and that has always managed to renew itself and re-emerge with ambitions for the future.
First of all, we need to understand what kind of European model Europeans actually need. The EU is facing a crisis that will give rise to major changes. Should we turn back, or continue along the road of political unification? A large free-trade area or a confederation of states – the United States of Europe?
Secondly, Europe needs to rebuild its relationship with its people. EU technocrats have won out too many times. Through an ever wider democratization of the continent's decision-making processes, we need to understand how to give the right impetus to Europe's politicians to help them develop a sense of belonging among European citizens.
Finally, we need to understand what will become of the euro, the first and currently only symbol of a united Europe. How to get through the crisis and how to promote the single currency, the currency of all Europeans.
The current crisis was not created on the “old continent”, but has nonetheless hit it hard, highlighting structural weaknesses and contradictions and undermining support for the original project across large sections of Europe. Yet hope remains strong on a continent that has faced the great challenges of history many times, and that has always managed to renew itself and re-emerge with ambitions for the future.
First of all, we need to understand what kind of European model Europeans actually need. The EU is facing a crisis that will give rise to major changes. Should we turn back, or continue along the road of political unification? A large free-trade area or a confederation of states – the United States of Europe?
Secondly, Europe needs to rebuild its relationship with its people. EU technocrats have won out too many times. Through an ever wider democratization of the continent's decision-making processes, we need to understand how to give the right impetus to Europe's politicians to help them develop a sense of belonging among European citizens.
Finally, we need to understand what will become of the euro, the first and currently only symbol of a united Europe. How to get through the crisis and how to promote the single currency, the currency of all Europeans.
The current crisis was not created on the “old continent”, but has nonetheless hit it hard, highlighting structural weaknesses and contradictions and undermining support for the original project across large sections of Europe. Yet hope remains strong on a continent that has faced the great challenges of history many times, and that has always managed to renew itself and re-emerge with ambitions for the future.
First of all, we need to understand what kind of European model Europeans actually need. The EU is facing a crisis that will give rise to major changes. Should we turn back, or continue along the road of political unification? A large free-trade area or a confederation of states – the United States of Europe?
Secondly, Europe needs to rebuild its relationship with its people. EU technocrats have won out too many times. Through an ever wider democratization of the continent's decision-making processes, we need to understand how to give the right impetus to Europe's politicians to help them develop a sense of belonging among European citizens.
Finally, we need to understand what will become of the euro, the first and currently only symbol of a united Europe. How to get through the crisis and how to promote the single currency, the currency of all Europeans.
The current crisis was not created on the “old continent”, but has nonetheless hit it hard, highlighting structural weaknesses and contradictions and undermining support for the original project across large sections of Europe. Yet hope remains strong on a continent that has faced the great challenges of history many times, and that has always managed to renew itself and re-emerge with ambitions for the future.
First of all, we need to understand what kind of European model Europeans actually need. The EU is facing a crisis that will give rise to major changes. Should we turn back, or continue along the road of political unification? A large free-trade area or a confederation of states – the United States of Europe?
Secondly, Europe needs to rebuild its relationship with its people. EU technocrats have won out too many times. Through an ever wider democratization of the continent's decision-making processes, we need to understand how to give the right impetus to Europe's politicians to help them develop a sense of belonging among European citizens.
Finally, we need to understand what will become of the euro, the first and currently only symbol of a united Europe. How to get through the crisis and how to promote the single currency, the currency of all Europeans.
The current crisis was not created on the “old continent”, but has nonetheless hit it hard, highlighting structural weaknesses and contradictions and undermining support for the original project across large sections of Europe. Yet hope remains strong on a continent that has faced the great challenges of history many times, and that has always managed to renew itself and re-emerge with ambitions for the future.
First of all, we need to understand what kind of European model Europeans actually need. The EU is facing a crisis that will give rise to major changes. Should we turn back, or continue along the road of political unification? A large free-trade area or a confederation of states – the United States of Europe?
Secondly, Europe needs to rebuild its relationship with its people. EU technocrats have won out too many times. Through an ever wider democratization of the continent's decision-making processes, we need to understand how to give the right impetus to Europe's politicians to help them develop a sense of belonging among European citizens.
Finally, we need to understand what will become of the euro, the first and currently only symbol of a united Europe. How to get through the crisis and how to promote the single currency, the currency of all Europeans.
The current crisis was not created on the “old continent”, but has nonetheless hit it hard, highlighting structural weaknesses and contradictions and undermining support for the original project across large sections of Europe. Yet hope remains strong on a continent that has faced the great challenges of history many times, and that has always managed to renew itself and re-emerge with ambitions for the future.
First of all, we need to understand what kind of European model Europeans actually need. The EU is facing a crisis that will give rise to major changes. Should we turn back, or continue along the road of political unification? A large free-trade area or a confederation of states – the United States of Europe?
Secondly, Europe needs to rebuild its relationship with its people. EU technocrats have won out too many times. Through an ever wider democratization of the continent's decision-making processes, we need to understand how to give the right impetus to Europe's politicians to help them develop a sense of belonging among European citizens.
Finally, we need to understand what will become of the euro, the first and currently only symbol of a united Europe. How to get through the crisis and how to promote the single currency, the currency of all Europeans.
All this will be discussed at East Forum 2013 in Rome on July 11, with key international experts and leading players in the process of economic and monetary union.
