60 Years after the signing of the Rome Treaty, Europe is not a pretty sight. The UK is leaving after a guest performance of 44 years; populism and Euroscepticism prevail in many Member States; the days of an ‘ever closer union’ seem to be numbered.
HEARING - Democratising the way out if the economic crisis
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Democratising the way out of the Economic Crisis
Constitutional and Institutional Challenges building up a social Europe
Brussels, 27 June 2013
European Parliament , ASP 1 G-2
09.00 Opening / welcome: Gabi Zimmer, GUE/NGL president
09:15 - 10:30 Panel 1:
The European Union post-Lisbon: where we are today and what should be the future of European integration
Chair: Helmut Scholz
Speakers: - Guillaume Duval (Alternatives Economiques, France)
- Andreas Maurer (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Germany)
- tbc (Vänsterpartiet, Sweden)
10:30 - 10:45 break
10:45 - 12:30 Panel 2
The European Union as a political project: if it is not democratic citizens will not accept further integration.
Chair: Marie-Christine Vergiat
Speakers: - Kenneth Haar (Corporate Europe Observatory)
- Kolja Möller (University of Frankfurt/Main)
- Jean-Pierre Dubois (France) tbc
12:30 buffet lunch on 1st floor ASP balcony
15:00 – 16:30 Panel 3
The European Union must be social – or it will not exist
Chair: Thomas Händel
Speakers: - Finn Sørensen (MP Red-Green Alliance, Denmark)
- Conny Reuter (Solidar)
- Oliver Röpke (ÖGB, Austria)
16:30 – 16:45 coffee break
16:45 – 18:20 Panel 4
Conclusions: Involving the people of Europe
Chair: Helmut Scholz
Speakers: - Thomas Falkner (DIE LINKE, Germany)
- José Castro Caldas (Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal)
- Giorgos Karatsioubanis (Syriza, Greece)
- Marie-Christine Vergiat
18:20 – 18:30
Conclusion(s) and end of debate
for information:
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Press contact: Gianfranco Battistini + 32 475 646628 gianfranco.battistini@europarl.europa.eu
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