WORKING LUNCHES

The working lunches in the framework of the EIF gathered both senior politiciens and representatives to business world for an intense discussion on policy porposals and innovative economic soultions on two particular areas: the transatlantic cooperation and Digital revolution and energy efficiency

WORKING LUNCH I: TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIES: PARTNERS OR COMPETITORS?

Moderator: Tomi HUHTANEN, Director of the Centre for European Studies

Theodor STOLOJAN (MEP, RO)
Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (MEP, ES)
Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENE (MEP, LT)
Santiago FISAS AYXELA (MEP, ES)
Andrey KOVATCHEV (MEP, BG)
Salvatore Iacolino (MEP, IT)
Mario MAURO (MEP, IT)
Iuliu WINKLER (MEP, RO)

Sponsors: MGC International Investments, K Street, EABC
Guests: James DUDLEY, Economic Counselor, US Embassy in Madrid ; Bruce STOKES, international economic columnist, National Journal

A few questions were addressed at this exclusive working lunch: how should politicians on both sides of the Atlantic resist the temptations of erecting protectionist barriers that would damage the transatlantic economic partnership even further? What creative solutions can be found to use this crisis as an opportunity to address some of the structural deficiencies burdening the transatlantic economy? Are we likely to see some common ground emerging between the two on issues regarding international financial regulation?

WORKING LUNCH II: THE CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Moderator: Roland Freudenstein, Head of Research, Centre for European Studies

Pablo Arias ECHEVERRIA (ES)
Iliana IVANOVA(BG)
Petru Constantin LUHAN (RO)
Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN (NL)

Sponsors: Digital Europe
Guests: Antonio LOPEZ-ISTURIZ WHITE, EPP Secretary General and CES Secretary Treasurer Adriean VIDEANU, Minister of Economy, Romania Daniel DAIANU, former Minister of Finance, Romania John BRUTON, Former Prime Minister of Ireland, Former Ambassador of the EU to the US