Brussels: Is There a Future for the Eurozone? Part II

In February we asked a panel of experts whether there was a future for the eurozone. The tenor was one of moderate optimism. In the meantime the situation has gone from bad to worse. A default of Greece‚’orderly’ or not, and an exit of the country from the eurozone is no longer unthinkable. The consequences would be harsh for Greece, the eurozone, the European Union at large and contagion to the wider world economy is feared. A European Bank study warned that the entire eurozone project was at risk. Fundamental decisions over the direction of the monetary union need to be taken rapidly and those taken at the meeting of the eurozone finance ministers in Wroclaw on 16 September are widely regarded inadequate.  Eight months after we raised the issue of the future of the eurozone we will ask a new panel of experts the same questions. Will the Euro(zone) survive? What measures have to be taken to save it from collapse? What is at stake if the crisis cannot be solved?

Venue              SOFITEL BRUSSELS EUROPE
Place Jourdan, 1
1040 BRUSSELS

Speakers
- Carsten Brzeski, Economist ING Bank
- Sven Giegold, Member of European Parliament (Greens)
- Dr. Sotiria Theodoropoulou, Senior Researcher European Trade Union Institute
                     
Moderator
Claude Weinber, director Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

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*Lunch will be served between 12.30 and 13.00.  The meeting will start at at 13.00 (sharp).  It will take place under Chatham House Rule.  

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