European Futures Forum in Brussels ⋆ Visegrad Insight

V/I and CEPS joined efforts to foster a debate on the future of Europe in the context of the MFF

2 October 2019

On 1 October 2019 in Brussels took place the first European Futures Forum organised jointly by Visegrad Insight and Centre for European Policy Studies. The day before a special scenario-based Report “Scenarios for cohesive growth” was launched.

The first edition of the European #Futures Forum was met with the great interest of opinion leaders from across the EU. The conference was held in Brussels at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). We were pleased to see a full-house attendance and welcomed the very positive feedback from the many participants. The context for the discussion was the negotiations for the Multi-annual Financial Framework (2021-2027) that are to be held between the autumn of 2019 and the summer of 2020 and constitute both an opportunity and challenge for the V4 region and the whole of Europe. Here is our photo story.

Read European #Futures. Scenarios for cohesive growth a report prepared in cooperation with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).

30 SEPTEMBER

Wojciech Przybylski (V/I), Daniel Gros (CEPS)

Nicolas Tenzer, Centre d’étude & de réflexion pour l’Action politique

A special scenario-based Report launching

1 OCTOBER

Welcome remarks:

Wojciech Przybylski, President of Res Publica, Editor-in-Chief of Visegrad/Insight
Cinzia Alcidi, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Economic Policy Unit, CEPS

Cinzia Alcidi, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Economic Policy Unit, CEPS

Opening keynote speech

Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Professor of International Relations
and director of the Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford

Introductory discussion: Challenges to MFF – from Brexit to effective cohesion

Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Professor of International Relations, Director of the Centre for International Studies, Faculty Fellow, St Antonys College
Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics

Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Iain Begg, Wojciech Przybylski

Policy Discussion: Prosperity Built on Resilience, Resilience Built on Cohesion

Aleš Chmelař, Deputy Minister for Europe, MFA, Czechia

Speed debate I: Innovations: a new approach in different sectors of the MFF

Andor F. Dávid, Executive Director, International Visegrad Fund
Olivier Dreute, Adviser on the Multiannual Financial Framework, European Political Strategy Centre
Anna-Marie Vilamovska, Managing Director, Innovation Accelerator, Bulgaria
Moderated by: Martin Ehl, Hospodářské noviny

Remarks: Andor F. Dávid, Executive Director, International Visegrad Fund

Speed debate II: Cohesion: Investing in the future of growth

Gert Jan Koopman, Director General, DG BUDG
Piotr Arak, Director, Polish Economic Institute
Petr Zahradník, economist, Member of European Economic Social Committee (EESC)
Jorge Núñez Ferrer, Senior Research Fellow, CEPS
Eric André Martin, IFRI France
Ondřej Houska, Hospodářské noviny