Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science, Boston University; CES Local Affiliate, Harvard University
Visiting Professor of Economics, Resident Faculty, & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)
October 22, 2019
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Video recording
1h:46m
As a new EU Parliament and Commission take up their duties, the historic challenges facing Europe, such as migration and border control, fiscal policy and rule of law, loom large. These issues represent cleavages, both between North and South, as well as East and West, which continue to widen. Moreover, Brexit and strains on the transatlantic relationship add to Europe’s travails. This panel of eminent experts will explore what implications these background conditions may have on le couple franco-allemand, what core projects it might pursue, and what a "Franco-German economic space" may look like.