Dear Members and Friends,
Please find attached the presentation held at the

CONFERENCE LUNCHEON
”EUROPE: OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY”
With Ben Jones, Analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit


Amidst economic turmoil and financial speculation in the EU region, the recent EU Summit held in October 2011 has set ambitious goals of recovery, financial stability and sustainable job creating growth. A stronger and deeper union, both fiscal and economic is advocated by EU leaders, together with bank recapitalization and sustainability of public finance. Big steps are being taken in such direction, such as the creation of new pan-European entities (e.g. EFSF), but are these measures enough to contain the public debt crisis?

The Greek referendum on the bailout has opened the debate on the prospects of the EU in the mid-term and our guest speaker will analyze the potential economic and political scenarios in the coming years. Is the disintegration of the EU possible, or on the contrary, will the adversity strengthen the region and move towards a more federal union?

Finally, what are the medium-term implications for a sustainable growth? How can the EU safeguard its competitiveness in a context of highly competitive economies such as the BRICs? Which and where are the opportunities behind the crisis for the EU economy?










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