JM Network “Crisis-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America”
Programme of the Kick-off Meeting
EGMONT PALACE, Brussels
6th of June 2017
The Jean Monnet Network “Crisis-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America” is a bi-regional comparative research network on crisis, its management and its social and democratic implications in Europe and Latin America with the aim to mutually learn from each other and to develop policy advice by offering a platform for an exchange of views to policy makers, academia and civil society.
IRELAC as coordinator of this bi-regional Network organizes with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union the kick-off events of this research programme on the 6th of June in cooperation with several partners: the Robert Triffin International-RTI, Austrian Central Bank (ÖNB), Egmont Institute and the Gutt Fund.
The Jean Monnet Network “Crisis-Equity-Democracy for Europe and Latin America” has the pleasure to invite you to its kick off events taking place on the 6 June in Palais Egmont:
1. The Morning workshop with the title “Challenges of monetary policy in an asymmetric International Monetary System creating international liquidity spillovers and inefficiencies” will offer an introduction into the caveats in the International Monetary System as a cause of the global crisis addressing the”Triffin dilemma” (tensions, global imbalances and crisis as a conse-quence of the fact that the dollar as a national currency serves as global currency) in its systemic aspect of a “built-in destabilizer” of the global economy and its link with the 2008 crisis and the present difficulties of monetary policies in both regions. If necessary the workshop will go on during the afternoon up to the High Level Conference which will deal also with the same systemic issue in the context of the G20 works and debates.
2. The Lunch Roundtable on “The Internal Imbalances of the EMU and Distributive Aspects of Monetary Policy – a Challenge for Democracy and the Existence of the European Union?” will offer a platform to academia, think tanks, central bankers, politicians (MEPs), policy makers and official and social actors to exchange views on these politically ad socially incendiary issues that have moved to the centre of election debates and programmes.
3. The Evening High Level Conference on the “Reform of the International Monetary System and of the IMF: the G20 and International Macroeconomic Prospects”.
The two first G20 Summits (Washington November 2008 and London April 2009) the global fears triggered by the financial turmoil had allowed for the emergence of a consensus about the need for a significant change in the global financial governance.
Now after ten successive G20 Presidencies and the systemic issue of the Triffin dilemma remaining unsolved, it is opportune to launch a debate about the effective changes on the sys-temic side: has the G20’s management of the global crisis led to effective improvements in the Global Financial Architecture? The conference has the objective to take stock on where we stands on this systemic issue and evaluate the chances of seeing the G20 move beyond an un-sustainable status quo, having in mind recent political developments in the world and international macro-economic prospect.
Detailed Programme:
I. Morning Workshop on 6 June, 9:00-12:30
Egmont Palace, Orange room.
Challenges of Monetary Policy in an Asymmetric International Monetary System
creating International Liquidity Spillovers and Inefficiencies
1. Introduction: welcome address and kick-off of the Network
By the coordinators Bettina Guilherme & Christian Ghymers
2. The signification today of the Triffin Dilemma or the built-in global destabilizer
By Christian Ghymers, President of IRELAC/ICHEC & Vice-President of the Robert Triffin International-RTI-UCL (Belgium)
3. Impact of the Triffin Dilemma on specific Latin American countries (case studies) in the past and point to risks at present and in the futures
By Maria Antonieta Del Tedesco Lins, Professor,University of Sao Paulo (Brazil).
4. The European Parliament’s position on the EU role in the framework of internation-al financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies
By Sven Giegold (MEP, Green, DE) (TBC)
5. Discussants by think-tanks Madariaga-College of Europe Centre, Bruges:
By Pierre Defraigne, Executive Director
6. Discussant by central bank representative
By Hans Geeroms, Senior Adviser EU Policy at the National Bank of Belgium (Central Bank of Belgium)
7. Operational Conclusions and policy recommendations
(if necessary the workshop could go on from 15:00 to 16:30)
Please contact a.masquelin@egmontinstitute.be to confirm your participation concerning this activity.
II. Lunch Round Table, on 6th June 12:30 – 15:00
Egmont Palace, « Salon des Tapisseries »
Roundtable Agenda:
Internal Imbalances of the EMU and Distributive Aspects of Monetary Policy:
A Challenge for Democracy and the Existence of the European Union?
1. Stephan Schulmeister (University of Vienna) will give an introduction into the internal imbalances, (confirmed)
2. Zsolt Darvas , Senior fellow at Bruegel (confirmed)
3. Hans Geeroms, Senior Adviser EU Policy at the National Bank of Belgium (Central Bank of Belgium)
4. Helene Schuberth (Austrian Central Bank) will give us an insight into the distributive aspects of monetary policy, (confirmed)
5. Torsten Mueller, Senior Researcher at the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), (confirmed).
6. Manuel Dos Santos (MEP, S&D, Portugal), former Vice president of the European Parliament, will give the view from a Southern Country, (confirmed)
7. Pervenche Beres( MEP, S&D), France, rapporteur of the report on the financial, eco-nomic and social crisis and on the review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges of the European Parliament, (confirmed)
8. Manuel Dos Santos (MEP, S&D, Portugal), former Vice president of the European Parliament, will give the view from a Southern Country, (confirmed)
9. Danuta Hübner (MEP, EPP, Poland), former Commissioner on Regional Policy, rap-porteur on the Banking Union, (TBC)
10. Dariuz Rosati (MEP, EPP), Poland, East European point of view, rapporteur on Euro-pean Semester for economic policy coordination: (TBC).
Please contact a.masquelin@egmontinstitute.be to confirm your participation concerning this activity.
III. Evening High Level Conference, 6 June 17:15 – 19:15
Egmont Palace, Arenberg room
High Level Conference on the
“Reform of the International Monetary System and of the IMF:
the G20 and International Macroeconomic Prospects”
The two first G20 Summits (Washington November 2008 and London April 2009) the global fears triggered by the financial turmoil had allowed for the emergence of a consensus about the need for a significant change in the global financial governance. Now after ten succes-sive G20 Presidencies, the systemic issue of the Triffin dilemma (tensions, global imbalances and crisis as a consequence of the fact that the dollar as a national currency serves as global currency) remains unsolved and it appears opportune to launch a debate about the effective changes on the systemic side: has the G20’s management of the global crisis led to effective improvements in the Global Financial Architecture? Would this progress end up being much less significant than initially expected or even leading to a mere status quo?
The conference has the objective o take stock on where we stands on this systemic issue and evaluate the chances of seeing the G20 move beyond an unsustainable status quo, having in mind recent political developments in the world and international macro-economic prospects.
Marco Buti is particularly well placed to address this subject, having participated on be-half of the European Commission to numerous IMF and G20 meetings for more than 10 years. Director General Marco Buti’s presentation will be followed by an open debate.
Agenda:
President: Viscount Etienne Davignon, Minister of State
Keynote Speech: Director General Marco Buti, Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Panelists: Alfonso Iozzo (RTI), Stephany Griffith-Jones (IRELAC-UK)
Conclusions: Baron Bernard Snoy et d’Oppuers, President of RTI
19:15 Reception at Egmont Palace, “Salon des Tapisseries”
For this High Level Conference, please confirm your participation here before Wednesday, May 31
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