The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), the Institute of Greek – German Relations of the University of Athens, the Austrian Embassy in Athens, and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Athens on the occasion of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the first half of 2006, organized a Conference on “Europe in the globalized economy”.
Programme
Official Greetings
Mr. Evripidis Stylianidis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Athens
Prof. Michael Dermitzakis, Vice Rector for Financial Affairs and Development
Ambassador Dr. Herbert Kröll, Austrian Embassy in Athens
Panel
Chair:
Prof. Ilias Plaskovitis (Associate Professor of Economics, Panteion University)
Speakers:
“What Can Europe Learn from Asia and the USA?”
Prof. Vasiliοs Rapanos (Associate Professor of Economics, University of Athens)
“On some contradictions between the principles of the European Social Model and the practice of economic policy in the EU”
Dr. Stephan Schulmeister (Austrian Institute of Economic Research)
“Increasing European competitiveness: A new reform agenda”
Prof. Helen Louri-Dendrinou (Director of the Prime Minister’s Economic Office and Professor at the Athens University of Economics).
“The world economy and the European Union”
Prof. Ιοannis Stournaras (Professor of Economics, University of Athens and Managing Director of Kappa-Security)
“Can the European Model survive in a Globalized World”
Dr. Erhard Fürst (Advisor, Federation of Austrian Industry)
Discussion