Brussels Economic Forum: Recent Episodes
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
Welcome to the Brussels Economic Forum podcast, bringing you the highlights of the 2020 edition of the Brussels Economic Forum.
In this first episode, we hear from Spain’s third deputy prime minister and minister of economic affairs and digital transformation, Nadia Calviño. In her opening remarks to the Brussels Economic Forum, Nadia looks at the economic outlook for Spain in light of the pandemic, the importance of the EU Recovery Plan and Spain’s plans for a socially inclusive and green recovery.
In this second episode of the Brussels Economic Forum podcast, we hear from Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-president of the European Commission, on “the new European economy after coronavirus”. Mr Dombrovskis also reacts to his nomination as Trade Commissioner by Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen. The episode also features a panel discussion with Maja Gopel, Secretary-General of The German Advisory Council on Global Change and Martin Sandbu, European Economics Commentator, the Financial Times; moderated by Maria Tadeo of Bloomberg News.
In this 4th episode of the Brussels Economic Forum podcast, Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, talks to Saska Vakulina of Euronews about ‘A social and green reboot after the pandemic’, and answers questions from the online audience.
In this final episode of the Brussels Economic Forum podcast for 2020, European Council President, Charles Michel, wraps up the 20th annual Brussels Economic Forum with a keynote speech about the EU’s landmark recovery plan and the importance of European strategic autonomy.
This episode features one of the audience’s favourite moments of the Brussels Economic Forum – the for and against debate. Two speakers argue for and against the motion that the coronavirus crisis has made a greater role for the state in the economy both inevitable and desirable. Speaking in favour of the motion is Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation. Speaking against is Alexander Stubb, Director at the European University Institute in Florence and former prime minister of Finland. The moderator is Maria Tadeo of Bloomberg News.