EPRS online policy roundtable: The Von der Leyen European Commission at mid-term

At this latest EPRS policy roundtable, the new version of the EPRS publication on the von der Leyen six priorities will be presented and a panel of experts from the EU Institutions, academia and think tank community will discuss the achievements of the European Commission as the institution approaches the middle of its five-year term.

PROGRAMME

13:30 Welcome by Anthony TEASDALE, Director General, European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)

13:35 Keynote remarks by Michal ŠIMEČKA, MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament (invited)

13:50 Roundtable discussion with:

 Etienne BASSOT, Director, Members’ Research Service, EPRS;

 Michael WIMMER, Director for Strategy, Better Regulation and Corporate Governance, Secretariat-General, European Commission;

 Heather GRABBE, Director, Open Society European Policy Institute, Brussels;

 Olivier COSTA, Professor, European Political and Governance Studies, College of Europe, Bruges;

 Desmond DINAN, Professor, George Mason University, Washington DC.

Moderator: Micaela DEL MONTE, Head, Citizens' Policies Unit, EPRS

14:30 Questions and comments from the digital floor

15:00 End of the online event.