Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup - Launch Event
Virtual event (via GoToWebinar)
26 October, 15.00 - 17.00
The Next Generation EU with the long-term budget will be the key instruments for the EU to enable the economic recovery through the green and digital transitions.
The event will provide a unique platform, bringing together the industry and long-term investors, to discuss which steps the EU needs to prioritise to become green, digital and more resilient and to recover stronger from this unprecedented crisis. The debate will also mark the kick-off of the agenda of events of the 'Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry' Intergroup.
Welcome Address: Dominique Riquet (RE), Co-Chair of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup
Keynote speech: Frans Timmermans, Vice-President for the European Green Deal, European Commission
Opening discussion:
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Frans Timmermans, Vice-President for the European Green Deal, European Commission
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Simona Bonafé (S&D), Co-Chair of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup
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Maria da Graça Carvalho (EPP), Co-Chair of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup
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Rada Rodriguez, President, Orgalim, Europe’s Technology Industries
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Laurent Zylberberg, President, European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI)
Panel discussion:
Moderated by: Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive & Chief Economist, European Policy Centre
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Kerstin Jorna, Director General, DG Grow, European Commission
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Rada Rodriguez, President, Orgalim, Europe’s Technology Industries
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Luca Visentini, Secretary General, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
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Laurent Zylberberg, President, European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI)
About the intergroup
The new European Parliament Intergroup ‘Sustainable, long-term investments & competitive European industry’ was established by MEPs from across the political spectrum seeking to promote dialogue on the future of industry and investment in Europe.
Created as a platform for exchange between MEPs and societal stakeholders, intergroups are cross-party groupings that bring together MEPs interested in particular topics.
This is the first intergroup focused on EU industry from a competitiveness and sustainability perspective and is steered by a Bureau co-chaired by MEPs Carvalho (EPP), Riquet (Renew Europe) and Bonafè (S&D), with a number of further MEPs opting to join the group as members.
Orgalim and CECE played a key role in shaping this new grouping, and will be active in running the work of the Intergroup Secretariat, together with other stakeholders.
