Panel Debate at the LSE on “An EU Fit for Purpose in the Global Age”

Policy Network, LSE European Institute and ELIAMEP organized a panel debate at LSE on Monday, March 9^th 2009, with the participation of the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, David Miliband, the Irish Minister for European Affairs, Dick Roche, the Dutch Minister for European Affairs, Frans Timmermans and the President of ELIAMEP, Loukas Tsoukalis. The topic of the panel debate was the role of the EU in the new era that is characterized by the economic crisis and the significant change of the balance of power in the global system.

Loukas Tsoukalis presented the conclusions of a large-scale study conducted by the three think-tanks, in the framework of the programme “An EU Fit for Purpose in a Global Age”, with the participation of 30 well known politicians and policy-makers from various European countries. The final report of the conclusions will be published before the European elections, followed by the publication of the full study in autumn and its presentation in public events across Europe.

Read the first draft of synthesis report.