Charting a Competitive Future: Priorities of the Hungarian EU Presidency 2024

Wednesday 6 Nov 2024, 13:30 → 14:30 Europe/Brussels

Liszt Institute Brussels ׀ Liszt Intézet Brüsszel

We are pleased to announce, that on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 13.30 to 14.30, the Europe Strategy Research Institute and the Liszt Institute Brussels will host the event Charting a Competitive Future: Priorities of the Hungarian EU Presidency, featuring the Hungarian Presidency 2024 book launch.

 

Held under the auspices of the EU Presidency Program of the Ludovika University of Public Service, this event offers a timely opportunity to explore how Hungary’s competitiveness agenda aligns with the broader ambitions of the European Union. The event is also an official part of the Hungarian Science Festival 2024.

 

The program will open with a keynote address by Tibor Navracsics, Minister for Public Administration and Regional Development, who will discuss the vital links between competitiveness and cohesion policy, emphasizing the need to integrate these areas for sustainable growth.

Following the keynote, an expert panel discussion will address critical questions, including:

• What priorities should the Competitiveness Pact focus on to achieve the desired “competitiveness turnaround”?
• How does competitiveness relate to research and development, and what funding opportunities support this?
• What impact does competitiveness have on local communities?

 

Participants will also receive a complimentary copy of a newly published volume by the Europe Strategy Research Institute of Ludovika University, containing 35 manuscripts that outline Hungary’s EU policy priorities, crucial for shaping the future of Europe.

This English-language event is open to the press and aims to foster meaningful dialogue on the future of European competitiveness, regional development initiatives, and Hungary’s role during its EU Presidency.

 

Programme:

13.30-13.40 Welcoming Remarks by the Hosting Embassy

Tamás Iván Kovács, Ambassador of Hungary to Belgium

13.40-14.00 Empowering Europe’s Regions: Competitiveness Through Cohesion

Tibor Navracsics, Minister, Ministry for Public Administration and Regional Development, Co-Author and editor of the book

14.00-14.30 Panel Discussion: European Competitiveness in Changing Times: Two Days Before the Competitiveness Pact

András Edelényi, Member of the Employers’ Group in the European Economic and Social Committee, Member of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Sandra Parthie, President of the EESC Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption (INT), EESC Employers' Group Member, Head of the Brussels Liaison Office of the Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft (German Economic Institute) 

Bernadett Petri, Director of Europe Strategy Research Institute,Co-Author of the book

Moderator: Viktória Lilla Pató, academic research fellow, Europe Strategy Research Institute, LUPS