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Game Over – The Inside Story of the Greek Crisis -Drawing the broader lessons for Europe

Solvay Brussels School and Bruegel are co-organizing an event at which George Papakonstantinou and André Sapir will discuss the Greek crisis and its social and economical impact over the last 6 years.

Date: December 6, 2016, 7:00 pm Topic: European Macroeconomics & Governance

Greece is still in a bailout, in a severe social and economic crisis, while Europe as a whole, despite the distance traveled, has not left the crisis behind it.In this lecture, former Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou drew on his account of the Greek crisis and address the broader lessons for Europe as it tries to rebuild its institutional architecture in the midst of increasing economic, social and political pressures.

The event was held at the Solvay Brussels School on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 42 Brussels, 1050, Ixelles .

Schedule

Dec 6, 2016

19:00-19:10

Welcome

19:10-21:00

Conference

Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Director

George Papakonstantinou

André Sapir, Senior Fellow

21:00-22:00

Networking Cocktails

22:00

End

Speakers

André Sapir

Senior Fellow

Guntram B. Wolff

Director

George Papakonstantinou

Location & Contact

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 42 Brussels, 1050, Ixelles

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