The major European challenges (2020)

In June 2020, the Foundation organised an electronic dialogue on the theme of major European challenges in 2020. Find all the videos.

Pat Cox, President of the Foundation and former President of the European Parliament, moderated this dialogue to which the following personalities contributed:

Péter Balázs (professeur, Université d’Europe centrale, ancien membre de la Commission européenne, ancien ministre des affaires étrangères de Hongrie, Vienne)
Nicolas Baverez (historien, économiste et éditorialiste au Point et au Figaro, Paris)
Davide Rodogno (professeur, Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement, Genève)
Anna Stünzi (présidente du think tank suisse de politique étrangère foraus, Berne)
Bruno Tertrais (directeur adjoint de la Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, Paris)
Laurent Warlouzet (professeur, Sorbonne Université, Paris)

Each of the guests made a video. Then a live discussion on YouTube, including questions from the audience, took place on Tuesday 9 June 2020 with Pat Cox, Péter Balázs, Nicolas Baverez, Anna Stünzi and Bruno Tertrais.

Among the themes discussed were: the major European challenges over the last century, the accumulation of European crises, including the recent coronavirus crisis and its political, economic and social consequences, the challenges of European institutional governance, demographic factors, migration, climate issues, Europe in a global system where multilateralism is being questioned, security issues.

Live discussion on YouTube (FR)

Historical contribution by Davide Rodogno (FR)

Historical contribution by Laurent Warlouzet (FR)

Read the transcript

Contribution by Péter Balázs (EN)

Contribution by Nicolas Baverez (FR)

Contribution by Anna Stünzi (EN)

Contribution by Bruno Tertrais (FR)