EUROPEAN FISSURES: TAKING THE HARD DECISIONS TO END THE CRISIS

EUROPEAN FISSURES: TAKING THE HARD DECISIONS TO END THE CRISIS

20 June, 16:00–17:15


With no perfect solution on the horizon, European leaders are seeking the best ways to draw a line under the ongoing economic crisis. What are the realistic options to arrest the crisis, and what are the expected associated costs? How is continent’s handling of the crisis, its potential trade deal with the US, and other geo-economic issues impacting how the EU is viewed as an economic partner?


Broadcast

Key moments

What can we do? First, we have to maintain open markets with Russia and the US … Second, I think there is still room for work on structural reforms … Third, we should stay with fiscal consolidation.
Emma Marcegaglia
We obviously have to have safe banks, and we have to have global consistency in terms of common rules and regulations, so that investors, regulators and banks themselves know what the rules are. ... We have to have it so that corporations are able to access the credit market.
Jim Cowles
A healthy balance between… fiscal consolidation and fiscal discipline… and boosting economic growth; we must find it!
Peter Siyarto