Day of Progressive Economic Policy 2021

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Europe in the Corona Crisis – An Opportunity for a Transformative Re-Start?

More than a year after the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, Europe is still struggling with the economic and social consequences. It has long been clear: the Corona crisis exacerbates existing inequities. Politicians have tried in various ways to stabilise economic performance in Germany and throughout Europe, at least for now. But how sustainable are these measures?

Time to take stock: Are the policy measures and instruments in place suitable to ensure a more stable economic development in the future? Can this policy also make way for positive transformation – for more economic, ecological and social sustainability? What other progressive policies do we need to lead Germany and Europe into a bright future?

Forums on 28-29 April

Closing event on 3 May

Speakers

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Saïd El Khadraoui

Paolo Gentiloni

Veronika Grimm

Santina Bertulessi

Vítor Constâncio

Christina Ramb

Michael Vassiliadis

Jens Südekum

Philipp Staab

Olaf Scholz

Sebastian Dullien

Gabriele Bischoff

Aurore Lalucq

Norbert Walter-Borjans

Wolfgang Lemb

Rafael Laguna de la Vera

David Rinaldi

Brigitte Preissl

Philippa Sigl-Glöckner

Björn Hacker

Martin Schulz

Gabriel Zucman

Sabine Fandrych

László Andor

Astrid Maier

Anke Rehlinger

Anke Plättner

Hanna Gersmann

Emma Agyemang

Roman Zitzelsberger

Thomas Fricke

Anja Piel

Emmanuel Saez

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter

Wednesday, 28 April 2021
14:00 - 15:30
FORUM I

European disparities: reducing social inequality and creating upward convergence
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Input on the social and regional disparities in the EU
Björn Hacker, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW)
Panel discussion with:
Gabriele Bischoff, Member of the European Parliament
Santina Bertulessi, Deputy Head of Cabinet, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Wolfgang Lemb, Full-time member of the IG Metall Executive Committee
Facilitation:
David Rinaldi, Director of Studies at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)

- In Cooperation with DGB (German Trade Union Confederation) and FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies) -
16:30 - 18:00
FORUM II
A sustainable come-back: how to ensure an ecological & just transformation after Corona
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Panel discussion with:
Saïd El Khadraoui, Fellow at the KU Leuven Institute for Public Governance, Founder of Impact Lab and FEPS Special Advisor on the EU Green Deal
Veronika Grimm, Member of the German Council of Economic Experts
Michael Vassiliadis, Chairman IG BCE
Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Environment
Facilitation:
Hanna Gersmann, The Correspondents

- In Cooperation with FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies) -
Thursday, 29 April 2021
14:00 - 15:30
FORUM III
Tomorrow´s value creation: What shall our economies be based on in the future?
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Panel discussion with:
Anke Rehlinger, Saarland’s Minister of Economic Affairs
Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Founding Director of the Agency for Disruptive Innovations
Prof. Jens Südekum, University Düsseldorf
Roman Zitzelsberger, IG-Metall Baden-Württemberg
Facilitation:
Astrid Maier, Xing

- In Cooperation with IMK (Macroeconomic Policy Institute) at the Hans Böckler Foundation -
15:35 - 16:15
SPECIAL SESSION
Visions for the recovery and progressive taxation for a post-COVID world
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Panel discussion with:
Paolo Gentiloni, EU Commissioner for Economy, European Commission
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate, Professor at Columbia University
Facilitation:
Emma Agyemang, Correspondent, Financial Times

- In Cooperation with FEPS and ICRICT -
16:30 - 18:00
FORUM IV
Economic stabilisation, social-ecological transformation and full employment: challenges of fiscal and monetary policy in Europe
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Political Statement:
Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission
Panel discussion with:
Vítor Constâncio, Professor at the School of Economics & Business Administration at the University of Navarra, former Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB)
Sebastian Dullien, Research Director at the Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) within the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
Aurore Lalucq, Member of the European Parliament (S&D), there a.o. Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Director at the Think Tank Dezernat Zukunft
Facilitation:
László Andor, Secretary General of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS)

- In Cooperation with Dezernat Zukunft, Kocheler Kreis, IMK & FEPS -

The closing event on Monday, 3 May 2021

Europe in the Corona Crisis – Opportunity for a Transformative New Start?

17:50

Musical intro by clair-obscur

18:00

Welcome:

Martin Schulz, Chairman of the Board of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)

18:15

Panel discussion with the social partners:

Anja Piel, Member of the Executive Board of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
Christina Ramb, Member of the Executive Board of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA)

Moderation:
Anke Plättner, Journalist

Award of the Hans Matthöfer Prize for Economic Publishing

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18:50

Opening:

Sabine Fandrych, Member of the Executive Board of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

18:55

Greeting:

Norbert Walter-Borjans, Co-Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)

19:00

Laudation:

Brigitte Preissl, former Editor-in-Chief of the Journals Wirtschaftsdienst and Intereconomics, Member of the Jury
Thomas Fricke, Director of the Forum New Economy, columnist at Der Spiegel, Member of the Jury

Award of the Hans Matthöfer Prize for Economic Publishing 2021 to the winners: Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman for their book "The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay" and Philipp Staab for his book "Digital Capitalism - Market and Hegemony in the Economy of Superabundance"

19:15

Talk with the award winners:

Olaf Scholz, Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany
Brigitte Preissl, Member of the Jury of the Hans Matthöfer Prize for Economic Publishing
Emmanuel Saez, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley
Gabriel Zucman, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley
Philipp Staab, Professor of the Sociology of the Future of Work at the Humboldt University in Berlin

Moderation:

Anke Plättner, Journalist

20:00

Congress End