Summary

On March 10th, the GEG Weekly Seminar will discuss European trade policy and the EU's ability to deploy a truly integrated geo-economic approach to international relations. The starting point for this discussion will be an interview conducted with Sabine Weyand, Director-General for Trade at the European Commission. in which she looks at the meaning of open strategic autonomy, the dynamics of EU-China relations and the state of the transatlantic bond. She also gives an overview of the main ongoing dossiers that should enable the Union to “Act according to its interests while preserving its openness”.

Participants

Dr. Adam S. Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director General and Chief Trade Enforcement Officer in the Directorate General for Trade in the European Commission

Dr. Cornelia Woll, Designated President of the Hertie School

How to Participate

The GEG Weekly Seminar is a series of high-level round tables held in partnership with the College of Europe, the European Institute at Columbia University, the Europe Center at the University of Cambridge, the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute and the Institut d'études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles. To register for this event, click here.