What has the EU given us? This is the title of a roundtable discussion in four parallel sessions on the economic and social impact of Hungary’s 20 years of EU membership, organised by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) – in connection with the series of events evaluating the results and experiences of our two decades of EU membership – on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, from 10 a.m. at the MCC’s training centre in Tas Vezer Street (1113 Budapest, Tas Vezer Street 3-7).
The workshop will take the form of a tour de table, where each participant – 11-13 people per panel – will present their thoughts in 3-5 minutes per question, and after the last speaker, each participant will reflect on what has been said.
The participants of the panel discussions – including, for example, Árpád Kovács, Honorary President of HEA, former President of the Fiscal Council and the State Audit Office of Hungary; Etele Baráth, former Minister of European Affairs, President of the Development Policy Section of HEA; Gábor Kutasi, Habilitated Associate Professor, Member of the Board of the Public Finance Section of HEA; György Boda, Member of the Board of the Labour Section of HEA; Tamás Halm, Editor-in-Chief of the Economic Review or Alfonso Dastis Quecedo, Ambassador of Spain to Hungary – seek answers to questions such as how EU membership has changed the lives of Hungarian companies and citizens; what are the most significant benefits and opportunities, costs and challenges of EU integration for Hungary; whether the story of Hungary’s 20-year membership of the EU lives up to original expectations and what were the unforeseen positive or negative consequences of this story.
The detailed programme and registration form are available at https://feliratkozas.mcc.hu/hu/form/mit-adott-nekunk-az-eu.