14:45 Panel 3: How to save Europe? – Leaders’ debate
To be or not to be – what poses the greatest threat to Europe today? How can passerelle clauses be used effectively to reduce EU decision-making paralysis and prevent individual member states from blocking reforms?
Does the lack of a common foreign and defence policy mean that Europe does not take its own security seriously? Will EU leaders show the political courage to place EU sovereignty above national interests?
The EU single market. What needs to change over the next 10 years? Which regulations should be simplified and harmonised to reduce bureaucracy and facilitate the free flow of goods, services, and technology?
How can Europe successfully make the leap in innovation and the commercialisation of deep tech? Effective development of European start-ups on the global market. What reforms are needed in R&D, patents, financing, and scaling?
Human capital for innovation. How can Europe retain talent while also facilitating the migration of highly skilled workers from outside the EU?
