On 18 and 19 May 2012 the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies and the New Policy Forum (Gorbachev Forum), in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg and the think-tank Notre Europe, organised an international conference on “Europe in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities”.Short address by Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France

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On 18 and 19 May 2012 the Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies and the New Policy Forum (Gorbachev Forum), in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg and the think-tank Notre Europe, organised an international conference on “Europe in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities”. This event was attended by about 50 participants and over 300 observers. At the opening session, the keynote speakers expressed rather divergent views on Europe’s recent political developments and options for the future.In ... continua

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Opening speech: What is the Sound of One Bank Lending? EIB and Development, Antonio Tricarico, CRBM/Counter Balance coalitionPanel 1: Development Lending: Real Benefits for Local PeopleSpeakers:Limitations of conventional development lending, Nuria Molina, EURODADLimitations of conventional development lending – experience from the ground, Saviour Mwambwa, Centre for Trade Policy and Development, ZambiaHow did we get into this debt whole? Dangers and difficulties of conventional development lending, Lidy Nacpil, International Coordinator of Jubilee South Network, ... continua

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