Economic policy coordination and convergence examined by committee
3 December 2015
The EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee hears evidence from specialists on the topic of Economic policy coordination and convergence. This is the third evidence session of the inquiry.
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- Inquiry: Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union
- EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 9 December in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster
At 10.05am:
- Martin Sandbu, Economics leader writer, The Financial Times
- Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist, HSBC
- Sebastian Barnes, Economic Counsellor to the Chief Economist, OECD
At 11.05am:
- Henning Christophersen, Senior Partner, Kreab and former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark
Possible questions
The witnesses are likely to answer questions on the following areas:
- The Five Presidents' Report and the actions introduced by the European Commission on 21 October
- How EU institutions may be affected by efforts to further integrate euro Member States
- The impact of current economic prospects (and problems) of individual countries on plans for reform of economic governance
- How political leaders and EU institutions can foster greater political commitment to the new governance framework
- Whether banking union will be completed by some form of common deposit insurance
- How a Capital Markets Union may benefit future financial integration efforts
- Whether the European financial crisis management framework should be strengthened
Further information
About Parliament: Select committees
Visiting Parliament: Watch committees
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