Citizens’ Dialogue in New York/Milan - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 21 augustus 2016 |
|---|---|
| plaats | New York/Milan, Milan |
| locatie | Columbia University, New York/Bocconi University  |
| organisatie | Europese Commissie (EC) i |
Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner for Competition
Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University, New York
Mario Monti, Senator and President of the Bocconi University, Milan
Watch here live on Wednesday 21 September 10.00 am (EDT) New York / 4.00 pm (CEST) Milan
Trans-Atlantic Citizens' Dialogue: Tax Avoidance and Privacy in the Digital Age
The first trans-Atlantic Citizens' Dialogue will be a unique event. Columbia University in New York will host the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, who will discuss tax avoidance and privacy issues in the digital economy with the 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics and University Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz and Senator Mario Monti, the former EU Commissioner for Competition and former Prime Minister of Italy. The event will be moderated by Merit E. Janow, Dean of Columbia School of International and Public Affairs.
Participants in New York and Milan will be linked by a duplex video link and will engage in a debate on a range of themes focusing on economic policy in its broadest sense. In line with the European Commission's political priorities, the very first transatlantic Citizens' Dialogue will particularly focus on three of the ten priorities: Jobs, Growth and Investment, EU-US Free Trade (TTIP), and the EU as a Global Actor. Competition policy and privacy in the digital age, from both the US and EU perspective, will also be discussed.
The event is one of signature events that Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs is holding this year to celebrate its 70th anniversary.
Approximately 500 participants (students, representatives of EU Member States, and leading figures in academia, politics, international affairs and business) will have the opportunity to engage in the dialogue. You can be one of them!
You can join in the dialogues via #EUdialogues
Moderated by Merit E. Janow Dean, School of International and Public Affairs Professor of Professional Practice, International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University |
Both events (in New York and Milan) are open to the public upon registration (the registration starts here soon).
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Deze instelling van de Europese Unie kan worden beschouwd als het 'dagelijks bestuur' van de EU. De leden van de Europese Commissie worden 'Eurocommissarissen i' genoemd. Elke Eurocommissaris is verantwoordelijk voor één of meerdere beleidsgebieden. Momenteel zijn er 26 Eurocommissarissen. In principe is er voor iedere lidstaat één. Samen vormen zij het college van Eurocommissarissen. De Eurocommissarissen moeten het belang van de Europese Unie als geheel behartigen, niet dat van hun eigen land.
De Europese Commissie mag als enige EU-instelling wetsvoorstellen indienen; zij heeft het zogenaamde recht van initatief. Daarnaast controleert de Commissie of de Europese wetgeving juist wordt toegepast in de lidstaten, onderhandelt zij in internationale organisaties als de Wereldhandelsorganisatie (WTO) i over de handel van de Unie met het 'buitenland' en is zij verantwoordelijk voor het beheer van de Europese begroting van ongeveer 140 miljard euro per jaar.