The Egmont Institute and the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation are pleased to invite you to a public event on “European Competitiveness and the Hungarian Presidency of the EU.” This event will provide a platform to discuss key challenges and strategies for enhancing competitiveness across the European Union, with a particular focus on insights from recent research conducted by Oeconomus.

Taking place during Hungary’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, the event will convene experts, economists, and policymakers to explore critical topics including the single market, innovation, productivity, and labour market reforms. The discussions will draw upon the Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal of 8 November 2024, as well as the findings of Oeconomus’s latest report on the EU’s competitiveness.

The Oeconomus report highlights the pressing challenges facing the EU and evaluates the potential impact of Hungary’s action plan while proposing further steps to strengthen the EU’s global competitiveness.

The event will feature a keynote address, a presentation of the report’s key findings, and a dynamic roundtable discussion with leading experts.

Preliminary programme:

• Jean-Louis De Brouwer, Director of the European Affairs Programme, Egmont Institute
• Peter Törcsi, President of the Board, Oeconomus

• János Bóka, Minister for European Union Affairs, Government of Hungary

• Szabolcs Pásztor, Director of Research, Oeconomus

• Szabolcs Pásztor, Director of Research, Oeconomus
• Erno Schaller-Baross, Member of the European Parliament from Hungary
• Ambassador Frank Arnauts, Sr. Coordinator for EU Transversal Policy Challenges, FPS Foreign Affairs
• European Commission Representative (TBC)

We look forward to welcoming you at the event.

(Photo credit: EU commission)