The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE), through the Dominican Council for International Relations (CDRI), invited ACP Legal represented by Mr. Jean Reale to the Conversation on “European construction at present: more or less Europe?” by Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, Aeronautical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and PhD in Economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

In Spain, Josep Borrell was appointed Secretary General of Budget and Public Expenditure (1982), Secretary of State of Finance (1984) and Minister of Public Works, Transport and Environment (1991-96). Deputy in Court by Barcelona (1986-2004), he has been chairman of the Joint Congress - Senate for the European Union (1999-2003), member of the European Convention and its working groups on Economic Governance, Social, and Foreign Action Defense. He was elected President of the European parliament (2004-2007) and Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee (2007-2009).

Mr. Borrell has been Professor of Economic Analysis at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. It is currently a research associate at the Complutense Institute of International Studies. He has chaired the European University Institute in Florence (2010-2012). His latest publications are “Euro crisis” with Andreu Missei (Ed. Turpial) and “economic governance of the euro” in “economy is not ideology” of the Collective against Crisis Economists (Ed. Planeta).

Josep Borrell presented the current state of European integration, -an example of economic, legal and political harmonisation-, in the context of the current crisis, discussed the impact of the recently concluded European Union-Latin America & Caribbean Community of States Summit (EU- CELAC) and the ties with the ACP Parliamentary Assembly.

The activity took place on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the headquarters of FUNGLODE.

In the discussion group the former Dominican president and chairman of FUNGLODE, Leonel Fernandez, spoke at the session of questions and answers, with the presence of the director of CDRI, Alejandra Liriano; Economists, businessmen, diplomats and members of the Center also attended the event.

Source: Funglode

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