European semester and European governance Portuguese case
Portugal, Lisbon
Catolica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics
13th May 2019
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10h30 – 11h: Presentation of the Jean Monnet Network Project on the European Semester
Room 529
Welcome remarks by:
Teresa Lloyd Braga, Vice Rector of Vice Rector of Catholic University of Portugal
Chair: Amy Verdun, Leiden University&University of Victoria
Speakers:
Francisco Torres, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Paul Schure, University of Victoria
Pompeo Della Posta, University of Pisa
11h15 – 12h20: Teaching the European Semester in European Integration Courses
Room 529
Class of The Political Economy of European Integration taught by Francisco Torres. Students will present their class assignments on the European Semester. Members of the project and workshop participants are invited to participate in the discussion. Student participation combines outreach and research purposes: the event focuses on fostering knowledge about EU coordination of economic and social policies.
Chair: Annette Bongardt, National Institute for Public Administration (INA), Research Center in Political Science (CICP), Évora University & Minho University
Speakers:
Amy Verdun, Leiden University & University of Victoria
Ana Fontoura Gouveia, Bank of Portugal and Nova SBE
Catherine Moury, Nova FCSH
Daniel Schulz, Technical University of Munich
Elsa Vaz, Évora University
Francisco Torres, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
George Pagoulatos, Athens University
Helena Guimarães, University of Minho
João Amador, Nova SBE
João Cortes, President of the Nova Economics Club
Jorge Braga de Macedo, Former Minister of Finance. Lisbon Academy of Sciences, NBER and CEPR, Professor Emeritus and Nova SBE
Marina Costa Lobo, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Miguel Lebre de Freitas, Universidade de Aveiro & Nova SBE
Miguel Rocha de Sousa, University of Évora and CICP
Paulo Vila Maior, Fernando Pessoa University
Pedro Melo, President of the CATÓLICA-LISBON Economics Club, Research Assistant, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Pompeo Della Posta, University of Pisa
Valerie D’Erman, University of Victoria
12h30 – 13h40: Lunch – Constitution of the Political Economy of European Integration Network Group
Lunch at the faculty restaurant, 4th floor.
Lunch by invitation. It is open to others subject to availability – and a fee: +-13,5€
13h50 – 16h: The Working of the European Semester
Room 531
Welcome remarks by:
Miguel Athayde Marques, Vice Rector of Catholic University of Portugal
Paper 1: Measuring Economic Reform Recommendations under the European Semester: ‘One Size Fits All’ or Tailoring to Different Sets of Member States?
Speakers:
Amy Verdun, Leiden University & University of Victoria
Daniel Schulz, Technical University of Munich
Valerie D’Erman, University of Victoria
Jörg Haas, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Paper 2: Surveillance of Macroeconomic Imbalances – Experience and Open Issues
Speaker:
Lorenzo Codogno, European Institute, London School of Economics
Paper 3: Euroscepticism and the European Semester
Speakers:
Mark Hallerberg, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Nicole Baerg, University of Sussex
Chair: Miguel Athayde Marques, Vice Rector of Catholic University of Portugal
General comments:
José Leandro, Director General, ECFIN, European Commission
José Azevedo Pereira, Director General, GPEARI, Ministry of Finance
Discussion Panel:
Catherine Moury, Nova FCSH
George Pagoulatos, Athens University
16h15 – 18h15: European Monetary Union @ 20 – Looking Back and Forward
Room 531
Welcome remarks by:
Filipe Santos, Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Presentation:
José Leandro, Director General, ECFIN, European Commission
Chair: Jorge Braga de Macedo, Former Minister of Finance. Lisbon Academy of Sciences, NBER and CEPR, Professor Emeritus and Nova SBE
Panel:
Teodora Cardoso, President of the Portuguese Public Finance Council (2012-2019), Former Member of the Board and Economic Research Director of Bank Portugal
Luís Campos e Cunha, Former Minister of Finance and former Vice Governor of Bank of Portugal. Nova SBE
Pedro Duarte Neves, Former Vice Governor of Bank if Portugal and former Alternate Chairman of the European Banking Authority. Bank of Portugal and Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
18h30 – 20h: Greece and Portugal, the adjustment programme and the European Semester
Room 531
Welcome remarks by:
João César das Neves, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Speakers:
Francisco Torres, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
George Pagoulatos, Athens University
Miguel Lebre de Freitas, Universidade de Aveiro & Nova SBE
Papers:
– Greece after the Bailouts: Assessment of a Qualified Failure, George Pagoulatos
Chair: Luísa Leal Faria, President of the Sociedade Científica , Catholic University of Portugal
Discussion Panel:
Amy Verdun, Leiden University & University of Victoria
João Amador, Banco de Portugal and Nova SBE
João Borges de Assunção, NECEP, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
José Tavares, Nova SBE
Lorenzo Codogno, European Institute, LSE
Luís Campos e Cunha, Former Minister of Finance and former Vice Governor of Bank of Portugal. Nova SBE
Marina Costa Lobo, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
Paul Schure, University of Victoria
20h: Conference Dinner
Dinner at the faculty restaurant, 4th floor.
Dinner by invitation. It is open to others subject to availability – and a fee: +-15,5€
14th May
10h30 – 13h: The Various Dimensions of the European Semester – relevant issues from a National Perspective
Room 529
Welcome remarks by:
Catarina Reis, Academic Director Masters of Science in Economics of Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Chair: Francisco Torres, Católica-Lisbon
Speakers:
Ana Fontoura Gouveia, Bank of Portugal and Nova SBE
António Correia de Campos, President of the Portuguese Economic and Social Committee
Carlos Marinheiro, Member of the Board of the Portuguese Public Finance Council and University of Coimbra
Inês Domingos, Member of Parliament and Católica-Lisbon
Ricardo Pinheiro Alves, Director General, Strategy and Economic Research Directorate, Economics Ministry
Presentation Carlos Marinheiro
Presentation Ricardo Pinheiro Alves
Discussion Panel:
Catarina Dantas-Machado, European Commission
Daniel Schulz, Technical University of Munich
Dina Rodrigues, Research Assistant, Nova SBE
George Pagoulatos, Athens University
João Faria, European Commission
João Medeiros, European Commission
Jörg Haas, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Martim Leitão, Research Assistant, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Pedro Melo, President of the CATÓLICA-LISBON Economics Club, Research Assistant, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
13h – 14h15: Lunch
Room 529
Lunch at the faculty restaurant, 4th floor.
Lunch by invitation. It is open to others subject to availability – and a fee: +-13,5€
14h30 – 15h: Closing Session – Summing up of the workshops and preparing the meetings with other stakeholders in Lisbon
Room 529
Chair: Annette Bongardt, National Institute for Public Administration (INA), Research Center in Political Science (CICP), Évora University & Minho University
Speakers:
Amy Verdun, Leiden University & University of Victoria
Francisco Torres, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics