Next Events
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE
Tuesday, 11 July 2017 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
“The Defence Package of the European Commission”
Speaker:
Mihnea Ioan MOTOC, Deputy Head of the European Political Strategy Center - responsible for Defence and Security
6th Strasbourg Lunch
Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 13.15 hrs
“The future relationship between EU 27, the
Open discussion
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“EU Bank Prudential Rules - Proportionality for smaller Banks”
Statements:
Peter SIMON MEP, S&D/Germany, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Klaus WIEDNER, Head of Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission
Georg HUBER, Head of the Representation to the EU, Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband
Federico CORNELLI, Head of European Regulatory Affairs, Italian Bank Association (ABI)
Max WEBER, CRDV Expert, Ernst & Young
Thomas OLIVIER, Public Affairs Adviser, European Banking Federation
ENERGY DEBATE
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 from 08:00 to 09:30 hrs
“Smart Metering for Smart Communities –
The Energy Union and municipal utilities”
Speakers:
Norbert LINS MEP, Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee, European Parliament
Manuel SANCHEZ JIMENEZ, Policy Officer-Senior Officer for Smart Grids, DG ENER
Nicola POCHETTINO, Head of Division Electricity Networks, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
Frank GUTZEIT, President of the Division Board DIEHL METERING, Member of the Executive Board DIEHL
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
“The European Defence Fund”
Speaker:
Fabrice COMPTOUR, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska
Recent Events
5th Strasbourg Lunch
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 at 13.15 hrs
“France after the presidential Election”
Speaker:
Alain LAMASSOURE MEP, EPP/France
Working Group Financial Services
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“Reviewing the CMU – Injecting more funds into the EU economy”
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES
Tuesday, 25 April 2017 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
"Revising the EU Resolution Regime"
Statements:
- Emiliano TORNESE, Deputy Head of Unit, Dir E-Financial system surveillance and crisis management, DG FISMA, European Commission
- Benjamin QUATRE, Head of Office, French Banking Federation, Brussels
- Mario DELGADO ALFARO, Partner, Financial Risk and Regulation, Ernst & Young, Madrid
- Pedro CADARSO, Inspector de entidades de crédito, Spanish Banking Association, Madrid
Working Group on Consumers Goods
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 from 8:00 hrs to 9:30 hrs
"Food Waste"
Speakers:
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Simona BONAFE MEP, S&D/Italia, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, tbc
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Biljana BORZAN MEP, S&D/Croatia, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, tbc
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Marco VALLETTA, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
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Mella FREWEN, Director General, FoodDrink Europe
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
“European Security and Defence after the Brexit”
4th Strasbourg Lunch
Wednesday, 5 April 2017 at 13.15 hrs
“The EU-Training Mission in the Central African
Republic: A necessary mission in a suffering
country”
Speaker:
Major General Eric HAUTECLOQUE-RAYSZ, Deputy-Commander of the Eurocorps, Strasbourg
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE, Tuesday, 21 March 2017
3rd Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 at 13.15 hrs
“Trade: How Europe can deliver”
Speaker:
Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Commissioner for Trade
Bernd LANGE MEP, S&D/Germany, Chairman of the Committee on International Trade
Artis PABRIKS MEP, EPP/Latvia, Member of the Committee on International Trade
2nd Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 15 February 2017 at 13.15 hrs
“The Future of EU Trade Defence”
Speakers:
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Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, EPP/Germany, Member of the Committee on International Trade
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Wolfgang MUELLER, Head of Unit, DG Trade
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Mark SCIRIHA, Senior Policy Officer, Maltese Presidency
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Stefan GRÜNHAGE, Chairman foreign trade and statistics committee, German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl)
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“Clearing of euro derivatives after Brexit - a fatal blow to the City of London?”
Introduction:
Graham BISHOP, Bonds/Bill Expert Group and Specialist in European Integration
Statement:
Danuta Maria HÜBNER MEP, EPP/POLAND, Chair of the Constitutional Affairs Committee and Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE, Tuesday, 7 February 2017 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
“The Future of European Defence”
Speaker:
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Giles MERRITT, Founder and Chairman of “Friends of Europe”
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Thursday, 26 January 2017 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“The future EU regulatory focus for retail investment policy”
Moderator: David DOYLE, Member of the Board, The Kangaroo Group
Speakers:
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Niall BOHAN, Head of Unit, Capital Markets Union, European Commission, Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
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Nathalie BERGER, Head of Unit, Insurance & Pensions, European Commission, Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
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Guillaume PRACHE, Managing Director, Better Finance - The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, Brussels
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Benoît LALLEMAND, Acting Secretary General, Finance Watch, Brussels
Tuesday, 24 January 2017 at 18:30 hrs, Bar Pepete & Ronron, Rue Froissart, 1 - 1040 Brussels
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
We would like to thank all our friends of the Kangaroo Group
1st Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday 18 January 2017 at 13.15 hrs
“Upcoming Legislation on Endocrine Disruptors: Its potential impact
on the functioning of the Internal Market”
Speakers:
Christian BUSOI MEP, EPP/Romania, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Julie GIRLING MEP, ECR/UK, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Dr. Andy ADAMS, Global Public and Governmental Affairs, Bayer Crop Science
Events 2016
12th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 14 December 2016 at 13.15 hrs
“REACH and Better Regulation - The case of Essential Oils”
Speakers:
Mehdi HOCINE, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Grow
Michael CARLOS, Chairman of the Board, IFRA
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Tuesday, 8 December 2016 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
Room: Members Restaurant – Salon privé
European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels
“Completing the reform of the EU banking regulatory space”
Moderator: David DOYLE, Member of the Board, The Kangaroo Group
Speakers:
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Klaus WIEDNER, Head of Banking Regulation & Supervision Unit, DG FISMA,
European Commission -
Emiliano TORNESE, Deputy Head of Resolution and crisis management unit, DG FISMA, European Commission
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Francesca CARLESI Global Head of Group Regulatory Affairs Deutsche Bank AG London
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Johanneke WEITJENS, Manager, Public and government affairs, ING Group, Amsterdam
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Benjamin QUATRE, Head of Office, Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF), Brussels
Wednesday, 7 December 2016 from 08:00 to 09:30 hrs
Room: Restaurant des Députés, Salon Privé
European Parliament, Brussels
“The Future of the single regulatory system of medicines: Towards better harmonization or increased fragmentation?”
Welcome and Chair: Karl von WOGAU, Secretary General of the Kangaroo Group
Speakers:
- Dennis HORGAN, Executive Director, European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM)
- Annika NOWAK, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
- Nathalie Moll, Secretary-General, EuropaBio
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
Room: European Parliament, Salon Privé, Rue Wiertz 60, B-1047 Brussels
“The future European Defence Research Programme”
Introduction:
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Karl von WOGAU, Secretary General of the Kangaroo Group
Speakers:
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Sylvia KAINZ-HUBER, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Grow
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Brigadier General Franz PFRENGLE, Eurocorps, Strasbourg
Programme of the Kangaroo Group 2016
11th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 23 November 2016
“Improving Patients' Access to Medicines: What role
for the European Parliament?”
Speakers:
Andrey KOVATCHEV MEP, EPP/Bulgaria, Quaestor of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Karin KADENBACH MEP, S&D/Austria, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Alexander NATZ, Secretary-General, Eucope
Yann LE CAM, CEO, EURODIS / Valentina BOTTARELLI, Public Affairs Director, EURODIS
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE
Tuesday, 8 November 2016 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
“Internal Security Tasks for Military Forces: Has Europe a Role to Play?”
Commander Derek PRIESTLEY, Deputy General Secretary of the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO), Ireland
10th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 26 October 2016
“Current Issues of EU Financial Services Regulation”
Speakers:
Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Vice-President of the Commission
Burkhard, BALZ, MEP
Markus FERBER, MEP
Sylvie GOULARD, MEP
Bryan Hayes, MEP
WG Health, Breakfast Debate, Wednesday, 12 October 2016
... is unfortunately canceled
WG Space, Security & Defence, Lunch Debate, Tuesday 11 October 2016 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
"European Foreign-, Security- and Defence Policy in the 21st Century - External Borders, Situation of the Refugees an the so-called Islamic State"
Speaker:
Alexander RADWAN, MdB
9th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday 5 October 2016 at 13.15 hrs
"Revision of the CO2 Emissions Trading System-Preconditions to avoid Carbon Leakage from the perspective of the Steel Industry"
Speakers:
Jens GIESEKE, MEP
Jens TRAUPE, Salzgitter AG
Brussels Lunch Debate
Tuesday, 27 September 2016 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
"Transport Industry perspective on the Digital Single Market"
Speakers:
Günther OETTINGER, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society
Martin LUNDSTEDT, President and CEO, Volvo Group
Jean-Dominique SENARD, CEO and Managing General Partner, Michelin
8th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 14 September 2016 at 13.15 hrs
"Geopolitics in Energy" - "Consequences of Brexit for energy companies"
Speaker:
Emmanuel HATON, Director, BP
WG Financial Services, Tuesday,6 September 2016 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“Reinforcing the stability of EU banks – Revisions to CRD IV/CRR”
Speakers:
Klaus WIEDNER, Head of Banking Regulation & Supervision Unit, DG FISMA, European Commission
Othmar KARAS MEP, Rapporteur, CRD IV/CRR, Econ Committee, European Parliament
Sylvie GOULARD MEP, ECON Committee, European Parliament
Søren DAHLGAARD, Head of Regulation and Group Systemic Risk., Nordea Bank, Copenhangen
Francesca CARLESI, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt
Benjamin QUATRE, Head of Office, Fédération bancaire française (FBF), Brussels
Lunch Debate, Tuesday, 12 July 2016
7th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 at 13.15 hrs
“What does the Eurocorps need to become an effective instrument of the ESDP”
Speaker:
Alfredo RAMIREZ FERNANDEZ, Lieutenant General, Commanding General of the Eurocorps, Strasbourg
Statements:
Ioan Mircea PASCU MEP, S&D/ Romania, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member of the Sub-Committee on Security and Defence
Karl von WOGAU, Secretary General of the Kangaroo Group
Annual General Assembly, Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Thursday, 16 June 2016 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“ESG and Sustainability Disclosure - a role for financial services?”
Speakers:
Zsofia KERECSEN, Policy Officer, Company Law, DG Justice, European Commission
Bettina KRETSCHMER, Socio-Economic Analyst, Resource Efficiency & Economic Analysis, DG Environment, European Commission
Mike EVERETT, Governance & Stewardship Director, Standard Life Investments
Carey EVANS, Director, Government Relations & Public Policy, Blackrock Asset Management
Working Group AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“Unlocking the potential of ITS for road transport – learnings from the Truck Platooning Challenge”
Speakers:
Wim van de CAMP, MEP, EPP/Netherlands, Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
Dirk-Jan de BRUIJN, Programme Director EU Truck Platooning Challenge
Erik JONNAERT, Secretary General, ACEA
Uwe PUETZSCHLER, Head of Car2X, Nokia
Raimo TAPIO, Deputy Chairman, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
ENERGY DEBATE, Wednesday, 15 June 2016 from 08:00 to 09:30 hrs
“2016 Geopolitics of Energy – where are we?”
Key-Note Speaker:
Jerzy BUZEK MEP, EPP/Poland, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Statements:
Lucio Mauro VINHAS DE SOUZA, Team Leader of the Economics Team, European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC)
Emmanuel HATON, Director European Government Affairs, BP
Brussels WG Space, Security & Defence, Tuesday, 14 June 2016 13:00 hrs
“European Public Safety Services and their communication infrastructure: It’s time for a reform!”
Speakers:
Monica MACOVEI, ECR/Romania, Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Thierry DELVILLE, Délégué ministériel, Minister’s Delegation to the Security and Safety Industries (DMIS), Paris
Thorsten ROBRECHT, Head of Advanced Mobile Networks Solutions/Nokia Mobile Networks
6th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 8 June 2016 at 13.15 hrs
“Radiofrequencies for a connected Europe”
Speakers:
Gunnar HÖKMARK MEP, EPP/Sweden, Shadow-Rapporteur, Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Amjad BASHIR MEP, ECR/UK, Shadow-Rapporteur and Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Uli REHFUESS, Head of Spectrum Policy and Regulation, Nokia
BREAKFAST DEBATE
Working Group AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, Tuesday, 24 MAY 2016 from 8:00 to 9:30 hrs
“Reforming the approval and market surveillance regime: How to foster harmonisation and restore consumer trust in the car industry?”
BRUSSELS-DEBATE, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 from 18:30 to 21:00 hrs
“Bioterrorism – Is the EU prepared?
Introduction:
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Monika HOHLMEIER MEP, EPP/Germany, Rapporteur, Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Speakers:
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John GATT RUTTER, Head of Counter-Terrorism Division, EEAS
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Jorge Manuel BENTO SILVA, Acting Head of Terrorism and Crisis Management Unit, DG Home
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Levent ALTAN, Executive Director, Victim Support Europe
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Dr. Steven CHATFIELD, Senior Adviser, Emergent BioSolutions
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 from 13:00 to 14:30 hrs
“European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) - Sharing the risks of EU citizens deposits”
BRUSSELS-DEBATE, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 from 8:00 to 9:30 hrs
“Market Economy for China - The end of effective EU-trade defence? Challenges for the Steel Industry”
Speakers:
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Bernd LANGE MEP, Chair of the Committee on International Trade
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Martin THEURINGER, Director for Economics and Chief Economist, German Steel Federation
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 from 13:00 until 14:30 hrs
“How could space applications be supporting
the Common Security and Defence Policy?”
Speakers:
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Vice-President Maros SEFCOVIC, Commissioner for Energy Union
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Karim Michel SABBAGH, CEO of SES, Luxembourg
Statements:
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Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI MEP, EPP/Poland, Member of the Committee on Security and Defence, Rapporteur
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Marian-Jean MARINESCU, EPP/ROMANIA, Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
4th Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 at 13:15 hrs.
“Competitiveness of the Steel Industry:
Which Impact has the Reform of the ETS Directive?”
Speakers:
Peter LIESE MEP, EPP/Germany, EPP-Coordinator for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Hans-Jürgen KERKHOFF, President of the German Steel Federation
BOOK-PRESENTATION
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE Tuesday, 15 March 2016 from 17:30 until 19:00 hrs
“Handbook of Space Security – Policies, Applications and Programs”
3rd Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday 9 March 2016
“The Single Market Strategy:
The Role of SOLVIT”
Working Group FINANCIAL SERVICES, Wednesday, 1 March 2016 from 12:30 to 14:30 hrs
"The Netherlands EU Presidency - priorities and progress”
Speaker:
H.E. Ambassador Pieter de Gooijer, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the European Union, Brussels
Working Group on SPACE, SECURITY & DEFENCE
Tuesday, 23 February 2016 from 13:30 until 15:00 hrs
"Train and Equip"
Speaker:
Gabor IKLODY, Director, Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, EEAS
2nd Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 13.15 hrs
"The Future of the European Union"
At the January Strasbourg Lunch of the Kangaroo Group the Situation was discussed where more and more citizens have become negative about the role of the European Union ...
1st Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 20 January 2016 at 13.15 hrs
Speaker:
Emmanuel HATON, Director European Government Affairs, BP
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Next Events
Recent Publications
Euro “clearing”: Liability and Location
Discussion paper from Kangaroo Group Member Graham Bishop
"The key interest rate contracts cleared in the UK are more than 50 times UK GDP, and 10 times the Eurozone’s GDP. Put starkly: €117 trillion of euro derivatives may have to be supported by liquidity based on the ECB’s €0.011 trillion capital and that of National Central Banks."
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Euro “clearing”: Liability and Location
16 January 2017
This issue of `clearing’ is likely to come to a head quickly once Article 50 Notice of `intention to leave’ is served by the UK - as a direct consequence of the G20 commitment to ensure there are no more taxpayer-funded bailouts of EU financial institutions. Post Brexit, Eurozone Member States are likely to be very concerned about capital market activities denominated in euro that – in a crisis – could create liabilities for their taxpayers. At that stage, UK-based financial firms will not be subject to EU law and therefore outside the ECB’s ability to enforce any necessary managerial change – unless the UK agrees to surrender control to EU institutions.
However, it is very disturbing to an outsider that, eight years after the Lehman crash, there are still good grounds for concern in a systemic crisis– especially flowing from the “clearing” of euro:
ESMA 2016 stress test “A CM defaulting in one CCP would also be considered to be in default in all CCPs, in which it is a member, leading to more than 25 CM defaulting EU-wide…”
The Commission’s December 2016 CCP Resolution Proposal “No Member State has yet developed a full national regime for CCP recovery and resolution which fully complies with the G20-endorsed FSB principles, including as regards the need for effective coordination and oversight against cross-border spill-overs.”
The magnitude of the risks are extraordinary: The key interest rate contracts cleared in the UK are more than 50 times UK GDP, and 10 times the Eurozone’s GDP. Put starkly: €117 trillion of euro derivatives may have to be supported by liquidity based on the ECB’s €0.011 trillion capital and that of National Central Banks. Any resultant credit losses would be a major political concern for Eurozone taxpayers, governments and Parliaments.
Does the EU27/ECB need to “do” anything further about Brexit? The ECB’s post-Brexit re-statement of its “oversight policy” provides a powerful analysis – implicitly - of the post-Brexit situation when it would have no powers to “induce change” in critical offshore financial market infrastructures. Once the Article 50 Notice has been served, all UK firms will be fully aware that their “EEA Authorisation” will expire at the moment of Brexit so they will need to make their own plans to continue their EU business.
The working assumption must be that the UK will not be a part of the European Economic Area (EEA) so any bespoke arrangement (normally taking the form of a Treaty) may require significant adjustment to many EU Directives and Regulations. The much-discussed “transitional arrangements” for UK firms might not be “in force” before 2023, given the necessary legislative processes. As risk-averse clients recognise the new risks, they may exercise their freedom to move their derivative positions to CCPs in a market where they can have a high degree of confidence that the ECB would supply liquidity in a crisis.
A major loss of derivatives business could worsen the UK’s balance of payments deficit by a third from its current record deficit - even at modest profitability levels for the derivative book. Parliament should require the BoE to analyse and publish the balance of payments implications in detail.
Eurocorps as a pilot project for the European Defence Union
Discussion Paper on the basis of a meeting of the Kangaroo Group with General Ramirez
The decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union makes it necessary to rethink the European Union from the beginning. We have to ask ourselves what the citizens really expect from the European Union. In the past seventy years the European Union has made a major contribution to the security and prosperity of the European nations.
Future of the Eurocorps
At a meeting with members of the Eurocorps in Strasbourg Karl von Wogau, Secretary General of the Kangaroo Group and Honorary Member of the European Parliament, stated that the Eurocorps should be moved into the center of the Common Security and Defence Policy. It should become the Preferred Headquarter of the European Union. Moreover its five framework nations France, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg should take the decision to put the Eurocorps at the permanent disposal of the European Union.
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In the present discussion about Monetary and Political Union the opinion is often heard that a Political Union consists in total harmonization. But this is certainly not what we want to achive. The strength of Europe is its variety and the peaceful competition between its Member States. On the contrary the hard core of a Political Union is a common foreign and defence policy. ...
The Role of the Multinational Corps
The European Council in June has not been very encouraging for those who believe in the necessity of an autonomous Security and Defence Policy of the European Union. Public attention was taken by the problems of Greece and the drama of the refugees in the Mediterranean. The discussion about Security and Defence took only a very short time.
Europe War and Peace
The author looks at general rules for peace preservation from Kant, Fukuyama, Einstein and Freud as well as Henry Kissinger and tries to draw conclusions for the present security situation of Europe. The presentation was in October 2015.
Monetary Union and Political Union
The author refers to Jean-Claude Juncker and Angela Merckel who have requested the creation of a European Army. He claims that the hard core of a Political Union is a common foreign and defence policy. He criticizes .......
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