Strasbourg Lunches 2017

12th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 13. December 2017

“Modernizing Industrial Policy for an

improvement of the Internal Market”

Speaker:

René VAN SLOTEN, Executive Director Industrial Policy, Cefic

Statement:

Andreas SCHWAB MEP, EPP/Germany, Member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

11th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“Excise fraud and the links to organised

crime and terrorism"

Speaker: Dr Andrew Glazzard, OBE, Director for National Security and Resilience Studies, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Statements:

Inge GRÄSSLE MEP, EPP/Germany, Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control

Ana GOMES MEP, S&D/Portugal, Member of the Special Committee on Terrorism

Howard PUGH, Senior Specialist, Operations Department, EUROPOL

10th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 25 October 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“EIB’s Contribution to the Security and Defence Union”

Key-Note Speaker:

Dr. Gunnar MUENDT, Director for Innovation & Competiveness, European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg

9th Strabourg Lunch

Wednesday, 4 October 2017 at 13.15 hrs

"Exchange of views on Proposals by Juncker, Macron and May"

8th Lunch in Strasbourg

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“What Challenges for the 2018 Budget?”

Speaker:

Siegfried MURESAN, EPP/Romania, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Budgets

7th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 5 July 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“Securing science-based regulation

for a better functioning of the Internal Market”

Speakers:

Julie GIRLING MEP, ECR/United Kingdom

Dr. Cristian Silviu BUSOI MEP, EPP/Romania

Richard MEADS, European Risk Forum

Helmut GREIM, Director of the Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, Technische Universität München  

6th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 14 June 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“The future relationship between EU 27, the

United Kingdom and the USA”

Open discussion

5th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“France after the presidential Election”

Speaker:

Alain LAMASSOURE MEP, EPP/France

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

Statements:

Ana GOMES MEP, S&D/Portugal, Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence

(other speakers to be confirmed)

3rd Strasbourg Lunch, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 at 13.15 hrs

“Trade: How Europe can deliver”

Speaker:

Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Commissioner for Trade

Statements:

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:

• Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL, EPP/Germany, Member of the Committee on International Trade
• Wolfgang MUELLER, Head of Unit, DG Trade
• Mark SCIRIHA, Senior Policy Officer, Maltese Presidency
• Stefan GRÜNHAGE, Chairman foreign trade and statistics committee, German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl)

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

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