Strasbourg Lunches 2018

12 th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 13:00 hrs

“The EU Budget - Transparency for All?”

Speakers:

Paul RÜBIG MEP, EPP/Austria, Member of the Committee on Budgets

Adam BARTHA, Director, EPICENTER

11th Lunch in Strasbourg

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 at 13.15 hrs

“Industry’s role in tackling plastic pollution”

Introduction:

Paul RÜBIG MEP, EPP/Austria, Member of the Committee on Industry, Research

and Energy

Speakers:

Paul RÜBIG MEP, EPP/Austria, Member of the Committee on Industry, Research

and Energy

Karl-Heinz FLORENZ MEP, EPP/Germany, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Alexandre CARBONNEL, Senior Consultant, NERA, ECONOMIC CONSULTING

10th Lunch in Strasburg

Wednesday, 24 October 2018 at 13.15 hrs

"Climate Diplomacy"

Speaker:

Arne LIETZ MEP, S&D/Germany, Rapporteur, Member of the Committee on the Industry, Research and Energy

9th Lunch in Strasburg

Wednesday, 3 October 2018 at 13.15 hrs

"Cybersecurity - European Approach"

Introduction:

Christoph RAAB, European Security Round Table (ESRT), Member of the Kangaroo Group

Speaker:

Angelika NIEBLER MEP, EPP/Germany, Rapporteur, Member of the Committee on the Industry, Research and Energy

8th Lunch in Strasburg

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 at 13.15 hrs

“Gas Outlook for Europe”

Keynote Speech:

Jerzy BUZEK, EPP/Poland, Chair of the Committee on Energy, Research and Industry

Speaker:

Rutger HUIJGENS, BP, European Government Affairs

7th Lunch in Strasbourg

Wednesday, 4 July 2018 at 13.15 hrs

“Science and Innovation as a EU policy principle for

the consumer benefit”  

Speakers:
Paul RÜBIG MEP, EPP/Austria, Member of the STOA Committee
Pawel SWIEBODA, Deputy Head, European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC)

6th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 at 13:15 hrs

"No Single Market without Enforcement of EU Legislation on Goods"

Speakers:

Joaquim NUNES DE ALMEIDA, Director, responsible for Single Market Policy, Regulation and Implementation, DG GROW

François CLEMENT-GRANDCOURT, General Manager, Lighter Division BIC

Arnaud CHATIN, Head of EU Representation Office, Michelin Europe

5th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 30 May 2018 at 13:15 hrs

"Digital Criminal investigations and international cooperation”

Digital tools and the internet connect an unprecedented number of people around the world. Both generate economic and societal benefits. At the same time they can be misused by criminals and terrorists to commit crimes that harm society. The digital traces left behind can provide law enforcement authorities with the necessary information to pursue countries’ fundamental interest in safeguarding criminal justice.  At the same time, enabling legal process to reach this cross-border data requires modernized laws and procedures that comply with fundamental rights and data protection laws.

Speakers:

Alexandra JOURS-SCHROEDER, Director, Dir B-Criminal Justice, DG JUST

Prof. Dr. Vanessa FRANSSEN, Affiliated Senior Researcher KU Leuven

4th Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 at 13:15 hrs

"What budget for which European ambition?"

Speakers:

Jan OLBRYCHT, PPE/Poland, Member of the Committee on Budgets,

Co-Rapporteur on MFF

Vincent MAGES, Vice President Corporate Public Affairs, Air Liquide

Hydrogen Company

3rd Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 14 March 2018  at 13.15 hrs

“The European Defence Industry: Is Competitiveness the key to EU strategic Autonomy?”

Speaker:

Stéphane ABRIAL, Senior Executive Vice President, Safran

2nd Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 7 February 2018  at 13.15 hrs

"New Developments in the Brexit Negotiations"

1st Strasbourg Lunch

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 at 13:15 hrs

"The Evolving Security Threats: How do we Respond"

Speaker:

Julian KING, Commissioner on Security Union