The transatlantic relations in for a rough ride – so are workers’ agendas set for a zero-sum game?

Date:     11 December 2024

Time:    18:00– 19:30 (CET), followed by a reception

Venue:   Thon Hotel EU, Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Bruxelles

Please register here.

Future competitiveness and global leadership will be determined by countries’ performance in clean tech and digital industries. China is challenging industrialised countries in a fierce competition. Europe is determined to hold its own - but the impact on business locations, jobs and technological innovation is already being heavily felt. And now the second Trump term is looming, with trade wars and more geo-economic upheavals. How can we avoid that working people on both sides of the Atlantic are played off against each other? How can we balance the tensions between China and the USA in favour of Europe’s own interests?

To find common answers to these questions, FES Just Climate and FES Future of Work are organising this conference in Brussels on December 11th. The event will bring together experts from EU institutions, trade unions, think tanks, and civil society to discuss prospects of an industrial agenda for the EU and US following the US elections.

We look forward to your participation.

AGENDA

17.30-18.00
Registration and refreshments

18.00
Welcome: Reiner Hoffmann, Vice-President, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

18.10
Panel discussion

• Setting the scene & moderation:
  Claudia Detsch, FES Just Climate
   
• Sebastian Dullien, Professor of International Economics at HTW Berlin and Scientific Director of the Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research (IMK) at the Hans Böckler Foundation
• Heather Hurlburt, Chatham House, Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Programme
• Bernd Lange, Chair of the Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
• Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Todd Tucker, Roosevelt Institute, Director of the Industrial Policy and Trade Programme

Q&A

19.25
Wrap-up and conclusions: Knut Dethlefsen, FES Future of Work

19.30
Networking reception

21.00
End

Please register via the link.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Stephan.Thalhofer(at)fes.de and about the logistics, please contact Silke.Lang(at)fes.de

Read our newest Op-ed: Could Trump even be an opportunity for Europe and its Clean Tech Industry? To keep up in the geo-economic race with China and the US, Europe has no choice but to focus on clean technologies. Are you interested in finding out more? Get more insights in our article.

Im geoökonomischen Wettlauf mit China und den USA führt für Europa kein Weg an Clean Tech vorbei. Bietet Trump 2.0 hier sogar eine Chance? Lesen Sie den Artikel hier.