Free Market Road Show 2011: The Future of Europe [23.05.2011,
NEWS]
Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik
European Coalition for Economic Growth
Austrian Economics Center
Friedrich August von Hayek Institut
in partnership with
National Union of Employers (RÚZ)
Crowne Plaza Hotel Bratislava
CEBSI
INESS
organized in Bratislava on May 13, 2011
an international conference within
Free Market Road Show
The Future of Europe
Why methods of resolution of the last millennium
don’t measure up to future challenges
Welcome and Introduction
H.E. Josef-Markus Wuketich, Austrian Ambassador
Peter Gonda, Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik
Panel 1: How not to waste a “good” crisis?
What are the alternatives to borrowing from the future? Are pension-, healthcare-, and administrative reforms a precondition to prevent the welfare states from falling apart and to prepare the ground for the next generation? Where is the link between government weight and prosperity and where, if at all, (spending/service) cuts need to be made? Is a paradigm shift realistic? The issue of how to balance and take “social” and economic responsibility for the next generation in the light of recent bailouts will be discussed.
Razeen Sally, London School of Economics / European Centre for International Political Economy
Gerhard Jandl, Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs, Austria
Ronald Ižip, Trim Broker
Presentation by Ronald Ižip
Martin Štochmaľ, ZSSK Cargo
Discussion chaired by Tom Nicholson, TREND
Panel 2: How to create growth? The real benefit of government contributions to European citizens – now and then?
Doubtless institutional and tax competition are prerequisites for successful entrepreneurship and innovative environments. What can be done to foster innovation to prepare the ground for a prosperous society? Apart from alternative forms of financing (venture capital etc), limited regulation and new forms of management and organization (at micro/macro level) will be discussed.
Will the Euro survive? Is it a precondition for a European identity and means of organizing a common market – or simply an instrument of exchange? Will we face two different paces of economic and social development? Are there alternatives to the Euro and if so, what are the preconditions to avoid recent impairments? This panel will focus on any alternatives to fractional reserve, e.g. a necessity to return to gold standard and on the issue of currencies.
Erich Weede, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Juraj Karpiš, INESS
Presentation by Juraj Karpiš
Peter Brandner, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
Peter Gonda, Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik