European Union
Europe is missing its moment
On June 23, voters in the United Kingdom will go to the polls for a referendum on the country’s membership in the European Union. As one of the EU’s largest and wealthiest member states, Britain’s exit, or “Brexit”, would not only alter the U.K.’s institutional, political, and economic relationships, but would also send shock waves across the entire continent and beyond, with a possible Brexit fundamentally reshaping transatlantic relations.
On May 6, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings, in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, the UK in a Changing Europe Initiative based at King’s College London, and Wilton Park USA, will host a discussion to assess the range of implications that could result from the United Kingdom’s referendum.
After each panel, the participants will take questions from the audience.
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Brexit—in or out? Implications of the United Kingdom’s referendum on EU membership
Agenda
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May 6
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Introduction and opening remarks
9:00 am - 9:15 am
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For and against the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Constanze Stelzenmüller Director - Center on the United States and Europe, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations @ConStelz
Douglas Alexander Senior Fellow - Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Chair - Unicef UK @D_G_Alexander
John Longworth Former Director General - British Chambers of Commerce -
The legal, political, and foreign policy factors shaping the referendum debate
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Damian Chalmers Professor of European Union Law - The London School of Economics and Political Science -
Coffee and tea break
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Damian Chalmers Professor of European Union Law - The London School of Economics and Political Science -
The international economic and financial implications of Brexit
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel
Timothy Adams President and CEO - Institute of International Finance
Bertrand Badré Visiting Fellow - Peterson Institute for International Economics
Heidi Crebo-Rediker Adjunct Senior Fellow - Council on Foreign Relations, Former Chief Economist - US State Department
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