Convergence towards euro enlargement

The Danube Triangle Conference in Bucharest


Venue: National Bank of Romania, October 25, 2018

PROGRAM:


09:00: Opening Session


Moderator of the 1st Panel: Mr. Franz Nauschnigg, Head of European Affairs and International Financial Organizations Division, National Bank of Austria, Secretary General of ELEC Austria


1stPanel: Convergence through structural reforms: what changes in labor markets, in goods and services markets, in the enforcement of competition and in improvement of the investment climate as well as in the building blocks of the banking union and the capital markets union are needed to pave the way to euro accession.

Members of the 1st Panel:


Discussions

11:30 - 13:00: Keynote speech & 2nd Panel:


Keynote Speaker for the 2nd Panel: Governor Ewald Nowotny, National Bank of Austria, video message


Moderator of the 2nd Panel: Mr. Valentin Lazea, Chief Economist, National Bank of Romania


2nd Panel: Convergence through macro-economic and macro prudential reforms: what fiscal And monetary policies, in both € candidate countries and countries already in the euro-zone, would be most helpful to prepare € enlargement ?


Members of the 2nd Panel:

Discussions


13:00 - 14:30: Keynote speech & 3rd Panel:


Kick-off document for the 3rd Panel: as recently published on the site of the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance

Moderator of the 3rd Panel: Dr. Wim Boonstra, President of ELEC International’s Monetary Commission, Special Economic Adviser at Rabobank Utrecht, Professor of Money and Banking at VU University, Amsterdam

3rd Panel: Bulgaria’s and Romania’s efforts towards euro enlargement: the challenges posed By European Banking and Capital Market Unions and ERM II membership


Members of the 3rd Panel:

  • Mr Servaas Deroose, Deputy Director-General, ECFIN
  • Mr Sergiu Oprescu, CEO of Alpha Bank Romania SA, President of the Romanian Bankers Association, founding member and member of the Board of ELEC Romania Romania Paving the way to EURO adoption
  • Mr Lazar Comanescu, Advisor on Foreign Affairs, Chamber of Commerce & Industries of Romania, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Mr Vassil Karaivanov, President, Bulgarian Macroeconomics Association, Sofia, Secretary General of ELEC Bulgaria Euro , Inflation & CMU

Discussions


14:30 – 15:00: Conclusions: Baron Bernard Snoy, President of ELEC International