The objective of the event is to discuss the expectations of the citizens towards the European Union, in Hungarian and regional context as well, and to debate the most important challenges and the possible directions of EU reforms. First, we will present Policy Solutions’ new study on the ‘Attitudes towards the European Union in Hungary’, furthermore, the results of a survey in eight countries which were commissioned by the FES. In the second part of the event, politicians discuss how they see the possible ways to reform the EU.

Programme:

10:00 – 10:20 – Opening of the conference

Andrea Lővei (Head of the European Parliament Information Office in Hungary) 

Jan Niklas Engels (Head of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung’s Budapest Office)

10:20-10:45 – Policy Solutions’ study on the ‘Attitudes towards the European Union in Hungary’

András Bíró-Nagy (Co-director, Policy Solutions)         

10:45 - 11:10 – ‘The European Union facing massive challenges – What are citizens’ expectations and concerns?’

Arne Schildberg (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, International Policy Analysis Unit), presenting the FES-research on 8 countries

11:10-11:30 – Q&A session

11:30-11:45 – Coffee Break

11:45 - 13:00 – How should the European Union be reformed? (Panel discussion)

Tamás Meszerics  (Member of the European Parliament, LMP)  

László Surján (Former Vice President of the European Parliament, Fidesz-KDNP)

Zsuzsa Szelényi  (Member of the Hungarian Parliament, Együtt) 

Kata Tüttő (Member of the Committee of the Regions, MSZP)

Moderator: Krisztina Bombera (ATV)

13:00 - 13:30 – Reception

The official languages of the conference are Hungarian and English. Translation will be provided. Please register before 30 May 2016 at info@policysolutions.hu