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Autonomous, digital and green Europe: a conversation with Margrethe Vestager

At this event Margrethe Vestager will touch on strategic autonomy, digital regulation and the implications of the Green Deal on competition.

Date: June 29, 2022, 2:00 pm Topic: Macroeconomic policy

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Should Europe use its competition rules to pursue strategic autonomy? What are the next steps in digital regulation? What does the Green Deal mean for competition?

Bruegel was delighted to host Executive Vice President for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager, for a conversation on these questions, with Bruegel’s Director, Guntram Wolff.

Schedule

Jun 29, 2022

13:45-14:00

Check-in and coffee

14:00-15:30

Conversation

Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Former Director

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President, European Commission

Speakers

Guntram B. Wolff

Former Director

Margrethe Vestager

Executive Vice-President, European Commission

Location & Contact

Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels

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