Economic and Monetary Integration in Europe October 21-25, 2013 Joint Vienna Institute Mariahilferstrasse 97 1060 Vienna Final Program Course director: Franz Nauschnigg, Program coordinator: Majken Corti, JVI program officer: Tamara Tsikhistavi, Alexander Prostimkin, JVI
Monday, October 21, 2013 Institutional and legal framework; Economic policy challenges in Europe 08:30h Registration (lecture room 600A) Tamara Tsikhistavi, JVI 09:00h Welcome and introduction Isabella Lindner, & Mr. Burkhard Drees, JVI 09:15h Economic integration in the EU and limits of enlargement Isabella Lindner, Historical context and political dimension: from economic to political integration; Rationale and evolution of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); Enlargement as a response to the demise of the Eastern Block; Limits of enlargement 10:45h Coffee break 11:00h Introduction to EU Institutions European Council, European Parliament, European Commission, Council of the EU, European Central Bank 12:30h Welcome lunch at restaurant Beim Novak Richtergasse 12, 1070 Wien 14:30h Economic policy coordination in Europe EU 2020; Macro- and structural coordination; Broad economic policy guidelines; Institutional framework 16:00h Coffee break 16:15h Economic governance in Europe Karin Rysavy, Permanent Representation of Austria to the OECD Elmar Mangler, BMF Sebastian Essl, BMF Stability and Growth Pact; Surveillance of balance of payments imbalances, Van Rompuy group 17:45 Close of day
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 International Financial crisis management / EU financial stability 9:00h The EU sovereign debt crisis Challenges for EU / euro area economic policy making; The euro as a stable currency in times of crisis; The future of monetary union 10:30h Coffee break 10:45h Crisis resolution mechanisms in the EU European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF); European Stability Mechanism (ESM) 12:00h Lunch break 13:00h Monetary policy and crisis resolution Eurosystem monetary policy; Monetary policy in crisis resolution; Exit strategies 14:15 Coffee break 14:30h IMF Crisis Management IMF lending: lending instruments; principles of lending; crisis lending IMF financing; quota; NAB/GAB; bilateral loans 16:00h Coffee break 16:15h EU financial stability and supervision European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs); Colleges of supervisors/cooperation with CIS; Regulation; SSM; Vienna Initiative, Austrian banking industry in CIS Isabella Lindner, Paul Schieder, BMF Maria Teresa Valderrama, Christina Lerner & Andrea Hofer, Michael Würz & Gernot Ebner, 17:30h Close of day
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 External relations and financial stability 09:00h Economic relations between the CIS and the EU; Institutional Harmonization in the context of EU cooperation with its neighbours 10:30h Coffee break 10:45h EU external policies Trade policy: Main features and recent developments EU-representation in the Bretton Woods Institutions and the G20: rationale, institutional background, recent developments 12:15h Lunch break 13:15h European Neighbourhood Policy: regional cooperation with the EU European Commission and European Investment Bank focus 14:45h Close of day 18:30h Course dinner at restaurant Glacis Beisl Marek Dabrowski, CASE Research & Anna Kolesnichenko, Unicredit Bank Austria Suzanne Pichl, BMWFJ, Franz Rabitsch, BMF Wolfgang Nitsche, BMF & Margit Mischkulnig, BMF Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Thursday, October 24, 2013 Capital account liberalisation and the role of technical assistance 09:00h Capital account liberalization and the role of capital flows in the crisis Fully and partly liberalized countries; Short-term abandonement of liberalization measures; Restrictive liberalization policies as a response to financial crisis; Measures for central banks in financial crisis; Austria s experiences with capital account liberalization 10:30h Group photo and coffee break 11:00h Tour de table on capital flows, liberalization and the crisis Respective country experience, brief presentations by participants 12:30h Lunch break 13:30h Tour de table on capital flows, liberalization and the crisis (cont.) 15:00h Coffee break 15:15h 20 Years of transition institutional changes in CIS central banks and the role of technical assistance Franz Nauschnigg, Seminar participants Seminar participants Carel van den Berg, DNB & Romana Lehner, 16:45 Close of day
Friday, October 25, 2013 Banking Union and the future of the EU 09:00h Banking Union: an Overview Florian Weidenholzer, ECB 10:30h Coffee break 10:45h Panel discussion: The Future of the euro area - Consequences for neighbouring countries 12:15h Seminar wrap-up: - summing-up of the seminar program - participant-evaluation - distribution of certificates 12:45h End of seminar Alfred Katterl, BMF; Dieter Huber & Franz Nauschnigg, Franz Nauschnigg, Abreviations: BMF: Bundesministerium für Finanzen / Austrian Ministry of Finance BMWFJ: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend/Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth DNB: De Nederlandsche Bank / Dutch Central Bank ECB: European Central Bank JVI: Joint Vienna Institute : Oesterreichiscne Nationalbank / Central Bank of Austria Contact details: Course director: Franz Nauschnigg, tel: +43 1 40420 5300, email: franz.nauschnigg@oenb.at Program coordinator: Majken Corti, tel: +43 1 40420 5323, email: majken.corti@oenb.at JVI course administrator: Tamara Tsikhistavi, tel: +43 1 798 9495 74, email: ttsikhistavi@jvi.org Alexander Prostimkin, (+43 1) 798 94 95 71, e-mail: aprostimkin@jvi.org