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Speech at the meeting of the High Level Group on Own Resources, Brussels 15 October 2014

The task of the Group is to undertake a general review of the EU own resources system, which should be guided by the overarching objectives of simplicity, transparency, equity and accountability. The group is chaired by Mario Monti, former Italian Prime Minister and former European Commissioner.

Presentation of the book ‘The Unhappy state of Union: Europe Needs a new grand bargain’ in London

7 October 2014. The book presentation and lecture was organized bu UCL (University College London).

Participation in a lecture on ‘The Future of the EU’ at King’s College London

on October 6. The panel discussion brought together three leading experts on the EU, Professor Brigid Laffan, Director at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European Institute University, Florence and Professor Anand Menon, Director of the Europe in Crisis Project, King’s College, London. The event was part of the Europe in Crisis Project of King’s College. Yoy may findherea short comment on the crisis in Southern Europe.