Economic Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: Friends or Foes? (EPSC & EEAS)

A high level seminar on 'Economic Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: Friends or Foes?', organised by the European Political Strategy Centre and the European External Action Service, will take place on 25 February in Brussels. The event, at which Vice President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen will deliver a keynote address on European prosperity and economic diplomacy, will gather senior representatives of the European institutions, Member States business leaders and foreign policy experts to explore the concept of 'economic diplomacy' and its interplay with European foreign policy goals. As 90% of future world growth is expected to happen outside the EU, our own objectives of boosting jobs and growth for our citizens at home depend greatly on how well we can tap into this. The seminar will address the questions: How can we combine economic and political objectives and tools? What are the trade-offs in practice? Marietje Schaake will take part in the following panel at 16:00 Economic Diplomacy – How EU, Member States and business can work together

• Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament, ALDE coordinator in the International Trade Committee
• Arnaldo Abruzzini, CEO of EUROCHAMBRES

Moderator: Angelos Pangratis, Adviser Hors Classe for the European Economic Diplomacy, EEAS The session will be followed by the closing address of Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden