ECON: Public hearing on DRF/eurobills, 1 April 2014
Graham Bishop presenting his Plan for the TEF
Q& A Session after the Presentations from the Expert Group
Following a request by the European Parliament, in 2013 a Commission Expert Group on "The prospects of establishing a debt redemption fund and introducing Eurobills" was set up under the chairmanship of Ms Tumpel-Gugerell, former Member of the Governing Board of the European Central Bank.
This Public Hearing is the first occasion to present the Expert Group's final report to the general public. On top of the Chairwoman, four other members of the expert group will also be present and give some comments on their joint report.
The Hearing will be web-streamed.
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Introduction by the ECON Chair/Vice-Chair
Summary of the final report and work of the expert group:
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Chair of the Commission Expert Group
Introductory statements by members of the expert group present:
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Professor, Paris School of Economics, University Paris 1, and Chairperson, French Council of economic analysis
Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Professor of International Macroeconomics at University of Mainz, Germany
Graham Bishop*, consultant, expert in European economic and financial affairs
Vesa Vihriälä, Director Economic Research Institute of Finnish Economy ETLA
Q & A, Debate
Conclusion by the Chair/Vice-Chair
*Temporary Eurobill Fund - Summary of the Proposal
On 5 December 2013, Graham spoke on the debt redemption fund and eurobills at the EESC - link.