Europe 2010 - The European Union Managing the Crisis

Description: www.weforum.org 10.05.2010 Opening Plenary The European Union: Managing the Crisis The presidency of the European Council was established in December 2009, followed by the European Parliament's approval of a new team of European commissioners in February and the proposal of the Europe 2020 Strategy by the Commission in March. How will Europe execute its new political, economic and policy priorities in view of the deepening concerns about the state of Europe's public finances and the future of the Euro? José Manuel Barroso, President, European Commission, Brussels Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium Herman A. van Rompuy, President, European Council of the European Union, Brussels Chaired by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum