EU Economy & Finance @ecfin@respublicae.eu

"We are moving away from our dependency on fossil fuels. It’s important that we do not create another strategic dependency for inputs that are needed for the green and digital economy."

Executive Vice-President, @VDombrovskis

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654110331688427520

How can we ensure the 🇪🇺 EU's industry remains competitive?

The panel on “Global Europe 2.0” with @VDombrovskis, @BJavorcik, @jhsnabe, @lindayueh & @berndlange is now live at #EUBEF23!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654109047790993408

@Suitpossum @BIS_org Here is the final result of the #EUBEF23 debate on whether a cashless society would be beneficial for people & the economy:

27% of voters are in favour and 27% are against after following our debate with Cecilia Skingsley and @Suitpossum

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654103741669298179

@Suitpossum @BIS_org "Our confidence in digital money is predicated upon access to cash. If you undermine the cash system, you simultaneously undermine confidence in digital systems."

@Suitpossum, Financial journalist and author at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654101282938929152

@Suitpossum "The drivers that are changing our behaviours in going away from cash are also the drivers that are coming up with new solutions to problems that cash and traditional financial services have never been able to solve"

Cecilia Skingsley, Head of Innovation Hub @BIS_org at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654098811936026626

📣 It's time for the #EUBEF23 debate!

‘This forum believes that a cashless society would be beneficial for people and the economy’.

❓Are you for or against a cashless society❓

🔴 Follow the debate LIVE

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654098050409721859

RT @NadiaCalvino: Very good meeting with Commissioner @PaoloGentiloni in the margins of #EUBEF23 @ecfin to discuss the economic outlook, implementation of #NextGenEU🇪🇺 investments & reforms and main priorities for the upcoming Spanish @EUCouncil presidency in the #ecofin area. https://t.co/RykEfawmbf

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654087021831282694

"The political decision to treat Ukraine as a candidate state should be re-enforced by economic integration, with more access for Ukraine in the EU’s internal market." #StandWithUkraine

@taraskachka, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine 🇺🇦 at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654075515207135234

"The idea of European integration is practical & useful in times of war because it helps us to be open and interoperable with our neighbours. It helps us to survive and be autonomous in our decisions." #StandWithUkraine

@taraskachka, Deputy Minister of Economy of 🇺🇦 at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654073959644528640

"We need to have ambitious and binding objectives in terms of public spending per student in our universities. That is what will be critical in the future to address our labour market issues."

@gabriel_zucman, Professor of Economics at @PSEinfo & @UCBerkeley at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654069230613016576

"Thanks to the SURE mechanism & the effectiveness of short-time work schemes, we protected jobs & the basis for a very strong recovery. That explains why the economy is now having a very strong growth rate."

@NadiaCalvino, 1st Vice-President of the Government of 🇪🇸 at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654068134528139264

“A European mechanism funding upskilling and reskilling would be an interesting subject to discuss in the coming months.” #EuropeanYearOfSkills

Commissioner @PaoloGentiloni at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654067070294786048

"When we are talking about sustainable growth, we should be talking about inclusive growth which helps to eradicate poverty. Only then can we move towards a more sustainable & competitive economy." 

@liina_carr, @etuc_ces Confederal Secretary at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654063975070351360

"We need to invent new forms of cooperation, in particular international tax cooperation, if we want to achieve sustainable growth."

@gabriel_zucman, Professor of Economics at @PSEinfo & @UCBerkeley at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654061478469685250

“The main message is: without sustainable growth it will be very difficult to tackle these challenges together.”

Commissioner @PaoloGentiloni at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654060512936697856

"NextGenerationEU provided us with the funding so that we could put our money where our mouth is & conduct reforms. The results are visible. The data we have from 🇪🇸 economy confirms that this is the right way forward."
@NadiaCalvino, 1st Vice-President of the Government of Spain

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654059609844219904

How can we protect workers, consumers and future generations in times of uncertainty❓

It’s time for the first panel on "a competitive model grounded in social cohesion" with @PaoloGentiloni, @NadiaCalvino, @liina_carr & @gabriel_zucman at #EUBEF23!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654058162276769793

"Coming out of WW2, Europe has demonstrated remarkable intellectual and political will to shape a better future, to write the book Europeans wanted to read. Today, we need the same determination: write the book we want our children to read!"

@KGeorgieva, @IMFNews, at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654056278174449665

“After decades of increasing global integration there is a growing risk that the world may split into rival economic blocks. And that is a scenario that would be bad for everyone, including for people in Europe.”

@KGeorgieva, Managing Director, @IMFNews at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654054653775028224

“Throughout the years we have been able to attract prominent speakers. The objectives have remained the same: to offer a space for open economic debate on topics that really matter for the EU, its Member States & its people.”

Maarten Verwey, Director General @ecfin, at #EUBEF23

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ecfin/status/1654054111971532804