Transatlantic relations: new perspectives and challenges

The European Parliament Office, in collaboration with the Center for American Studies, is organizing a discussion meeting on EU-US “Transatlantic Relations: New Perspectives and Challenges.” The event will be held on March 21 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Center for American Studies.

Program 10:00 a.m. Greetings
Gianni De Gennaro, President of the Center for American Studies;
Carlo Corazza, Director of the European Parliament in Italy;
Shawn Crowley, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Italy TBC;

10:20 The position of the European Parliament
Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the U.S.
Salvatore De Meo, MEP, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

11:00 Keynote speech
Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

11.30
Emanuele Orsini, President of Confindustria

11.40 Position of the political groups in the European Parliament
Carlo Fidanza, MEP, FDI- ECR Head of Delegation
Nicola Zingaretti, Member of the European Parliament, Head of Delegation PD-PSE
Fulvio Martusciello, MEP Head of Delegation FI-EPP
Paolo Borchia, MEP, Head of Delegation of the League

Moderator: Antonio Di Bella

12.30 Challenges and opportunities between the US and the EU
Federico Fubini, Deputy Editor of Corriere della Sera
Patricia Thomas, Journalist, Associated Press
Franco Pavoncello, President, John Cabot University
Paolo Messa, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council; NIAF

1:20 p.m. US and EU together in defense of rights and freedoms
Testimony by Ana Corina Sosa Machado, daughter of the leader of the democratic opposition in Venezuela and winner of the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

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