It was the economy – until it became geopolitics

Annual Meeting of EU IFIs Network 2025 Conference

15:00 - 15:05  Welcome 

Diego Pérez, Director of the Legal Affairs Division of the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) 

15_05-15:15 Opening remarks

 Álvaro Escribano, Full Professor and Director of the Carlos III International School and member of AIReF’s Advisory Board 

15:15-16:00 Session 1. Implementation of the new fiscal framework in face of high debt and large spending needs 

Lilia Cavallari, Chair of the Italian Parliamentary Budget Office and the EUIFIs Network 

Eckhard Janeba, Board Member of the European Fiscal Board and Professor at the University of Mannheim 

Questions 

16:00 - 17:00 Session 2. Trade, security and strategy in a fragmented world: implications for European policy 

Miguel Otero, Senior Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute and Professor at IE School of Politics, Economics and Public Affairs 

Julián Conthe, Director General for Trade Policy. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business 

17:00 – 19:00 Museum Visit