The Original Sinn – Limits to European Integration with Hans-Werner Sinn

Fifteen years on from the Eurozone crisis, with surging public debt, increasing climate risks, rising geopolitical tensions, and a constant need for monetary injections, the need for change in Europe has never been more obvious. But how do we get there? Is more or less integration the answer that we need? Can a monetary union survive without a fiscal one and if not, who is there to bear its cost?

As the transatlantic relationship weakens and Europe navigates an increasingly multipolar world, economic questions collide with geopolitical realities. Is federalisation the price of relevance, or an unrealistic ambition in a union marked by divergent interests, asymmetric shocks, and rising euro-skepticism?

To give some sense to these pressing questions, we are joined by one of the most prominent and uncompromising critics of European monetary and fiscal designs, Hans-Werner Sinn. Drawing on his role in the debates surrounding the eurozone crisis, and his very public opposition to key ECB policies, he will offer a candid assessment of what has changed, what has not, and what lies ahead.

Join us on the 10th of February at 13:00-14:00, in the E-Hall of the Roeterseilandcampus for an interview that can’t be missed!