MED120: The Next Generation EU Recovery Package – the Role of National Parliaments

On October 19, 2020 from 17:00-19:00 CEST,  the Mercator European Dialogue will offer its first MED120 Policy Deep-Dive of the season to discuss the role of national parliaments in the Next Generation EU package negotiations.

This call was initiated by network member Damian Boeselager, MEP (Germany).

The 120-minute Zoom dialogue will enable parliamentarians to explore:

• the different national priorities for the Next Generation EU package
• the involvement of national parliaments in administering the funds
• the possible scenarios for implementation

We will be joined by Damian Boeselager, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and Hans Kundnani, senior research fellow at Chatham House’s Europe Program.

MED120 POLICY DEEP-DIVES

The MED120 Policy Deep-Dive format allows parliamentarians to receive a concise briefing, ask questions to an expert, and discuss, with colleagues, a narrowly defined topic during a 120-minute video call. The MED provides professional facilitation to extract the most value out of the discussions. Policymakers get the chance to share their perspectives with their colleagues, while having topic expertise on hand for questions and clarifications. Topics are chosen as they emerge through other network activities as ripe for a more in-depth discussion, or they are suggested by members of the network, or flagged by the network of MED researchers and experts. MP network members can initiate these calls and volunteer their expertise on a topic of their choosing.