Event recaps

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Mar 18, 2016

Germany’s Leadership Role in Europe feat. Chairman of the Handelsblatt Publishing Group Gabor Steingart

By Atlantic Council

On Tuesday March 22, the Future Europe Initiative hosted a roundtable discussion on Germany’s leadership role in Europe with the leadership team of the German business paper Handelsblatt. The event was moderated by Frances Burwell, Atlantic Council Vice President for European Union and Special Initiatives, with keynote remarks by Gabor Steingart, Chairman of Handelsblatt Publishing Group […]

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Mar 8, 2016

Finding Traction for TTIP: Perspectives on the US-UK Trade Relationship feat. UK Trade Minister Lord Francis Maude

By Future Europe Initiative

On March 8, the Atlantic Council hosted a private lunch discussion with UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment, the Rt. Hon. Lord Maude of Horsham. Lord Maude was accompanied by his appointed successor, Lord Price, who will take up the duties of trade minister in April.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Feb 26, 2016

Strategy Session with Latvian Foreign Minister H.E. Edgars Rinkēvičs

By Future Europe Initiative

The Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held an invitation-only, single-table strategy session on NATO strategy and the Warsaw Summit with H.E. Edgars Rinkēvičs, Foreign Minister of Latvia, on Friday, February 26, 2016. As we approach the 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit, a robust Nordic-Baltic security strategy is key to transatlantic security in the face of the […]

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Feb 25, 2016

Private Dinner Discussion with Albanian Foreign Minister, H.E. Ditmir Bushati

By Future Europe Initiative

The Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held an invitation-only dinner with H.E. Ditmir Bushati, Foreign Minister of Albania, on Thursday, February 25, 2016. March 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Albania and the United States. Over this quarter century, Albania has made strides in Euro-Atlantic integration, joining NATO in […]

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Feb 23, 2016

Europe’s Challenges: Migration, Economy, and Foreign Policy from the Greek Perspective

By Future Europe Initiative

On February 23, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, Ambassador Dimitrios Paraskevopoulos.

European Union Greece

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Feb 5, 2016

Bosnia’s Balkan and European Future: A Discussion with Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Crnadak

By Future Europe Initiative

On February 5, 2016, the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative held an off-the-record roundtable discussion with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Igor Crnadak. Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the middle of a transformative period in its history, facing a complex sets of issues including the refugee crisis, integration with Euro-Atlantic […]

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Jun 10, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Berlin

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft (German Atlantic Association), hosted the release of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s new report “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship” at the German Federal Press Office in Berlin. The report, which twelve young Americans and Germans wrote in a little more than six weeks, […]

Germany United States and Canada

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Dec 17, 2014

Britain’s Choice: In or Out? A Conversation with Hugo Dixon

By Atlantic Council

On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted Reuters editor-at-large Hugo Dixon for a discussion of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union. The talk, entitled “Britain’s Choice: In or Out?” and moderated by Transatlantic Relations director Fran Burwell, examined domestic and international considerations surrounding a potential referendum in the […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

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Sep 26, 2014

Roundtable with UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, September 17, the Transatlantic Relations program hosted an off-the-record discussion with UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington. The conversation was moderated by Fran Burwell, vice president and director of transatlantic relations at the Council.

Europe & Eurasia

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Sep 2, 2014

After the European Elections: EU Leadership and Priorities in a Transatlantic Context

By The Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, August 27th, the Transatlantic Relations program hosted an off-the-record discussion with Klaus Welle, secretary general of the European Parliament, and Anthony Teasdale, director-general of the European Parliamentary Research Service. The conversation was moderated by Fran Burwell, vice president and director of transatlantic relations at the Council.

Elections European Union