Past Events
Horner at the European Nuclear Assembly
March 29, 2006
The reality of Europe's projected failure to live up to its
Kyoto commitments and the paradox of Kyoto (and Europe's) approaches to climate
and nuclear power was the subject of a keynote presentation by EEI's Christopher
C. Horner before several hundred at the European Nuclear Assembly in Brussels.
Horner outlined his views on the "moral tension"
found in promotion of Kyoto and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction while opposing
nuclear power, particularly in view of EU's pending non-compliance with even
its "first" Kyoto promise and claims by political leaders that
Man-made climate change is "the greatest threat facing mankind".
Horner launched in his speech criticism of the deeply inconsistent resistance
to nuclear power as an option to reduce overall CO2 emissions.
To access his presentation please see here.
EEI event in Madrid
March 28, 2006
On March 28, 2006 Christopher C. Horner,
EEI Director of External Relations and Policy Counsel participated in a panel
discussion on Kyoto at the University of Carlos III in Madrid, Spain. The event
was organized together with "Instituto Juan de Mariana" which is an
important Spanish liberal think tank.
The discussion gathered an important
audience of students', faculty staff and media. Horner was joined in the panel
by Mr. Francisco Capella researcher at Juan de Mariana, Professor Ricardo Manso
at the UCM III and Gabriel Calzada President of the Instituto Juan de Mariana.
For view of Horner's presentation please
see here.
Tax Competition in Europe- will Europe go flat?
14 March 2006
On March 14,
2006 the
European Enterprise Institute organised a discussion on Tax Competition. The event featured Mr. Ivan Miklos Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovakia as well as Mr. Robert Verrue,
Director General at the DG Taxation and Customs Union. Issues that were discussed were the future of flat taxes, tax competition vs. harmonisation and some new European Commission initiatives. The speakers were introduced by Mr. Jerzy Samborski, new EEI Executive Director and moderated by EEI President Mr. Peter Jungen.
For an report of this
event please download here.
Educate to Innovate – The Importance of Entrepreneurship Education
7 December 2005
Education is nowadays often cited as one of the
prerequisites to innovation and a primer for entrepreneurship. But how do we
ensure and develop entrepreneurship education in Europe?
A European Single Market for
Education? Education is by nature a service, and the transfer of knowledge
increasingly runs across borders. While education is increasingly seen as a
sector with tremendous growth and export potential, Europe is still far from
enjoying the benefits of an efficient internal market for education.
These were the two recurring themes in
an afternoon EEI seminar organized with SME-UNION, EuroCommerce and Intel, that was held in the European Parliament on 7 December. The speakers’ list
included a long range of distinguished capacities and stakeholders, among them
European Commissioner for Education and Culture Ján Figel.
A summary of the event will be ready soon
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