“Euro crisis and Europe’s future” Seminar in Hanoi
(Vietpeace) The Vietnam – Germany Friendship Association (VGFA) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) jointly held the seminar “Euro crisis and Europe’s future” in Hanoi on July 3.
Present at the seminar were Mr. Hoang Van Huay, Standing Vice-Chairman of VGFA; Mr. Le Viet Thai, Director of the Department of Economic Institution - Central Institute for Economic Management; representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations; members of VGFA’s Executive Board.
The German guests were Prof.Dr Christa Randzio-Plath, President of the Marie-Schlei Association (Germany); Mr. Erwin Schweisshelm, FES Country Director; FES Vietnam staff , and Germans living and working in Vietnam.
The seminar aimed to provide related agencies, VGFA’s members with information about the Euro crisis and the forecasts of Europe’s future.
“Global economic crisis will reach its peak in the first half of 2013 and get brighter in the second half this year due to positive impact of economic stimulus policies of countries in the world”, said Mr. Huay.
In the context of globalization, the Euro crisis affected not only to European countries but also to the world, Mr. Huay added, and the world economic priorities in 2013 aimed at resolving the crisis in the eurozone, consolidating and exploiting the potential of innovation, and overcoming the crisis in each country and all over the world.
Ms. Sonja Schrimpeck, FES Country Director’s Assistant, expressed thanks to VGFA for holding the seminar. Along with providing information about the Euro crisis, she hoped that the seminar will find solutions to prevent the present crisis.
Prof.Dr Christa Randzio-Plath said that the Euro, which was put in use in 1999, is a political project to deepen the European connections. The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is the very one that connects the EU member states for the aim of harmonizing its economic and monetary policies.
The global economic and financial crisis has not only pushed EU and its member states into a difficult situation, but also put them before new challenges. Enhancement of EU’s power does require, along with EMU, establishment of an equal social alliance.
Various topics about economic and social issues in Vietnam and the world, why the UK not be a Euro member, the German satisfaction index of the Euro… were paid much attention./.
Thu Huyền
