Guest Speaker: George Papaconstantinou, Former Minister of Finance in Greece

On 29 April, we were honoured to welcome George Papaconstantinou, former Minister of Finance in Greece, Director of the Florence School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, and Jean Pisani-Ferry, Professor of Economics at Sciences Po. This event was titled “New World New Rules: Global Cooperation in a World of Geopolitical Rivalries” and organised by the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) with the Centre for International Studies (CERI). Arancha González, Dean of PSIA, chaired the event.

The need for collective action has never been greater, it's one of today’s most pressing global policy challenges.

In a sense, the demand for global governance rules has never been as big as it is today. On the supply side, there has never before, in the last 30, 40 years, been so little appetite for rules. States are really not willing to give up their ability to set their own rules and subject themselves to general rules that we would all abide by. And perhaps the most emblematic case of all is not China, it's America.

George Papaconstantinou

Our guest speakers examined governance practices across several key policy areas – climate, health, trade and competition, banking and finance, taxation, migration and the digital economy. They considered what works and what doesn't, outlined a new agenda for global governance, and discussed the role of Europe in this new environment.

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