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Information on the Institute’s upcoming events and documentations of past events

Dwindling Growth, Rising Tensions
17January
  • Dominik Enste ·
  • Event ·
  • 17 January 2019

The Exhausted Globalization: Dwindling Growth, Rising Tensions

Signs of crisis dominate current debates: Social cohesion is said to be dwindling, po-litical structures and multilateralism are eroding and the sustainability of economic conditions is questioned.

The Future Governance of the Euroarea – Perspectives from France and Germany
10September
  • Jürgen Matthes ·
  • Event ·
  • 10 September 2018

Common Workshop: The Future Governance of the Euroarea – Perspectives from France and Germany

Das IW richtete am 10. und 11. September 2018 in Paris gemeinsam mit dem angesehenen französischen Think Tank France Stratégie sowie in Kooperation und mit finanzieller Unterstützung des Pariser Auslandsbüros der Konrad Adenauer Stiftung einen zweitätigen Workshop zum Thema Zukunft der Europäischen Währungsunion (EWU) aus.

Sustainability and Climate Responsibility in Global Value Chains
1February
  • Hubertus Bardt / Adriana Neligan / Sandra Parthie ·
  • Event ·
  • 1 February 2018

Roundtable Event: Sustainability and Climate Responsibility in Global Value Chains

How does sustainability feature in international trade agreements? What regulatory frameworks are in place today? And how do countries and companies comply? Those where some questions addressed in a workshop jointly organized by the German Economic Institute (IW) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation’s Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change (RECAP) and Multinational Development Policy Dialogue (MNED) in Brussels on 1st February.

Product Labelling - the Industrial Customer's Perspective
7November
  • Breakfast debate ·
  • Event ·
  • 7 November 2017

Product Labelling - the Industrial Customer's Perspective

Labelling is recognized as a useful regulatory tool to bridge product-related information gaps in business-to-consumer (B2C) relations. When purchasing home appliances, uninformed consumers tend to be guided by the green-to-red-scale to learn about energy efficiency performance. This is where labels seem to make sense: they compensate for market failure.

What’s at stake for the EU?
16October
  • Debate ·
  • Event ·
  • 16 October 2017

The Future of Mercorsur: What’s at stake for the EU?

The Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Köln) and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs – Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) are kindly inviting you to a jointly organised expert exchange on the on-going negotiations for a new trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

Future of the European Monetary Union – How to deepen the Eurozone?
28June
  • Jürgen Matthes ·
  • Event ·
  • 28 June 2017

Future of the European Monetary Union

The Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Köln) and the Association of German Banks (BdB) have successfully launched a series of events on the topic of the European Financial Markets.

Digital Transformation and Globalization in Germany and Japan
13June
  • Hubertus Bardt ·
  • Event ·
  • 13 June 2017

Symposium: Digital Transformation and Globalization in Germany and Japan

This symposium Symposium of Japanese-German Center Berlin, Fujitsu Research Institute and Cologne Institute for Economic Research has brought together experts and affected companies from Germany and Japan to discuss their views on and strategies for digital transformation to gain productivity and overcome market obstacles across Europe and Asia.

CO2 Compendium on CO2 regulation for motor vehicles in Europe
9May
  • Presentation ·
  • Event ·
  • 9 May 2017

CO2 Compendium on CO2 regulation for motor vehicles in Europe

The transportation sector faces special challenges in the process of decarbonisation, since the need for mobility – both for people and goods – is rapidly increasing around the world, especially in the emerging economies. Because of road traffic’s key position in mobility, the future CO2 regulation of cars and trucks will play a substantial role in climate policy.

How to rescue the EU
23January
  • Press Meeting ·
  • Press Event ·
  • 23 January 2017

With Trump, despite Brexit: How to rescue the EU

Europe has frequently been in crisis since its integration process began 66 years ago. At such times, there has often been a lack of imagination about what the next step might be. There were also periods when things ground to a halt. But there has never been a truly existential crisis like the one we are experiencing today.

Brexit and its consequences for the financial sector
5September
  • Panel Discussion ·
  • Event ·
  • 5 September 2016

Brexit and its consequences for the financial sector

The Cologne Institute for Economic Research and the Association of German Banks organize a panel discussion to discuss the impacts of Brexit with a focus on the financial sector.

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