25th Conference on Alternative Economic Policy in Europe

A Green New Deal for Europe – Opportunities and Challenges

from 26-28 September 2019

The EuroMemo Group conference 2019 was jointly hosted with the Paris University 13 and took place on 26-28 September 2019 (Thursday-Saturday). The conference venue was the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Paris Nord (20, avenue George Sand, 93210 La Plaine Saint-Denis).

Against the background of the deepening climate and environmental crisis, the conference particularly addressed the need for socio-ecological transformation in Europe and critically discussed related policy proposals, in particular the Green New Deal.

The programme was as follows:

Thursday, September 26th 2019

1:00 – 2:30 Pre-Conference Event: Founding assembly of the EuroMemo legal association

2:30 – 3:00 Registration (at the right hand side of the entry hall)

3:00 – 7:00 Opening plenary on the state of the Union (4th floor)

Welcome Address: Jonathan Marie (CEPN, University Paris 13) and David Berinque (directeur général Campus Condorcet)

Part I: The State of the Union

Chair: Pascal Petit (CEPN, University Paris 13)

• Donatella Della Porta (Scuola Normale Superiore Firenze): Political State of the Union
• Henri Sterdyniak (Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques, OFCE): Economic State of the Union

Part II: Prospects for a Green New Deal for Europe – Panel discussion

Chair: Laura Horn (EuroMemo Group and Roskilde University)

• Aurélie Trouvé (INRA and ATTAC France)
• Michael Löwy (French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS)
• Alain Lipietz (French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS, ex MEP)

Open discussion

8:00 Conference Dinner

Friday, September 27th 2019

10:00 – 1:30 Seven parallel workshops on key themes of EU policy

2:30 – 4:00 Plenary on policy proposals from workshops

Chair: Werner Raza (EuroMemo Group and Austrian Foundation for Development Research)

4:15 – 6:00 Special plenary ‘The current politico-economic situation in France and its repercussions for Europe’

Chair: Marica Frangakis (EuroMemo Group and Nicos Poulantzas Institute)

• Guillaume Duval (Alternatives Économiques)
• Liêm Hoang-Ngoc (Université de Paris 1, ex MEP)
  Presentation

Saturday, September 28th 2019

9:00 – 12:00 Planning meeting: EuroMemorandum 2020 and other activities (1st floor, auditorium)

Workshops & Papers

25th Conference on Alternative Economic Policy in Europe, on 26-28 September 2019, organised by the EuroMemo Group and jointly hosted with the Paris University 13

The second day of the EuroMemo Group conference (Friday, 27 September) was dedicated to key themes of EU policy within seven different workshops (Workshop Programme as pdf-file).

Further information

25th Conference on Alternative Economic Policy in Europe, on 26-28 September 2019, organised by the EuroMemo Group and jointly hosted with the Paris University 13

The conference was jointly hosted with the Paris University 13. The conference venue was the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Paris Nord (address: 20, avenue George Sand, 93210 La Plaine Saint-Denis). The conference site is well connected to metro services; it is just a three minute walk from the metro station Front Populaire (line 12, exit 3 MSH Paris Nord). A map is available online.

Conference participants should make their own bookings. Below you can find a document with a list of recommended hotels and information on accommodation. You are strongly advised to book early.

Please note that there will be a conference fee collected at the venue to cover the cost of the conference (30 Euro / 10 Euro for students / 80 Euro for participants with institutional support).