Rolf Strauch ''Euro at 25: The value of unity'' | 22.4.24 |18:00

The Department of International & European Economic Studies of the

Athens University of Economics and Business

has the pleasure to invite you to the guest lecture by the

Chief Economist and Management Board Member

at the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)

and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)

Rolf Strauch

Euro at 25: The value of unity

Monday 22 April 2024 | 18:00 [EET]

Ceremony Hall “Eleftherios Venizelos” | Athens University of Economics and Business

The lecture will be followed by a general discussion which will be moderated by

Assoc. Prof. Panagiotis Konstantinou

from the Department of International and European Economic Studies.

Rolf Strauch is Chief Economist and Management Board Member at the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), which he joined in 2010. Mr Strauch is in charge of the divisions Economic and Market Analysis, Economic Risk Analysis, and Financial Sector and Market Analysis.

Overall, he is responsible for economic and financial analysis and policies and the country monitoring work that the two rescue funds undertake. He represents the ESM in the international and European fora. Mr Strauch is also a member of advisory committees of several academic institutions.

Prior to this, Mr Strauch worked at the European Central Bank from 2000–2010 in the Directorate General Economics on fiscal, monetary, and structural policies. He also served previously as an economist at the Deutsche Bundesbank and as a researcher at both the University of Mannheim and the University of Bonn.

Mr Strauch holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Bonn. He is a fellow at the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) in Bonn.

He is the author of numerous articles, op-eds, blog posts, and economic publications.

Note: the event will be recorded and photographed, and the material will be used for promotional purposes. 

Participants will receive certificates of attendance.  
Registration: https://forms.gle/93DCHqH1D7shuCFP6