In-person event

Eurofound's Annual Lecture 2024: Living, working and voting in Europe

Eurofound's Annual Lecture 2024: Living, working and voting in Europe
When?

Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Irish local time

Start

12:30

End

14:30

Where?
The Ballroom, Iveagh House, Department of Foreign Affairs, 80, St Stephen's Green, Dublin, IE
Organised by
Joint event: Eurofound with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs

Event background

Eurofound has organised its Annual Lecture Living, working and voting in Europe 2024 on 7 May in Dublin with guest speaker, political analyst Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies. This lunchtime event was hosted by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs & Defence and Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director of Eurofound, to mark Europe Day 2024.

As Europeans prepare to go to the polls in June, Mr Krastev reflected on the challenges and opportunities the EU is currently facing against the background of today’s complex geopolitical environment. He also considered what the upcoming election results may mean for citizens living and working in Europe. A Q&A video and an interview with Mr Krastev are available below.

Opened by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD with an introduction by Ivailo Kalfin, the lecture event also provided an opportunity for the audience to participate in a short, question and answer session with Mr Krastev, moderated by Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication.

Videos

Eurofound's Annual Lecture 2024: Living, working and voting in Europe

Watch the video: Eurofound’s Annual Lecture 2024: Q&A with Ivan Krastev

Watch the video: Interview with Ivan Krastev

Photo gallery

Photos taken on the day are available as a Flicker album.

Agenda

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