Breakfast Club 08: European Union – The Cards are Being Reshuffled
curated by the European Forum Alpbach, supported by UniCredit Bank Austria
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Rogger-Saal
Breakout
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in deutscher SpracheBrussels is discussing and deciding on who will determine the direction of the EU’s political future. Get up to speed on recent developments and learn how these decisions will impact the finance industry.
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Günther H. OETTINGER
Founder, Oettinger Consulting, Wirtschafts- und Politikberatung GmbH, Hamburg
| Günther H. Oettinger is European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources since January 2017. From November 2014 to December 2016, he held office as European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society after being European Commissioner for Energy from February 2010 to October 2014 and lastly also Vice-President of the European Commission in 2014. From 2005-2010, he was Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and, since 1984, a member of the regional Parliament ("Landtag"). He was the leader of the CDU Landtag group from January 1991 to April 2005. A lawyer by training, Günther H. Oettinger became actively involved in politics during his adolescence. He is a member of the Federal Executive Committee and of the Steering Committee of the CDU Germany. |
Thomas MAYER
Senior Editor, Europe and NATO, DER STANDARD, Brussels
| from 1982 | Studies, Philosophy and German Literature, Vienna |
| from 1984 | Journalist, Der Falter, Vienna |
| 1986-1987 | Journalist, Kleine Zeitung, Graz |
| 1987 | Freelancer, Profil, Vienna |
| since 1988 | Staff member, DER STANDARD, Vienna |
| 1994-2002 | European Editor, DER STANDARD, Brussels |
| since 2002 | Managing Editor and Head of Newsroom, DER STANDARD, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Editor, Europe and NATO, DER STANDARD, Brussels |
