Event State of the European Union 2018 - The European states facing the reforms of the Union 05.09.2018 05/09/2018, 12h30-14h30, Public presentation and debate !!! REGISTRATION IS CLOSED THE EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED - registration is closed In the 7th edition of the report on the State of the EU, produced in partnership of Fundación Alternativas and the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, it is question of how the member states are facing reform options in different policy fields like the economic and monetary union, digitization, external action and asylum – all of this in the context of Brexit and rising nationalism.We would like to present the main finding of this year’s edition of the report and focus with our speakers and the audience in particular on the question of how to reconcile European economic and monetary union reforms with the principles of the European pillar of social rights. 12h30Registration and light lunch 13h00Welcome and context of the FA-FES State of the Union reportRenate Tenbusch, director EU-Office, Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungMaria Pallares, program coordinator, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Madrid13h15Insights from the 7th State of the Union report: Economic and social reforms in the EU in the context of populism and nationalism. Diego López Garrido, director of the Report, former Spanish MP and Secretary of State for European AffairsCarlos Carnero, Managing Director of Fundación Alternativas, former member of the European Parliament and member of the European Convention on the Lisbon Treaty 13h45Debate with the audience14h30End