Online discussion: Greece and Portugal: Ready to grab the RRF opportunity?

The RRF also presents a chance for Athens and Lisbon to transform their economies and improve the daily lives of their citizens. Against this background, we would like to invite you to a discussion with Portuguese and Greek experts who have analysed these RRF plans. Our aim is to discover what the proposals entail, to what extent they can be game-changers and how they address major challenges like the climate crisis and inequality.

In our debate, we want to focus on the following issues:

• What are the main elements of the two countries RRF proposals?
• In which areas could the implementation of these plans lead to the greatest changes for the economy and society?
• How will the plans help tackle the climate crisis?
• Will the use of the RRF funds help promote social justice and equality in the two countries?
• Where could some of the weaknesses in the two proposals lie?

The event will take place on Thursday, May 27 at 6-7.30pm (Greek time) and you can join it through our pages on Facebook @FESAthen -  https://www.facebook.com/FESAthen

* * * The event will be held in English * * *

Welcome & Introduction: Arne Schildberg, FES Athens, Director

Input:

• Eva Kaili, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
• Vieira da Silva, Executive Director of the Res Publica Foundation, Lisbon
• Georgia Nakou, political and economic analyst of the analysis platform MacroPolis

Moderation: Nick Malkoutzis, co-founder of the analysis platform MacroPolis/co-author of the paper “The Recovery Plan in Greece”