This seminar is tailored to Scandinavian journalists covering economics, finance and business issues: it is organised by the European Journalism Centre in cooperation with the European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs.

The three day event (1-3 September) will be held in Brussels and will focus on the hottest issues in the EU’s economic and financial agenda. It takes place as Europe is facing its most serious economic and financial crisis in more than a generation, with Sweden in the drivers seat of the European Union. Seldom has an EU presidency had a more difficult or important task - and expectations to the Swedish stewardship of the EU are rather high.

Participants will have the opportunity to cover a session of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and a press conference of the Eurogroup. The seminar also includes a series of briefings by key players from the EU institutions, members of the Brussels-based press corps and independent experts from leading think tanks.

The seminar will analyse the EU's response to the financial crisis and the role of the European currency in the stability of European markets. The euro is currently used in 16 EU countries. Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom are the only old EU members that have not adopted the currency. As the euro celebrates its tenth anniversary, some of the new member states are overtaking Sweden, Denmark and the UK. Slovakia became the sixteenth country to adopt the EU single currency after joining the zone on 1 January 2009.


Please note that the entire seminar will be conducted in English.
Early registration for this seminar is essential, as places are limited.

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