Brussels Economic Forum 2019 - Main contents
| date | June 18, 2019 13:33 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Flagey, Brussels (13h30-15h00)  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | V. (Valdis) Dombrovskis i, P. (Pierre) Moscovici i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
The Brussels Economic Forum (BEF) is the flagship annual economic event of the European Commission.
Now in its 19th year, the BEF is the place to be for anyone who wants to be at the heart of stimulating debates and share new perspectives on Europe's economic challenges with influential speakers and participants.
The BEF attracts around a thousand participants every year and is widely covered in the media. It also provides an opportunity to network with top European and international policymakers, opinion leaders, academics, and leaders from civil society and business.
The topic of this edition will be ‘Choosing a new economic agenda for Europe’ and we will discuss:
Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis and Pierre Moscovici will speak at this event.
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The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.
The European Commission is the sole EU body capable of proposing new legislation. The Commission also performs an oversight function, monitoring whether European legislation is properly implemented in the member states. In the event of non-compliance, the Commission can coerce a member state to comply by starting a legal procedure at the European Court of Justice.