Discussion between the Jean Monnet Chair Prof. Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, Dr. Magnus Schoeller and students of the IIRPS VU Master’s degree programme in European Studies on the role of small states in EU and eurozone. The discussion was focused on the strategies that small states can use to pursue their interests via-à-vis Germany or the Franco-German tandem. Emphasis was also placed on the conditions under which small states can upload their preferences to EU policymaking rather than being only decision-takers, their role, and what makes their efforts to advance their interests more effective. Ongoing debates on EMU reform and economic governance and other instances of collective EU decision-making in addressing recent crises, especially concerning (dis)agreement between Germany and France, were also discussed during the event.

This discussion is part of the project "Teaching, researching and debating contemporary European issues" (TRENDS), co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

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Diskusija yra projekto “Teaching, researching and debating contemporary European issues” (TRENDS) dalis, projektą (bendrai) finansavo Europos Sąjungos programa „Erasmus+.

Europos Komisijos parama šio projekto rengimui nereiškia pritarimo jo turiniui, kuriame pateikiama autorių nuomonė, todėl Europos Komisija negali būti laikoma atsakinga už informaciją panaudotą šiame projekte.