Participation of Neapolis University at the Economic Ideas Forum 2019

Former Slovak Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda, member of the Scientific Council of the European Policies and Governance Program of Neapolis University.

The Student Community of Neapolis University in Cyprus participated in the European Economic Ideas Forum 2019 (EIF) held in Nicosia last Tuesday by the Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies, one of Europe’s largest think tanks.

Every year, the EIF brings together European Commission officials, members of the European Parliament, economic experts, business leaders and other influential stakeholders from around the world. The Forums provide an opportunity to consider innovative ideas and propose solutions to the economic challenges facing the EU economy.

The Rector of Neapolis University, Prof. Pantelis Sklias, participated to the 10th Economic Ideas Forum of Martens Centre for European Studies as speaker at the 2^nd round table of the agenda among other distinguished speakers, as the Minister of Interior of Republic of Cyprus.

The specific subject of the panel was, how and in which degree the financial crisis of last years effected the mıddle classes of socıetıes of Southern Europe countrıes.

Prof. Sklias pointed out the significant impact of the globalization process within the last 30 years to the less competitive economies resulting in the huge growth of the Chinese economy. This reality is one-way path for the European countries to adapt in the new economic environment trying to empower the social cohesion, supporting the most vulnerable members of the society, but in parallel, through the society of knowledge and innovation to improve the skills of young people offering to them a hopeful future of security and prosperity.

Neapolis University students played an active role in the proceedings of the forum with questions and suggestions, and had the opportunity to meet with Mikuláš Dzurinda, former Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-2006), Chairman of the Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies and Member of the Scientific Council of the of the European Policies and Governance Program of Neapolis University.