ECON: Public hearing on DRF/eurobills, 1 April 2014
            
            
	Graham Bishop presenting his Plan for the TEF
	
	 
	Q& A Session after the Presentations from the Expert Group
	
	 
	
	 
	Following a request by the European Parliament, in 2013 a Commission Expert Group on "The prospects of establishing a debt redemption fund and introducing Eurobills" was set up under the chairmanship of Ms Tumpel-Gugerell, former Member of the Governing Board of the European Central Bank.
	This Public Hearing is the first occasion to present the Expert Group's final report to the general public. On top of the Chairwoman, four other members of the expert group will also be present and give some comments on their joint report.
	The Hearing will be web-streamed.
	 
	DRAFT PROGRAMME 
	 
	
		Introduction by the ECON Chair/Vice-Chair
	
		Summary of the final report and work of the expert group: 
	
		Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Chair of the Commission Expert Group
	
		Introductory statements by members of the expert group present:
	
		Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Professor, Paris School of Economics, University Paris 1, and Chairperson, French Council of economic analysis
	
		Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Professor of International Macroeconomics at University of Mainz, Germany
	
		Graham Bishop*, consultant, expert in European economic and financial affairs
	
		Vesa Vihriälä, Director Economic Research Institute of Finnish Economy ETLA
	
		Q & A, Debate 
	
		Conclusion by the Chair/Vice-Chair
	 
	*Temporary Eurobill Fund - Summary of the Proposal
	On 5 December 2013, Graham spoke on the debt redemption fund and eurobills at the EESC - link.