Danuta Hübner - Facing the Future: New EU Strategic Agenda and the European Parliament’s Priorities

As the newly elected European Parliament prepares to take office on 2 July 2019, Professor Hübner outlines the contribution of the European Parliament to the EU’s new Strategic Agenda for 2019 to 2024. Recently re-elected to the Parliament, Professor Hübner offers a wide ranging outlook on the issues that she considers will come to the fore during the European Parliament’s ninth parliamentary term.

This event is a part of the IIEA’s Future of the EU27 Project, which is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Filmed on the 28th of June 2019

Q&A Begins at 45:04

About the Speaker:

Professor Hübner MEP, has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She holds a number of influential roles in the Parliament, including Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and member of the Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group. She is also a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Prior to this, from 2004 to 2009, Professor Hübner served as Commissioner for Regional Policy, making her Poland’s first ever European Commissioner. Professor Hübner began her political career in the Polish Government, where she held a number of positions including Minister for European Affairs. Professor Hübner obtained a PhD from the Warsaw School of Economics.

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