Presidential Salon, SPAAK building, 12th floor

3 December 2025

16:00-18:00

16:00-16:10 | Opening Segment | The European Parliament's Role in Advancing and Strengthening the Single Market

- Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
- Marc Angel, Quaestor of the European Parliament

16:10-16:20 | Keynote | Preserving the Euro's Sovereignty in Our Current World   

- Jean-Claude Trichet,  President of the European Central Bank (2003-2011)

16:20-16:30 | Democratic and Citizens' Perspective | Citizen's Approach to the Single Market

- Viviane Reding, Commissioner (1999-2014) and Vice-President of the European Commission (2010-2014); Member of the European Parliament (1989-1999, 2014-2018)

16:30-17:10 | Panel Discussion | Keeping the Single Market Strong in a Fragmented World

Moderator: Irene Tinagli,  MEP, Chair of the Special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS); Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) (2019-2024)

- Pervenche Berès, MEP (1994-2019), Chair of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Chair of the Association Europe-Finances-Régulations (AEFR)
- Anna Cavazzini, Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
- Vladimír Dlouhý, President of Eurochambres
- Agustín Reyna, Director General of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
- Yves-Thibault de Silguy, European Commissioner for Economic, Monetary and Financial Affairs (1995-1999) in charge of the launching of the euro

With active contributions from Jean-Claude Trichet, Viviane Reding and Enrico Letta

17:10-17:30 | Q&A

17:30-17:40 | Closing Reflections | Much More than a Market

- Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and Dean of the IE University of Madrid