On May 24th, CASE hosted the 10th annual EUROFRAME conference on policy issues in the EU entitled “Towards a Better Governance in the EU?”, organized in cooperation with the National Bank of Poland.
Representatives of the EUROFRAME group of research institutes, European think tanks and academic and government institutions gathered to discuss economic policy issues relevant in the current context of global crisis, which exposed the weaknesses of economic governance in the EU, severely weakening the concept of a single euro zone. The aim of the conference was to focus on how to improve European governance in the broadest possible sense (stability mechanisms, macroeconomic imbalances, financial safety net, etc.). The EUROFRAME conference provided a platform for exchanging ideas and presenting various solutions for the current state of affairs. The event brought together speakers representing various approaches and opting for diverse directions for the EU. read more » about CASE hosted the EUROFRAME conference: “Towards a Better Governance in the EU?”
Marek Dąbrowski, CASE Fellow, was invited to speak at the international conference entitled “Think Tanks: Facing the Changing World”, organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing on June 17th and 18th, 2013. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the role of think tanks in influencing public debate and policy-making in the context of various socio-economic and environmental changes in the world. 
The main problem in Europe is not austerity but the crisis. How can we solve it? What should we do to ensure Europe’s prosperous future without risking yet another crisis? Europe lacks a thorough debate – said Simeon Djankov – and austerity has become the basis for discussion about the real problem of Europe: its future.
In their two recent publications written in the scope of the SERVICEGAP project, Krzysztof Szczygielski, Wojciech Grabowski and Richard Woodward deal with firms’ innovation strategies.
Privatization is one of the driving forces behind a market economy, but in order to have an effective and long-lasting impact on economic development, it should take into account local conditions and public opinion. This was the conclusion reached by delegates at the conference “Privatization – what’s next?”, organized by Poland’s Ministry of Treasury OECD Secretariat and CASE.