[inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. My name is rick jones, vicepresident and director of the program here a the brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you for todays event hosted by the brookings center. This event is part of expanding with our partnership with the brookings transatlantic initiative. This is a multiyear platform that will spur a range of new activities not only on global issues, but that the transatlantic partners can get together. Were grateful they recognize that the value that brookings brings to this is our in depth high quality and independent research. Were pleased to be able to announce a fellow that will be joining us and add capacity to our team in answering questions in the relationship and as you see in todays discussions those are substantial. Challenges faced in europe are numerous from an upsurge in nationalism and populism to turmoil following the brexit decision and concerns after the financial crisis and gre
Held a discussion on the state of u. S. Transatlantic relations and had different European Countries are addressing issues, including russian aggression, trade, and immigration. This is an hour and a half. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. My name is rick jones, vicepresident and director of the program here a the brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you for todays event hosted by the brookings center. This event is part of expanding with our partnership with the brookings transatlantic initiative. This is a multiyear platform that will spur a range of new activities not only on global issues, but that the transatlantic partners can get together. Were grateful they recognize that the value that brookings brings to this is our in depth high quality and independent research. Were pleased to be able to announce a fellow that will be joining us and add capacity to our team in answering questions in the relationship and as you see in todays discussions those are subst
Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. My name is rick jones, vicepresident and director of the program here a the brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you for todays event hosted by the brookings center. This event is part of expanding with our partnership with the brookings transatlantic initiative. This is a multiyear platform that will spur a range of new activities not only on global issues, but that the transatlantic partners can get together. Were grateful they recognize that the value that brookings brings to this is our in depth high quality and independent research. Were pleased to be able to announce a fellow that will be joining us and add capacity to our team in answering questions in the relationship and as you see in todays discussions those are substantial. Challenges faced in europe are numerous from an upsurge in nationalism and populism to turmoil following the brexit decision and concerns after the financial crisis and great exit crisis, slow growt
[inaudible conversations] morning everybody. Let me start, if i can with a very personal note, and that is i have known her for a little more than a quartercentury which means we got together in what was another millennium and it sure feels like another millennium. She was an extraordinary friend and colleague and i, along with my colleagues here at brookings and form policy are so glad that once again she will be colleagu colleague. I think the timing of this part of the program fits very well with the panel that we have just heard from. Perhaps victoria, you were there for close to half of it and you heard a number of observations about whats going on in europe and in the eu. My sense is that there was a feeling that may be the troubles of the eu are bottoming out and the eu is getting its act together again with of course the leadership of two countries in particular and that is germany and france. How did you react to the conversation we just heard. I am so delighted to be at brook
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