Luxembourg economy; Welfare State; European integraiton; Regional integration; Greater Region; Small States; Open market; Innovation; Competitivity; Luxembourg's concertation modell; Social rights; Institut Grand-Ducal
Abstract :
[en] The presentation of Dr Jean-Jacques Rommes and the subsequently debate with the students was focused on one of the key areas of reflection and research at the Institut Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg. It has examined the characteristics of the historical development of the Luxembourg economy in a regional, European and international context and consider the main challenges and issues facing it in terms of openness to foreign markets, diversification, transformation and competitiveness, while also looking ahead to the future.
Research center :
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History (EHI)
Disciplines :
General economics & history of economic thought International economics Social economics Macroeconomics & monetary economics History Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
DANESCU, Elena ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History
ROMMES, Jean-Jacques; Secretary-General of the Moral and Political Science Section at the Institut Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg
Language :
French
Title :
A small economy in a large marketplace – The economic history of Luxembourg
Original title :
[fr] Une petite économie dans un grand espace - L'histoire économique du Luxembourg
Publication date :
12 December 2023
Event name :
WINTER (Online) LECTURE SERIES
Event organizer :
Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg University of Luxembourg MAHEC Programme BCE Programme Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg (2021-2025)
Funders :
EU - European Union Unilu - University of Luxembourg
Funding number :
Ares (2021-2025) 5501634
Funding text :
Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg (ED-UNILU) is a competitive public history project co-funded by the European Union - Ares (2021-2025) 5501634, which the is geared towards a broad multicultural and multilingual audience, with the aim of informing citizens about the past, present and future of the European Union and contributing to the development of teaching and research on European integration in Luxembourg. The ED-UNILU is coordinated by the Luxembourg interdisciplinary Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) and managed by Dr Elena Danescu, Research Scientist at the C²DH.
Jean-Jacques Rommes trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar before joining the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) in 1983, where he held various positions, becoming Deputy Director in 1991. In 1993 he joined the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL), serving as CEO and Head of the Management Board from 2005 to 2014. He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Luxembourg Employers’ Association (UEL) from 2014 to 2018 and President of the Luxembourg Economic and Social Council (CES) from 2019 to 2021. He previously taught a seminar on professional ethics for the Master in European Banking and Finance Law at the University of Luxembourg. He is currently Chairman of the Scientific Board at the Fondation IDEA , Secretary-General of the Moral and Political Science Section at the Institut Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg and Member of the Luxembourg National Council of Justice.
Commentary :
The new edition of the Winter (Online) Lecture Series on Europe will take place in December 2023 in connection with the courses “History of European integration (1919-1993)” (MAHEC-S1-M6i) and “Economic and social history of Europe after 1945: concepts, processes, actors” (MAHEC-S3-M5iii) from the Master in European Contemporary History, and the course “Democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe” (BCE-EU-301-04) from the Bachelor in European Cultures. The aim is to give students on these programmes, as well as the wider academic community at the University of Luxembourg, the opportunity to find out about the history and workings of the European institutions in Luxembourg from new and unconventional angles and to discuss some of the milestones in contemporary European history with people who were involved in or witnessed these events. Each session (in French or English, with a Q&A session in French and English) will be streamed via Webex and will include a presentation by a speaker followed by a discussion with the audience and the opportunity to ask questions. The lectures are run in conjunction with Europe Direct at the University of Luxembourg – a competitive European public history project co-funded by the European Union (2021-2025) – and are also open to the wider public.
