-eu trade tensions, who better to have as a guest than valdis dombrovskis. thank you very much.orried are you about the european slowdown? mr. dombrovskis: first of all, economy tohe eu's continue to grow. our forecast is on growth this year of 1.46%. we still expect economic growth in all 28 eu member states. there has been some slowdown and we have revised our forecast numbers compared with previous forecasts. but, in any case, we also see strong signs of the european economy. employment is at record high levels. unemployment is down to precrisis levels. of thestrong demand side economy and we still see growth in the economy. at the same time, our risks concerning global trade tensions, as you mentioned, risks concerning brexit issues being discussed right now by the leaders of the eu during the summit. in light of the ecb twisting itself into knots with different tiers, negative rates, , countries, particularly ones with stronger finances, to engage more with fiscal stimulus to make up for this, show that it is not entirely dependent on the ecb to re-accelerate growth? mr. do

it is a pleasure to welcome valdis dombrovskis. we have a variety of purposes today but the main one will be to take stock of brexit, the future relationship between the european union and the uk. and the vice president of brussels will talk about regulatory markets, sustainable finance and the international role of the euro. welcome back. i survey the commission of social dialogue since 2014 with the portfolio of financial stability and the capital markets union. he was the premise of from 2009-14 and served with the ministry of finance from 2002-2004. our moderator today is doctor alexis stowe who is at price waterhouse coopers and is a fellow at the atlantic council. the discussion is part of our euro growth initiative which aims to foster robust transatlantic dialogue about europe. the events, not only are we on the record but we are on tv for your awareness and with that, valdis dombrovskis, please come to the change. [applause] >> it is an honor to have you with us. many of us are here because of unity that we share across th