On 24 February 2015, the Centre for Political and Foreign Affairs (CPFA) in Paris hosted Lucas Papademos, former Prime Minister of Greece, for a high-level discussion moderated by Renaud Girard. The event formed part of CPFA’s programme of dialogues with global leaders on pressing international and economic challenges.

Papademos, who had served as Greek Prime Minister from 2011 to 2012 and earlier as Vice-President of the European Central Bank, reflected on the eurozone crisis and the structural challenges facing European integration. He discussed Greece’s economic difficulties, the policy measures taken during his tenure, and the broader question of how Europe might balance fiscal discipline with growth and political legitimacy.

The meeting attracted experts, diplomats, and journalists, providing an opportunity to engage directly with one of Europe’s key economic policymakers. Papademos’s intervention offered participants a rare insider’s perspective on the eurozone’s turbulent years and the ongoing dilemmas of European governance, furthering CPFA’s mission of fostering dialogue on global political and economic stability.