Event Summary
MSC continues Digital Conversations between German and Italian parliamentarians with second edition
On May 22, 2020, the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in collaboration with the Istituto Affari Internazionali, hosted a Digital Conversation between Italian and German members of parliament. The discussion focused on economic and financial issues including the recent decision of Germany's Constitutional Court on the Public Sector Purchase Programme of the European Central Bank and the new Franco-German recovery initiative.
About the "MSC Digital Conversations"
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the MSC is arranging a series of high-level events called “MSC Digital Conversations” on an ongoing basis. The purpose is to examine the security implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and other security issues while promoting dialogue between senior representatives from government, academia, NGOs, international organizations, and the private sector. MSC Digital Conversations are typically small, confidential meetings under Chatham House Rule. Selected events are open to the public. Questions regarding these and other events can be sent to office@securityconference.de.
The MSC has acknowledged early on that local health issues have the potential to evolve into full-fledged international security crises. Aware of the need for international action, the MSC partnered with the World Health Organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Chatham House, and Merck, to promote the discussion and collaboration between health officials, NGO leaders, security strategists, the private sector, and decision-makers. Within its Human Security Series, the MSC has been organizing events and conferences on health-related challenges since 2016. Moreover, health security has become an integral part of the MSC's annual conference in Munich as well as its Core Group Meetings. Additionally, a chapter in the annual Munich Security Report regularly focuses on health security issues.
