Abstract

Professor Theophanous will examine the characteristics of the current EU paradigm and the economic record. This will include the contradictions within the EU’s competitiveness agenda, particularly its tensions with the green transition, high energy costs and the economic repercussions of the war in Ukraine. The lecture will also explore the need for a new paradigm that reconciles competitiveness with social cohesion and sustainable growth. Focusing on Cyprus, Theophanous will assess the gap between macroeconomic performance and living standards, as well as the economic challenges and opportunities a potential Cyprus settlement would entail.