Sixty Minutes with Reinhard Bütikofer and András Simonyi

Originally aired September 11, 2020

The third webinar in the Leadership in Our Time series. Reinhard Bütikofer, Member of the European Parliament and Co-Chair of the European Green Party, joins András Simonyi for a conversation on the state of transatlantic relations and European democracy.

The discussion covers the future of EU-US relations, the EU’s response to the crisis in Belarus, EU-China relations, energy and climate policy, and the challenges facing democracy across the transatlantic community.

Speakers

Reinhard Bütikofer

Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA; Former Co-Chair, European Green Party

Reinhard Bütikofer has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009, representing the Greens/EFA group. He served as Co-Chair of the European Green Party and chairs the European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China. He is a prominent voice on foreign affairs, climate, and transatlantic democracy.

András Simonyi

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow; Former Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. and NATO

András Simonyi served as Hungary’s Ambassador to the United States and to NATO. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a longtime collaborator with SSF and George Washington University on transatlantic leadership and security.