6 - 7:30pm, 3rd November 2016, room OLD 3.21, Old Building, LSE
Speaker: Dr Andrey Kovachev is a Member of the Presidency of the European Parliament as well as the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Since 2011 he is the Vice-President of the Union of European Federalists and is also president of the Bulgarian section of the organisation. He holds a PhD in Natural Sciences.
Chair: Dr Simeon Djankov, Executive Director Financial Markets Group, LSE, previously Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Bulgaria.
The results of the Brexit referendum have raised questions about the future of European workers and students in the United Kingdom. Bulgarian workers gained access to the UK market only at the beginning of 2014. Bulgarian students have traditionally favored UK universities due to the high quality of education, and approximately 8,500 Bulgarian students are working towards their degrees in the United Kingdom today. Dr Kovachev will address the concerns that Brexit raises, and discuss the approach European institutions are taking in the upcoming negotiations with the UK government.
The event is open to all but registration is required. To register please email Liz Bunting (e.bunting@lse.ac.uk).