This synthesis by Elvire Fabry presents the main analysis and recommendations formulated on the occasion of the first round table of our 2016 European Steering Committee, organized as part of the 20th anniversary of the Jacques Delors Institute on 607 October 2016 in Paris. 

The discussion dealt with European identity in the context of globalisation, starting with the internal perception offered by Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, and the external perception illustrated by Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs and a former High Representative of the United Nations in the course a debate introduced by Pascal Lamy, President Emeritus of the Jacques Delors Institute. This synthesis presents the main analysis and recommendations formulated by the href=”https://www.institutdelors.eu/media/esc2016-participantslist-en-fin.pdf?pdf=ok” target=”_blank”>participants under the Chatham House Rule.