Panel Discussion Friend, Rival, Partner? The EU–US Economic Relationship Put to the Test
Current developments in economic relations between the European Union and the United States will be discussed by the economist Prof. Rüdiger Bachmann, PhD (University of Michigan), and the Director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr, PhD, who advises the German federal government as a member of the German Council of Economic Experts. The event, titled “Friend, Rival, Partner? The EU–US Economic Relationship Put to the Test,” will be moderated by F.A.Z. journalist Heike Göbel. The discussion will take place in German.

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies at Heidelberg University, together with the Verein für Socialpolitik, invites you to this public panel discussion in the Alte Aula of the University on Friday, May 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Admission is free.