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Café Crossfire Evening Debate
Are sustainable development and economic growth mutually exclusive?
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona

A Café Crossfire evening debate organised on the occasion of the general assembly of Vinyl 2010.

The debate was held at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.

Featuring:

  • Bertrand Charrier, Vice-President of Green Cross International
  • David Clark, Managing Director of Tarkett Limited and member of the Board of Vinyl 2010
  • Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines MEP, Member of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • Antoni Soy i Casals, Secretary for Industry and Enterprise, Generalitat de Catalunya

With the participation of Maja Dercar and Daniela Jungová, first and second prizewinners of an essay competition organised by Vinyl 2010 "Are sustainable development and economic growth mutually exclusive?"

Moderated by Giles Merritt, Secretary General of Friends of Europe
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