Desayunos | Spanish
The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union has been in the throes of great uncertainty since it was triggered by the referendum of June 2016. If negotiations are extended, a new Brexit agreement and a second referendum are both possible.
During this debate, two experts in European regulations will examine the economic, political and business implications of an increasingly volatile Brexit.
Discussion between:
José M. de Areilza, associate professor at ESADE and holder of the Jean Monnet-ESADE chair. PhD in law (Harvard University) and visiting professor at Chatham House, London. Former advisor on European affairs to the office of the head of the government of Spain. General secretary of the Aspen Institute Spain, member of the European council of foreign affairs and Senior Research Fellow at the Real Instituto Elcano. President of the UK-Spain Tertulias, the main forum for Spanish-UK relations. In 2014 he published the book Poder y Derecho en la UE (Civitas).
Salomé Santos is a lawyer specialised in European law and competition law. She worked for 13 years as an external lawyer in the Martínez Lage & Asociados law firm and subsequently in the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer law firm where she was an advisor for Spanish firms and multinationals. In 2010 she joined the British multinational Associated British Foods (ABF) as an advisor in charge of the Continental Europe area dealing with strategy and global advice for the companies in the group. Former board secretary of Primark Tiendas and AB Mauri Foods. She is now a member of the management committee of AB Azucarera Iberia and also the director of the agricultural area in this company. She has a varied academic career.
