An Industry Roundtable with EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders was held in Miami on Thursday February 23 in the offices of Greenberg Traurig. The event was hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland in Miami and organized in cooperation with EACC Florida and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. It is the first time that such a high-ranking EU official is in Miami on an official visit.
Commissioner Reynders is currently leading the European Commission’s proposal for new laws on corporate sustainability due diligence which he discussed during the event. The new rules will ensure that businesses address adverse impacts of their actions, including in their value chains inside and outside Europe. He also addressed the EU’s regulatory developments related to consumer protection, AI, data flows as well as the EU’s priorities in relation to the war in Ukraine.
The Roundtable was well attended by representatives of Florida-based companies from several industries and by the European consular corps. It provided a rare opportunity to engage with one of the EU’s most important policy makers, and a senior political figure in Europe, who has served in a range of roles in the Belgian government including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Foreign Minister.
While in Miami, the Commissioner also used the opportunity to brief representatives of the European Consular Corps on the EU’s priorities in relation to the war in Ukraine and to speak to an audience of engaged students at an event hosted by the University of Miami School of Law.