22
Feb
Keynote Speech by IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at the EU Parliamentary Conference
*As prepared for delivery*
Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. As EU Commissioner I benefitted from interactions with this Conference and am honored to join you again at this critical time.
Jean Monnet once said: “People only act in a state of necessity and usually only recognize necessity in a situation of crisis.”
We are in a crisis and it is time for action. In 2020, 90 percent...