Finance › Speeches › Mathias Cormann

Presentation of the book “The Power of Team Work: How the OEEC and the Marshall plan rebuilt Europe 75 years ago”, December 2023

· Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the OECD (International)

Summary written by Dark Majestic in its own words · topics: trade, fragmentation and geopolitics

MC
· Mathias Cormann Wiki · OECD WikiPresentation of the book “The Power of Team Work: How the OEEC and the Marshall plan rebuilt Europe 75 years ago”, December 2023

ContextMr. Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary General, gave remarks at the presentation of the book “The Power of Team Work: How the OEEC and the Marshall plan rebuilt Europe 75 years ago” on 5 December 2023.

Why it mattersCormann uses the Marshall Plan's history to defend multilateral cooperation today.

Problems raised
  1. Post-war Europe faced devastation and daunting reconstruction needs.
  2. Today's challenges also cross borders and exceed what any one country can solve.
  3. Multilateral cooperation is under strain.
Solutions proposed
  1. Learn from the OEEC and the Marshall Plan experience.
  2. Develop and implement shared solutions through multilateral bodies.
  3. Keep countries working together even in difficult times.
Read full speech on oecd.org ↗

More from Mathias Cormann · OECD · all speeches

More speeches by Mathias Cormann

Other leaders on trade, fragmentation and geopolitics