Prospects for EU-Asia Relations in 2020
9 March 2020
Sixty Minutes Briefing with Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia-Pacific, EEAS
With Indian Prime Minister Modi in Brussels on 13 March and EU leaders heading to Korea, Japan and China before the summer, there is renewed momentum in EU-Asia relations. Later in the year there will be a special EU-China summit in Leipzig followed by the ASEM summit in Cambodia. Relations with ASEAN are still impacted by the dispute over palm oil but some progress is being made towards establishing a Strategy Partnership between the EU and ASEAN. On the trade front, the EU-Vietnam FTA has just been ratified in the EP while negotiations with Australia and New Zealand are on-going. Others are in the pipeline.
The briefing will be held from 1700-1800 in the Press Club, 95 Rue Froissart, 1000 Brussels on Monday 9 March.
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Prospects for EU-Asia Relations in 2020
9 March 2020
On March 9, the EU Asia Centre hosted a discussion with Gunnar Wiegand, Managing Director for Asia-Pacific, EEAS, on the prospects of EU-Asia Relations in 2020.
EU-China Relations and the Coronavirus
18 February 2020
Briefing on Coronavirus with Chinese Ambassador to the EU
18 February 2020
The EU-Asia Centre hosted a briefing on the coronavirus and EU-China relations with H.E. Zhang Ming (Chinese Ambassador to the EU) on 18 February. The ambassador outlined his presentation by asking four questions.
Roundtable on EU-Japan trade relations
16 January 2020
On 16 January 2019, the EU-Asia Centre and EPC co-hosted a roundtable with leading Japanese and EU experts on international trade issues. The lively discussion covered the effects of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), perspectives on the recent agreements involving China and the US, WTO reform and the prospects of reinvigorating multilateralism in the global trade liberalisation.
Working Lunch on NE Asia Security
11 December 2019
The EU-Asia Centre hosted a working lunch on 11 December on NE Asia security. The lead
speaker was Duyeon Kim, head of the NE Asia programme at the Crisis Group. Other
participants came from the EU, business and diplomatic missions.
The Future of Hong Kong
10 December 2019
The protests in Hong Kong continue but what do they mean for the future of Asia’s leading international financial centre? Are the demands of the protestors realistic or utopia? How has the Hong Kong Government coped and what are the priorities now after the local elections? Is Hong Kong still a safe place for business? How has the EU viewed these developments?
To discuss these and other issues you are invited to a panel discussion on 10 December from 1700 – 1830 at the Press Club, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels.
The Future of Hong Kong
10 December 2019
On 10 December, the EU-Asia Centre and Belgium Hong Kong Society co-hosted a lively panel discussion on the future of Hong Kong.
Nov.26 Invitation --- 'The role of gender equality and women’s empowerment in sustainable development'
20 November 2019
Gender equality has been identified by the UN and World Bank, as well as the EU and ASEAN, as a key aspect of sustainable development. Yet promises to improve gender equality have not always been fulfilled. On the occasion of the EU-ASEAN dialogue on human rights, the EU-Asia Centre, together with the EEAS, is organising a public event to discuss the gender dimension of sustainable development and aim to raise awareness of the importance of gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment as a necessary foundation for the peaceful, secure, prosperous and sustainable societies. you are invited to a panel discussion from 17:00 to 18:30 on 26 November at Martin’s Hotel, Boulevard Charlemagne 80, 1000 Brussels.
The Gulf and EU-Asia Connectivity
15 October 2019
On 15 October the EU Asia Centre and the Bussola Institute co-hosted a seminar focusing on the role of Gulf States in connectivity strategies linking Europe and Asia in the changing geopolitical situation. EU and Chinese officials, think tanks and academia were invited to provide their perspectives in two panels focusing on political and economic dimensions respectively.
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