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Europe China Academic Network Annual Meeting
11 - 12 December 2007
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels

Theme: China After The Party Congress

This meeting is now open for online registration. Details of the Agenda can be found here.

China's Foreign Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
14 November, 2007 from 12:30 to 14:30 hrs.
EIAS, Brussels

Online registration available
Admission: Including sandwich lunch: € 10, Students € 5; EIAS Members free

Speaker: Dr. Yuqun Shao

Much has been said and written recently about China's "peaceful rise". China is very active in foreign affairs, both as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and in its bilateral relations. The European Institute for Asian Studies has pleasure in inviting you to a Lunch Briefing at the EIAS Office, 67 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, on 14th November, where Dr Yuqun Shao will be the guest speaker.

New Developments in Eurasian Energy: Risks and Opportunities
31 October 2007

Speaker:
Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Security at the Davis International Studies Institute

Discussants:
Mr Christopher Ross from the European Commission
Jonathan Holslag, Senior Fellow, VUB, Brussels

The event will be co-hosted by the European Institute for Asian Studies, the Association of International Advisors for Russia and Eurasia and the EU-Russia Centre.

This roundtable will examine Eurasian governments' energy security strategies, whether and how governments and corporations can find the common ground necessary to develop vast oil and gas resources in Eurasia, including the Arctic; and examine some of the recent cases, including Shell, BP, ENI, etc, and what policies should Western governments and companies pursue in view of the global trend which demonstrates a stronger state control over hydrocarbon exploration and production.

Rural development and trade as key factors for development cooperation in India
18 October 2007 from 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Maelbeek Room, Résidence Palace, IPC, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels

European Institute for Asian Studies together with the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, East Midlands European Office and the Europe-India Chamber of Commerce have the pleasure of inviting you to a panel discussion on “Rural development and trade as key factors for development cooperation in India”.

28/06/07 Publication: Europe's World
The latest edition of this independent policy journal is now available.

21/06/07 News: Europe's Asia strategy for 2007-13 floundering (pdf)
The introduction of the new Regional Strategy Paper for Asia covering the years 2007-13 could be further delayed following a vote today in the European Parliament.

6/06/07 - News: EU seeks to tighten asylum system by 2010 (pdf)
Asylum applications from nationals from the top five Asian countries trying to enter the EU in 2006 reached 31,635. However, applicants arriving from 2008 onwards may face a very different EU-wide system, if EU governments approve measures proposed by the European Commission.

29/05/07 - News: EU launches police mission to Afghanistan under ESDP (pdf)

16/05/07 - News: Tackling Chemical Weapons Destruction in Asia (pdf)

EurAsia e-Bulletin: An online news and analysis resource

The evolution of Chinese labour conditions: Is China entering a new stage of socio-economic development?
June 22th in the Egmont Palace (Petit Sablon 8, Brussels)
Speakers: Dr. Anita Chan, Australian National University
Prof. Chang Kai, Renmin University Beijing
Brendan Smith, Global Labour Strategies
James Moran (Director Asia, DG RELEX, European Commission
Chair: Xavier Nuttin, Policy Department, European Parliament

Unrest in China’s countryside: A ticking time bomb?
June 14th, 09.50 - 12.00 at the Spinelli Building, European Parliament, Brussels
Speaker: Prof. Kevin O'Brien
Chair: Dirk Sterckx, MEP

Japan's New Diplomatic Horizon? "Arc of Freedom and Prosperity" and Implications for Japan-EU Security Relations
23rd May, 2007, EIAS
Speaker: Professor Ken Jimbo, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Chair: Mr Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, European Institute for Asian Studies

An expanding Indian economy and the challenges to Social Entrepreneurship
21 May, 2007, Embassy of India - updated with photos
Speakers: Professor Eugénio Viassa Monteiro, AESE Business School, Lisbon
H.E. Dipak Chatterjee, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU

The European Institute for Asian Studies is a Brussels based policy and research think tank supported by the European Union which aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the EU and Asia.

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