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News & Events Luncheon Briefing - 11 December 2003 Islam
in South East Asia
11 December 2003, EIAS, Brussels In light of the recent Bali and Jakarta bombings and the global popular association of Muslims and violence, Professor Shamsul A.B. offers a timely comparative examination of Islam in Southeast and Europe. Co-organised by EIAS and the Asia Europe Foundation. Conference - 4 December 2003 EU-India:
Beyond the New Delhi Summit
4 December 2003, Crown Plaza Brussels Europa hotel, Brussels A one-day conference examining the outcomes of the EU-India New Delhi Summit, and future prospects of EU-India relations. Co-organised by EIAS and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Speakers and chairs include MJ Akbar, Dipanker Banerjee AVSM, John Walls Cushnahan MEP, Neena Gill MEP, Dr Ranjani Kumari, Mario Luigi Palma, Laurence Argimon-Pistre, Professor Dr Günter Rinsche, Professor Gurharpal Singh, Malcom Subhan and Antti Turunen. Conference - 26 November 2003 Building
a New Era of Partnership: EU-Korea Relations, 1963-2003
26 November 2003, Cercle Royal Gaulois, Brussels A one-day conference marking 40 years of EU-Korean relations. Co-organised by EIAS and the Korean Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP). Research Presentation - 25 November 2003 EU
Enlargement and the Doha Development Agenda
A presentation by Dr Willem van der Geest, EIAS Director, at the European Union-Japan Conference held on 25 November 2003. Luncheon Briefing - 25 November 2003 Democracy
And Decentralisation In India: Local Government In Madhya Pradesh
25 November 2003, EIAS, Brussels Since independence, India has made repeated attempts to find an appropriate political space for panchayats (local councils). Dr Girish Kumar, Fellow in Political Science at the Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi, will examine local government in the state of Madhya Pradesh to illustrate the capacity of the present political system to provide genuine support to the project of decentralisation and local democracy. EIAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Apurba Kundu will act as discussant. Conference - 17-18 November 2003 Asia-Europe
Consultative Seminar with Civil Society
17-18 November, Brussels The European Commission is organising this Consultative Seminar to bring together non-state actors from both Asia and Europe to exchange views on how the civil society dialogue of both regions can be enhanced and how ASEM can promote this dialogue. EIAS will be attending and reporting on this seminar, and EIAS Director Dr Willem van der Geest will chair a session. Conference - 6 November 2003 EU-China: Implications Of The Beijing Summit
6 November 2003, Hotel Crowne Plaza, Brussels A one-day conference examining the outcome of the EU-China Beijing Summit, and future prospects of EU-China relations. Co-organised by EIAS and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Special Briefing - 6 November 2003 Regional Security and the Fight Against
Terrorism: A View from Pakistan
6 November 2003, Scotland House, Brussels A talk by Mian Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Co-sponsored by EIAS and the European Policy Centre. EurAsia Bulletin - 3 November 2003 EurAsia Bulletin - August
& September 2003
The August & September 2003 issue is now available on-line. In addition to an editorial on trade versus food security, this issue features articles on Europe on the eve of enlargement, shifting geo-politics in East Asia, the EU trade dispute with South Korea, and a section analysing post-Cancun EU-Asia trade relations. Luncheon Briefing - 3 November 2003 South Asia's
Future Prospects: A World Bank Perspective
3 November 2003, EIAS, Brussels A talk by Mr Praful Patel, World Bank Vice-President for the South Asia Region, with Mr Erich-Willhelm Müller, Director Asia, Europe Aid Office, as discussant. Conference - 17/21 October 2003 Taiwan
and China in the Global Communities
17 October, 2003, SOAS, London; and 21 October 2003, IIAS, Leiden. A two-day, two-site conference examining the current state of China-Taiwan relations, and their respective roles in the global community. Luncheon Briefing - 13 October 2003
E-Commerce and the Law in India
13 October 2003, EIAS, Brussels Mr Richard Jones, Reader in Law and Information Technology at Liverpool John Moores University, examines e-commerce in India in the context of the country's Information and Technology Act 2000, contrasting it with similar provisions in Europe, the United States and South East Asia. What are the legal constraints, if any, on the future development of e-commerce in India? Luncheon Briefing - 3 October 2003
Uzbekistan's
Perspective on Regional Integration and Security
3 October 2003, EIAS, Brussels Speaker Vladimir Norov, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, to members and invited guests states: "The serious threat to the stability of Central Asia is posed by the religious extremist organisation Khizb-ut-Takhrir, which has been determined by many countries as outlawed. The threat is that undermining activity and destructive ideology of Khizb-ut-Takhrir aim mainly at young generation....We in Uzbekistan believe that psychological pressure that is making young people to become zombies is not less dangerous than the weapons of mass destruction." Briefing Paper - 19 September 2003 Luncheon Briefing - 6 September 2003 Recent Developments
in Corporate Governance (pdf)
6 September 2003, EIAS, Brussels Mr Sam Wong, President of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and partner with Ernst & Young, Hong Kong, spoke on recent developments in corporate governance. Luncheon Briefing - 18 June 2003 Sri
Lanka: A new chance for peace?
18 June 2003, EIAS, Brussels Speakers include Dr Christian Wagner, SWP (Berlin), Mr Markus Cornaro, European Commission, and Mr John Cushnahan MEP. Luncheon Briefing - 13 May 2003 The
Long Road to Peace in ACEH
13 May 2003, EIAS, Brussels H.E. Mr Sastrihandoyo Wiryono, Chief Negotiator for Indonesia's Government, will speak on the prospects for peace in ACEH. EurAsia Bulletin - April 2003 EurAsia
Bulletin - April 2003
The April 2003 issue is now available on-line. This issue features articles on Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, China and the continuing fallout of the Iraq war for EU-Asia relations. Other contributions include reports on the UN, SARS, EU development policy, and the emerging common foreign policy of the EU. Conference - 3 April 2003 EIAS
Round Table on the Economic and Political Impact of the Iraq War on
Asia
3 April 2003, European Parliament, Brussels With the kind collaboration of Mr John Cushnahan MEP. Conference - 11 March 2003 Round
Table on European Security
11 March 2003, Foundation Universitaire, Brussels With the participation of a high level delegation from the PLA of China. |
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