
2007 Events
List of Events
List of Events
2007.12.18. Informal European Parliament Dialogue on China
2007.12.17. North Korea: A looming Crisis?
2007.12.11-12. ECAN Europe China Academic Network Annual Meeting
2007.12.11. Roundtable Discussion on EU-China: Business Meeting
2007.12.10. The EU-Thailand FTA: Perspectives of European Business
2007.11.14. China’s Foreign Policy
2007.10.31. New Developments in Eurasian Energy
2007.10.18. Rural development and trade for development cooperation in India
2007.06.22. The Evolution of Chinese Labour Conditions
2007.06.14. Unrest in China’s Countryside: A ticking Time Bomb?
2007.05.23. Japan’s diplomatic Horizon & Japan-EU Security Relations
2007.05.21. expanding Indian Economy and challenges to Social Entrepreneurship
2007.04.26. Book Review Seminar: La Chine - USA: La Guerre Aura-t-elle lieu?
2007.02.12. Investors & Enterprises through the Bayanihan Banking Window
2007.01.31. Recent Developments on the Korean Peninsula
2007.01.23-24. International Workshop on Global Governance
2007.12.17. North Korea: A looming Crisis?
2007.12.11-12. ECAN Europe China Academic Network Annual Meeting
2007.12.11. Roundtable Discussion on EU-China: Business Meeting
2007.12.10. The EU-Thailand FTA: Perspectives of European Business
2007.11.14. China’s Foreign Policy
2007.10.31. New Developments in Eurasian Energy
2007.10.18. Rural development and trade for development cooperation in India
2007.06.22. The Evolution of Chinese Labour Conditions
2007.06.14. Unrest in China’s Countryside: A ticking Time Bomb?
2007.05.23. Japan’s diplomatic Horizon & Japan-EU Security Relations
2007.05.21. expanding Indian Economy and challenges to Social Entrepreneurship
2007.04.26. Book Review Seminar: La Chine - USA: La Guerre Aura-t-elle lieu?
2007.02.12. Investors & Enterprises through the Bayanihan Banking Window
2007.01.31. Recent Developments on the Korean Peninsula
2007.01.23-24. International Workshop on Global Governance
18 December 2007
at 12.30 pm, in Room ASP 1E3 in the European Parliament
Under the joint patronage of Elmar Brok MEP and Glyn Ford MEP
It is an appropriate moment, after the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress and the China-EU Summit, to take stock of the EU-China relationship as negotiations get under way for the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
This will be discussed in conjunction with the publication of a book entitled “EU-China: a Common Future” and there will be a debate on a number of key questions raised, such as:
The book is an interesting exercise in EU-China cooperation. Edited by Stanley Crossick & Etienne Reuter, there are over 30 Chinese and European contributors. They include Glyn Ford, David Fouquet, Gustaaf Geeraerts, Fraser Cameron, Andrew Small, Pierre Defraigne, William van Kemenade and Meng Jing (several of whom will be present and lead the discussion).
Discussions will be held under Chatham House Rules between MEPs, European and Chinese diplomats, think tank analysts, academics and representatives of associations and NGOs.
at 12.30 pm, in Room ASP 1E3 in the European Parliament
Under the joint patronage of Elmar Brok MEP and Glyn Ford MEP
It is an appropriate moment, after the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress and the China-EU Summit, to take stock of the EU-China relationship as negotiations get under way for the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
This will be discussed in conjunction with the publication of a book entitled “EU-China: a Common Future” and there will be a debate on a number of key questions raised, such as:
- What is the current state of the EU-China relationship?
- What are the perceptions and expectations?
- How are these affected by the US factor?
- China's role in international conflicts?
The book is an interesting exercise in EU-China cooperation. Edited by Stanley Crossick & Etienne Reuter, there are over 30 Chinese and European contributors. They include Glyn Ford, David Fouquet, Gustaaf Geeraerts, Fraser Cameron, Andrew Small, Pierre Defraigne, William van Kemenade and Meng Jing (several of whom will be present and lead the discussion).
Discussions will be held under Chatham House Rules between MEPs, European and Chinese diplomats, think tank analysts, academics and representatives of associations and NGOs.
11 December 2007
10:00 to 12:00 at EIAS, Rue de la Loi, 67, B 1040 Brussels
EIAS hosted a business roundtable on EU-China trade relations.
10:00 to 12:00 at EIAS, Rue de la Loi, 67, B 1040 Brussels
EIAS hosted a business roundtable on EU-China trade relations.
Monday 10th December 2007
18:15 to 21:00
At EIAS, Brussels, Rue de la Loi 67
EIAS hosted an informal workshop on "EU-Thailand FTA" and the prospects for European Businesses.
Participants included:
A delegation from the Thai Embassy and the Mission of Thailand to the European Communities, lead by H.E. Mr. Pisan MANAWAPAT
Mr Philippe Meyer, Head of Unit DG Trade at the European Commission
Chair: Prof. Dr. Ludo CUYVERS, Chairman EIAS
Several representatives of Trade and Businesses also attended the meeting
18:15 to 21:00
At EIAS, Brussels, Rue de la Loi 67
EIAS hosted an informal workshop on "EU-Thailand FTA" and the prospects for European Businesses.
Participants included:
A delegation from the Thai Embassy and the Mission of Thailand to the European Communities, lead by H.E. Mr. Pisan MANAWAPAT
Mr Philippe Meyer, Head of Unit DG Trade at the European Commission
Chair: Prof. Dr. Ludo CUYVERS, Chairman EIAS
Several representatives of Trade and Businesses also attended the meeting
14 November, 2007 from 12:30 to 14:30 hrs.
EIAS, Brussels
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.
Dr. Yuqun Shao is currently the Deputy Director of the Department of South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS). She was formerly the Deputy Director of the Department of American Studies and the Director of the Department of Research Management and International Exchanges. She was also a member of the Chinese observer group in the Kyrgizistan Parliamentary Election of 2005.
Dr Shao has written extensively on Sino-US relations (including trade matters), on China's relations with the Russian Federation and the countries of Central Asia and on China's membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. She has also written on China's relations with Taiwan.
Dr Shao is currently on an extended visit to Europe, where she is focussing on current EU-China relations. She is well placed, therefore, to provide an overall picture of China's foreign policy.
EIAS, Brussels
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.Dr. Yuqun Shao is currently the Deputy Director of the Department of South Asia Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS). She was formerly the Deputy Director of the Department of American Studies and the Director of the Department of Research Management and International Exchanges. She was also a member of the Chinese observer group in the Kyrgizistan Parliamentary Election of 2005.
Dr Shao has written extensively on Sino-US relations (including trade matters), on China's relations with the Russian Federation and the countries of Central Asia and on China's membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. She has also written on China's relations with Taiwan.
Dr Shao is currently on an extended visit to Europe, where she is focussing on current EU-China relations. She is well placed, therefore, to provide an overall picture of China's foreign policy.
31 October 2007, from 12:45 to 14:15 (a lunch buffet will be served at 12:45), EIAS, Brussels
Chair:
Dr Fraser Cameron, Director of the EU-Russia Centre.
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.
The discussion will provide a unique opportunity to debate these issues before an invited audience representing different stakeholders from industry, NGOs and the institutions.
Conference's programme (pdf)
Chair:
Dr Fraser Cameron, Director of the EU-Russia Centre.
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.
The discussion will provide a unique opportunity to debate these issues before an invited audience representing different stakeholders from industry, NGOs and the institutions.
Conference's programme (pdf)
18 October 2007 from 9.00 a.m. to 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”.
9.00 a.m. Welcome Address:
Dr. Ingo Friedrich, MEP, Quaestor and Member of the Bureau of the European Parliament
Introduction: Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi
Panel 1 - Economic development as a motor for social change in India
09.15 a.m Chair: Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi
Panelists:
Dr. Sanjaya Pramila, Regional Representative North Zone CAPART, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Dr. Frank Siebern-Thomas, European Commission, DG Employment, Policy Co-Ordinator International Affairs
and Enlargement
Dr. Dieter Kebschull, Chief Programme Coordinator EU-India Trade and Investment Development Programme (EU-TIDP)
Malcolm Subhan, Vice-Chairman of the European Institute for Asian Studies
Followed by a discussion round
Panel 2 - Globalisation as a challenge for a sustainable development of India’s population
10.45 a.m. Keynote:
H.E. M.K. Lokesh, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India to Belgium and the EU
Chair: Mahendra Mistry, Manager, India Trade Bureau Leicester
Panelists:
Neena Gill, MEP, President of EP Delegation for Relations with India
M. S. Chandramouli, Member of the Board of Directors, Europe India Chamber of Commerce
Mikael Sami, Desk Officer India, DG Relex, H3
Followed by a discussion round
Conclusion/Wrap-Up:
Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi
Conference's programme (pdf)
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”.
9.00 a.m. Welcome Address:
Dr. Ingo Friedrich, MEP, Quaestor and Member of the Bureau of the European Parliament
Introduction: Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi
Panel 1 - Economic development as a motor for social change in India
09.15 a.m Chair: Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi
Panelists:
Dr. Sanjaya Pramila, Regional Representative North Zone CAPART, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Dr. Frank Siebern-Thomas, European Commission, DG Employment, Policy Co-Ordinator International Affairs
and Enlargement
Dr. Dieter Kebschull, Chief Programme Coordinator EU-India Trade and Investment Development Programme (EU-TIDP)
Malcolm Subhan, Vice-Chairman of the European Institute for Asian Studies
Followed by a discussion round
Panel 2 - Globalisation as a challenge for a sustainable development of India’s population
10.45 a.m. Keynote:
H.E. M.K. Lokesh, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India to Belgium and the EU
Chair: Mahendra Mistry, Manager, India Trade Bureau Leicester
Panelists:
Neena Gill, MEP, President of EP Delegation for Relations with India
M. S. Chandramouli, Member of the Board of Directors, Europe India Chamber of Commerce
Mikael Sami, Desk Officer India, DG Relex, H3
Followed by a discussion round
Conclusion/Wrap-Up:
Dr. Volker Bauer, HSS representative New Delhi
Conference's programme (pdf)
Conference: 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
The Brussels China Forum, Chinaworks.be, the European Institute for Asian Studies and the Egmont Institute invite you to an expert conference on the evolution of China’s labour conditions. This is an event not to miss: three of the world’s leading experts will share their insights. Dr. Anita Chan will present a pointed evolution of China’s labour environment. Prof. Chang Kai takes a look behind the scene of policy making and traces the motivations and consequences of the new labour contract law. The influence of external actors will be explained by Mr Brendan Smith. Finally, Mr. James Moran will discuss the implications on the EU’s China-policy.
China’s initial economic formula was simple: opening its enormous labour force to the international market. Numerous companies found their way to the country to make use of the cheap and unprotected labour. Nowadays, this situation appears to be changing. Wages are increasing steadily. Troops of deprived labourers in the coastal cities take the street to demand better conditions on the work floor. The Chinese government pays more and more attention to ‘harmonious growth' and social security. Are we on the verge of a new stage of development in which naked capitalism is changed for a more equitable growth? This question touches the fundaments of China’s further development perspectives. It is also relevant to evaluate the success of the EU’s conditional engagement policy towards the PRC.
This conference specifies China’s socio-economic transition to the issue of labour conditions. It will give an overview of the key problems faced by China’s workers and the ways in which frustrations are ventilated. Attention will also be spent to the reaction of the government. How is it adapting its labour legislation? Are the national guidelines implemented by local administrations? What impact can external actors have? Finally, an assessment is made of the EU’s policy on labour rights in China. How is Brussels addressing the issue? Does the EU perceive to have a positive impact? What are the future options?
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
The Brussels China Forum, Chinaworks.be, the European Institute for Asian Studies and the Egmont Institute invite you to an expert conference on the evolution of China’s labour conditions. This is an event not to miss: three of the world’s leading experts will share their insights. Dr. Anita Chan will present a pointed evolution of China’s labour environment. Prof. Chang Kai takes a look behind the scene of policy making and traces the motivations and consequences of the new labour contract law. The influence of external actors will be explained by Mr Brendan Smith. Finally, Mr. James Moran will discuss the implications on the EU’s China-policy.
China’s initial economic formula was simple: opening its enormous labour force to the international market. Numerous companies found their way to the country to make use of the cheap and unprotected labour. Nowadays, this situation appears to be changing. Wages are increasing steadily. Troops of deprived labourers in the coastal cities take the street to demand better conditions on the work floor. The Chinese government pays more and more attention to ‘harmonious growth' and social security. Are we on the verge of a new stage of development in which naked capitalism is changed for a more equitable growth? This question touches the fundaments of China’s further development perspectives. It is also relevant to evaluate the success of the EU’s conditional engagement policy towards the PRC.
This conference specifies China’s socio-economic transition to the issue of labour conditions. It will give an overview of the key problems faced by China’s workers and the ways in which frustrations are ventilated. Attention will also be spent to the reaction of the government. How is it adapting its labour legislation? Are the national guidelines implemented by local administrations? What impact can external actors have? Finally, an assessment is made of the EU’s policy on labour rights in China. How is Brussels addressing the issue? Does the EU perceive to have a positive impact? What are the future options?
June 14th, 09.50 - 12.00 at the Spinelli Building, European Parliament, Brussels
Speaker: Prof. Kevin O'Brien
Chair: Dirk Sterckx, MEP
The Brussels China Forum, European Institute for Asian Studies and the European Parliament are glad to invite you to a conference on the transition of China’s countryside. We invited prof. Kevin O’Brien to discuss this issue.
The development gap between China’s booming coastal zone and the countryside has been widening ever since the 1980s. Social tensions rise as a consequence of impoverishment and uncertainty. Kevin O’Brien will trace the origins of the hardship experienced by China’s rural population. However, the main question will be how the poor in the countryside are trying to influence the political system to their advantage, and how governments at different levels try to address the growing challenges.
Kevin O'Brien teaches at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University. Professor O'Brien's research focuses on Chinese politics in the reform era. His work centers on popular contention, particularly the origins, dynamics and outcomes of ‘rightful resistance’ in rural China. He published widely on the interaction between China’s economic and political transition, the evolution of the National People’s Congress, local elections, and village political reform.
In his most recent book, Rightful Resistance in Rural China, Kevin O'Brien shows that popular action hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric and commitments of the central government to try to fight misconduct by local officials, open up clogged channels of participation, and push back the frontiers of the permissible. The research for this project draws mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China.
Speaker: Prof. Kevin O'Brien
Chair: Dirk Sterckx, MEP
The Brussels China Forum, European Institute for Asian Studies and the European Parliament are glad to invite you to a conference on the transition of China’s countryside. We invited prof. Kevin O’Brien to discuss this issue.
The development gap between China’s booming coastal zone and the countryside has been widening ever since the 1980s. Social tensions rise as a consequence of impoverishment and uncertainty. Kevin O’Brien will trace the origins of the hardship experienced by China’s rural population. However, the main question will be how the poor in the countryside are trying to influence the political system to their advantage, and how governments at different levels try to address the growing challenges.
Kevin O'Brien teaches at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University. Professor O'Brien's research focuses on Chinese politics in the reform era. His work centers on popular contention, particularly the origins, dynamics and outcomes of ‘rightful resistance’ in rural China. He published widely on the interaction between China’s economic and political transition, the evolution of the National People’s Congress, local elections, and village political reform.
In his most recent book, Rightful Resistance in Rural China, Kevin O'Brien shows that popular action hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric and commitments of the central government to try to fight misconduct by local officials, open up clogged channels of participation, and push back the frontiers of the permissible. The research for this project draws mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China.
EIAS Luncheon Briefing: Japan's New Diplomatic Horizon? "Arc of Freedom and Prosperity" and Implications for Japan-EU Security Relations
Wednesday, 23rd May, 2007 from 12h30 to 14h30, EIAS
Speaker:
Professor Ken Jimbo, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Chair: Mr Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, European Institute for Asian Studies
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) in association with the Mission of Japan to the EU is honoured to welcome Ass’t Professor Ken Jimbo of Keio University (who is also a Senior Fellow at the Keio Research Institute and a Visiting Lecturer on East Asian Security at the National Defence Academy) to its premises for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the Japan-EU relationship. The election of Shinzo Abe as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and subsequently as Prime Minister, in September 2006, altered the political and diplomatic landscape of Japan both regionally and internationally.
This new horizon offers possibilities to reshape the bilateral and regional relationships of Japan with key East Asian countries and to reassert Japan’s role internationally at a crucial time for the strengthening of the multilateral system.
What strategies will Japan follow in order to improve these relationships and overcome fears that Japan’s re-emergence, particularly as a security power, will upset the regional political and military balance? What are the implications for this new assertiveness in Japan’s diplomacy for the Japan-EU relationship and for Japan’s role as a Strategic Partner of the European Union?
Ass’t Professor Jimbo has previously been a Director of Research at the Japan Forum on International Relations and a Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs. His research focusses upon Japanese Foreign and defence policy, multilateral security in the Asia-Pacific and on regionalism in East Asia. Dr Jimbo is the author of numerous papers and articles including in the Annual Review of Japan’s Defence Policy and on multilateral security in the Asia-Pacific.
Photos of the Event
Speaker:Professor Ken Jimbo, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Chair: Mr Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, European Institute for Asian Studies
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) in association with the Mission of Japan to the EU is honoured to welcome Ass’t Professor Ken Jimbo of Keio University (who is also a Senior Fellow at the Keio Research Institute and a Visiting Lecturer on East Asian Security at the National Defence Academy) to its premises for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the Japan-EU relationship. The election of Shinzo Abe as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and subsequently as Prime Minister, in September 2006, altered the political and diplomatic landscape of Japan both regionally and internationally.
This new horizon offers possibilities to reshape the bilateral and regional relationships of Japan with key East Asian countries and to reassert Japan’s role internationally at a crucial time for the strengthening of the multilateral system.What strategies will Japan follow in order to improve these relationships and overcome fears that Japan’s re-emergence, particularly as a security power, will upset the regional political and military balance? What are the implications for this new assertiveness in Japan’s diplomacy for the Japan-EU relationship and for Japan’s role as a Strategic Partner of the European Union?
Ass’t Professor Jimbo has previously been a Director of Research at the Japan Forum on International Relations and a Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs. His research focusses upon Japanese Foreign and defence policy, multilateral security in the Asia-Pacific and on regionalism in East Asia. Dr Jimbo is the author of numerous papers and articles including in the Annual Review of Japan’s Defence Policy and on multilateral security in the Asia-Pacific.Photos of the Event
Monday, 21st May, 2007 from 10h30 to 12h30
Venue: Embassy of India
Speakers:
Professor Eugénio Viassa Monteiro, AESE Business School, Lisbon
H.E. Dipak Chatterjee, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU
Chair: Mr Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, European Institute for Asian Studies
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and the Embassy of India, Brussels, in association with the Europe India Chamber of Commerce, were pleased to welcome Professor Eugénio Monteiro, Head of Department and Professor of Human Behaviour in Organisations and of Social Entrepreneurship, AESE Business School, Lisbon, to speak at the Embassy of India on the nature and development of the Indian economy with reference to the role played by social entrepreneurship.
At a time when the EU and India are in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, how can business expect to become more involved in helping to promote social entrepreneurship, as an element in their corporate social responsibility programmes? This could include participation in education, healthcare, infrastructure and poverty alleviation.
Dr Monteiro is a Visiting Professor at the Instituto Internacional San Telmo in Seville, Spain, and at the Instituto Internacioal Bravo Murillo, Canary Islands, Spain, and is currently the President of the Portugal-India Friendship Association. Dr Monteiro has published widely in Público, Expresso, Diário Económico, Fortunas & Negócios and reports on the Grameen Bank, Infosys and Fundaçãco Gulbenkian.
Photos of the Event
Venue: Embassy of India
Speakers:Professor Eugénio Viassa Monteiro, AESE Business School, Lisbon
H.E. Dipak Chatterjee, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU
Chair: Mr Dick Gupwell, Secretary General, European Institute for Asian Studies
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and the Embassy of India, Brussels, in association with the Europe India Chamber of Commerce, were pleased to welcome Professor Eugénio Monteiro, Head of Department and Professor of Human Behaviour in Organisations and of Social Entrepreneurship, AESE Business School, Lisbon, to speak at the Embassy of India on the nature and development of the Indian economy with reference to the role played by social entrepreneurship.
At a time when the EU and India are in the process of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, how can business expect to become more involved in helping to promote social entrepreneurship, as an element in their corporate social responsibility programmes? This could include participation in education, healthcare, infrastructure and poverty alleviation. Dr Monteiro is a Visiting Professor at the Instituto Internacional San Telmo in Seville, Spain, and at the Instituto Internacioal Bravo Murillo, Canary Islands, Spain, and is currently the President of the Portugal-India Friendship Association. Dr Monteiro has published widely in Público, Expresso, Diário Económico, Fortunas & Negócios and reports on the Grameen Bank, Infosys and Fundaçãco Gulbenkian.Photos of the Event
26 April 2007, Sheraton Brussels, from 16.00 to 18.00
Speaker: Guy Spitaels, Belgian Minister of State, former Minister-President of the Walloon region
Moderator: Dick Gupwell, Secretary-General of the EIAS
This event was been co-organised with the Belgian-Chinese Economic and Cultural Center
Guy Spitaels is the author of several recent books on international politics and recently finished a book on China's foreign policy called La Chine - USA: la guerre aura-t-elle lieu?
In this thought-provoking book, Mr. Spitaels marvels at the speed at which China successfully manages to effectively counterbalance U.S. hegemony in the world and wonders whether this quest for superpower status will lead to a war with the US.
On Thursday, April 26, 2007, BCECC and the European Institute of Asian Studies (EIAS) are organized a joint book review seminar with Mr. Spitaels. The author introduced the book to the audience and Secretary-General of the EIAS, Dick Gupwell, moderated the Q&A session afterwards.
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Speaker: Guy Spitaels, Belgian Minister of State, former Minister-President of the Walloon regionModerator: Dick Gupwell, Secretary-General of the EIAS
This event was been co-organised with the Belgian-Chinese Economic and Cultural Center
Guy Spitaels is the author of several recent books on international politics and recently finished a book on China's foreign policy called La Chine - USA: la guerre aura-t-elle lieu?
In this thought-provoking book, Mr. Spitaels marvels at the speed at which China successfully manages to effectively counterbalance U.S. hegemony in the world and wonders whether this quest for superpower status will lead to a war with the US.On Thursday, April 26, 2007, BCECC and the European Institute of Asian Studies (EIAS) are organized a joint book review seminar with Mr. Spitaels. The author introduced the book to the audience and Secretary-General of the EIAS, Dick Gupwell, moderated the Q&A session afterwards.
Photos of the Event
Special Briefing: Linking Socially Responsible Investors and Enterprises in Asia through the Bayanihan Banking Window
12 February, 2007, EIAS Brussels, from 16h45 to 18h15
Speaker: Mr. Romulo S. Romero, Vice Chairman, Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia
Last March, the European Commission published a new communication on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the aim of making Europe a pole of excellence on CSR. In the context of our globalising world, faced with everincreasing societal challenges such as how to achieve sustainable development, economic growth and social stability, engaging the corporate community outside the EU is of increasing importance.
How can Europe work together with external partners to promote better corporate responsibility worldwide? What initiatives are underway that may serve as a model or partner for European efforts?
In the fourth meeting of our briefing series on CSR, the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) is honoured to welcome Mr. Romulo S. Romero, Vice Chairman of the Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia, to its premises for a presentation and discussion on how to link socially responsible investors and enterprises in Asia through the Bayanihan Banking Window.
The Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia is a coalition of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who are motivated by the social responsibility of achieving a common goal of sustainable development. Arising out of the fundamental need of SMEs for increased access to capital, CSR SME Asia recently initiated a move to link socially responsible investor (SRI) capital to socially responsible SMEs through the Bayanihan Banking Window (BBW).
Launched in December 2006, the BBW is forming a consortium of well established non-bank organizations engaged in development finance (by providing financial services such as savings, credit, and/or insurance) as a mechanism for intermediating funds to SMEs.
Listen to an interview with the speaker (mp3)
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Speaker: Mr. Romulo S. Romero, Vice Chairman, Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia
Last March, the European Commission published a new communication on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the aim of making Europe a pole of excellence on CSR. In the context of our globalising world, faced with everincreasing societal challenges such as how to achieve sustainable development, economic growth and social stability, engaging the corporate community outside the EU is of increasing importance. How can Europe work together with external partners to promote better corporate responsibility worldwide? What initiatives are underway that may serve as a model or partner for European efforts?In the fourth meeting of our briefing series on CSR, the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) is honoured to welcome Mr. Romulo S. Romero, Vice Chairman of the Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia, to its premises for a presentation and discussion on how to link socially responsible investors and enterprises in Asia through the Bayanihan Banking Window.
The Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia is a coalition of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who are motivated by the social responsibility of achieving a common goal of sustainable development. Arising out of the fundamental need of SMEs for increased access to capital, CSR SME Asia recently initiated a move to link socially responsible investor (SRI) capital to socially responsible SMEs through the Bayanihan Banking Window (BBW).Launched in December 2006, the BBW is forming a consortium of well established non-bank organizations engaged in development finance (by providing financial services such as savings, credit, and/or insurance) as a mechanism for intermediating funds to SMEs.
Listen to an interview with the speaker (mp3)
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31 January 2007, EIAS, Brussels
Speaker: H.E. Mr. Takekazu Kawamura, Ambassador of Japan to the European Union
Chair: Dr. Willem van der Geest, Director, European Institute for Asian Studies
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)wais honoured to welcome H.E. Mr. Takekazu Kawamura, Ambassador of Japan to the European Union, to its premises for a discussion on recent developments on the Korean Peninsula.
The North Korean nuclear crisis is a dominant and persistent factor in the insecurity perceptions held about Northeast Asia. Although the Six-Party Talks have served as a valuable mechanism for addressing critical issues, no substantial resolution has been found as yet.
Tensions escalated this past October when North Korea announced that it had successfully conducted a nuclear test. Immediately following this event, the Government of Japan decided to impose its own bilateral sanctions signalling a strong message of protest to Pyongyang, including denying all DPRK vessels permission to enter Japanese ports, banning the import of all items from the DPRK and refusal of entry, in principle, of DPRK nationals into the Japanese territory.
UN Resolution 1718, unanimously adopted by the Security Council a few days later (under the monthly rotating chairmanship of Japan), further enumerates various sanctions against North Korea. Nonetheless, a comprehensive solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains elusive.
What are the challenges and opportunities for Japan in ensuring the discontinuation of the DPRK’s nuclear testing and ballistic missile launchings as well as the abandonment of its nuclear and missile programmes?
What does the future hold for the Six-Party talks, and should they fail, what alternatives does the Japanese government see for guaranteeing stability and security in East Asia?
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Speaker: H.E. Mr. Takekazu Kawamura, Ambassador of Japan to the European UnionChair: Dr. Willem van der Geest, Director, European Institute for Asian Studies
The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)wais honoured to welcome H.E. Mr. Takekazu Kawamura, Ambassador of Japan to the European Union, to its premises for a discussion on recent developments on the Korean Peninsula.
The North Korean nuclear crisis is a dominant and persistent factor in the insecurity perceptions held about Northeast Asia. Although the Six-Party Talks have served as a valuable mechanism for addressing critical issues, no substantial resolution has been found as yet. Tensions escalated this past October when North Korea announced that it had successfully conducted a nuclear test. Immediately following this event, the Government of Japan decided to impose its own bilateral sanctions signalling a strong message of protest to Pyongyang, including denying all DPRK vessels permission to enter Japanese ports, banning the import of all items from the DPRK and refusal of entry, in principle, of DPRK nationals into the Japanese territory.
UN Resolution 1718, unanimously adopted by the Security Council a few days later (under the monthly rotating chairmanship of Japan), further enumerates various sanctions against North Korea. Nonetheless, a comprehensive solution to the situation on the Korean Peninsula remains elusive.What are the challenges and opportunities for Japan in ensuring the discontinuation of the DPRK’s nuclear testing and ballistic missile launchings as well as the abandonment of its nuclear and missile programmes?
What does the future hold for the Six-Party talks, and should they fail, what alternatives does the Japanese government see for guaranteeing stability and security in East Asia?
Photos of the Event
23-24 January 2007, Shanghai
The Fifth Shanghai Workshop on Global Governance, „Current Situation and Future Prospects of Asia-Europe Security Cooperation”, is jointly organized by the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Shanghai. The 5th workshop shall review most recent developments and concentrate on the following topics:
Characteristics and Prospects of Regional Security Orders in Asia and Europe
Regional Security Cooperation Strategies of Major Asian and European Countries and Organizations
Asia-Europe Cooperation and Sino-European Relations
Asia-Europe Security Cooperation and Global Governance
EIAS has been invited to present a paper on the topic „Retrospect, Prospects and Suggestions for Asia-Europe Cooperation: A Retrospect of the 2006 ASEM and Vision and Suggestions for the 2008 Asia-Europe Cooperation”.
Conference's agenda (pdf)
The Fifth Shanghai Workshop on Global Governance, „Current Situation and Future Prospects of Asia-Europe Security Cooperation”, is jointly organized by the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Shanghai. The 5th workshop shall review most recent developments and concentrate on the following topics:
Characteristics and Prospects of Regional Security Orders in Asia and Europe
Regional Security Cooperation Strategies of Major Asian and European Countries and Organizations
Asia-Europe Cooperation and Sino-European Relations
Asia-Europe Security Cooperation and Global Governance
EIAS has been invited to present a paper on the topic „Retrospect, Prospects and Suggestions for Asia-Europe Cooperation: A Retrospect of the 2006 ASEM and Vision and Suggestions for the 2008 Asia-Europe Cooperation”.
Conference's agenda (pdf)
