We hold occasional Special briefings where high-level speakers provide insight and analysis.

Attendees include EIAS members and other interested parties.

Experts wishing to discuss a possible topic for a Lucheon Briefing are invited to contact EIAS

An expanding Indian economy and the challenges to Social Entrepreneurship
Monday, 21st May, 2007 from 10h30 – 12h30
Venue: Embassy of India
217 Chaussee de Vleurgat, B-1050 Brussels

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, are 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.

EU-Asia Relations: Perspectives of Political and Security Policy in a Global Context
14 September, 2006 at the FES office, Rue du Taciturne 38, 1000 Brussels

The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Brussels, in close collaboration with the European Institute for Asian Studies and the European Alliance for Asian Studies, is organising a Workshop/Public Forum on "EU-Asia Relations: Perspectives of Political and Security Policy in a Global Context".

Just after the sixth ASEM summit in Helsinki, the workshop (9h45-16h15) will focus on the question of growing interrelations of regionalism and security questions in EU-Asian relations. We are honoured to welcome Mr. Herve Jouanjean, Deputy Director General, DG RELEX, European Commission to give a key note speech at the beginning of the Workshop.

DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
21 September 2005
EIAS, Brussels
 
We met with representatives of the DPRK's Foreign Ministry led by Kim Chun Guk, Director of the European Department, for a private briefing.

Issues discusses included the nuclear talks, regional cooperation and relations with China

Burma's Current Situation
4 October 2005
European Parliament (to be confirmed)

EIAS in collaboration with the office of Mrs Glenys Kinnock MEP will be organising a Special Briefing on the current situation in Burma at the European Parliament. (for further updates please consult the EIAS website)

It is expected that Etta Rosales MP from the Philippines and John Ungphakorn MP from Thailand will be speaking at the occasion.

Meeting the Challenges of Helping South Asia More Effectively
24 May 2005, EIAS, Brussels

Speaker: Mr. Praful Patel, Regional Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank
Chair: Mr. Malcolm Subhan, vice-Chair, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels

For the past decade, South Asia has been the second fastest-growing region in the world, after East Asia, with an average annual growth rate of 5.3 percent. However, the region remains one of the most disadvantaged in the world: more than 40 percent of its 1.4 billion people live on less than one dollar a day, making South Asia home to nearly half of the world's poor.

The European Institute for Asian Studies has the pleasure to welcome Mr. Praful Patel, Regional Vice President for the South Asia Region, World Bank, to give an overview of World Bank efforts to provide increased assistance in different countries in South Asia. The presentation will be followed by discussion.

Kashmir - What Role for the EU?
28 April, 2005, Fondation Universitaire, Brussels

Speakers:
Maj. Gen. (retd) Sardar Muhammed Anwar Khan, President of the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, Leader of the Opposition of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
Mr John Cushnahan, Former MEP and EIAS Board Member
Ambassador Tomas Kowlowski, Head of Asia Task Force, EU Council

On 18 April 2005, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with President General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan at a summit in New Delhi. Conscious of the historic opportunity created by the improved environment in relations and the overwhelming desire of the peoples of the two countries for durable peace, the two leaders held substantive talks.

Lifting the Arms Embargo on China: A Shift in EU Priorities?
6 April, 2005, Residence Palace, Brussels

Speakers:
James Moran, Head of the Asia Unit, External Relations DG, European Commission, Brussels
Dr. Greg Austin, Director of Research, Foreign Policy Centre, London
Dr. Sebastian Bersick, Research Fellow, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels
Chair: Harold Tanner, Chairman of the Transatlantic Institute

Burgeoning trade, high-level summits and a new ‘strategic partnership’ agreement mark dramatic growth in Sino-European relations. Consequently, an EU campaign to lift its arms embargo against China - implemented by the EU and US in response to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre - has gained momentum.

While Europe may profit from such a policy change, both economically and strategically, it now faces a new transatlantic dilemma. Will the EU opt for increased trade against America’s vocal protests? Is the embargo still an effective and appropriate way to stop human rights infractions or is it an oudated political signal? What are the repercussions for broader East Asian security and stability?

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Post-Tsunami Reflief Effort
European Parliament
February 15, 2005
A meeting on The Post-Tsunami Relief Effort, organised by Mr Nirj Deva MEP and co-chaired by the European Institute for Asian Studies, was held at the at the European Parliament in Brussels.

The purpose of the meeting was to provide a forum for Ambassadors from the tsunami affected areas to discuss their country's needs in an exchange of views with other Ambassadors from donor countries, representatives from European and international institutions, and NGO representatives.

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Regionalism vs Multi-lateralism: What Could Bangladesh learn from the Global Experience?
Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Monday, January 3, 2005

The Dialogue on Regionalism vs. Multi-lateralism was chaired by Prof Rehman Sobhan, Chairman Centre for Policy Dialogue, with Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury as the Chief Guest and the former Commerce Minister and
opposition Awami League leader Mr Tofail Ahmed as the Special Guest.

Dr Willem van der Geest presented a keynote address at the Dialogue, entitled Regionalism vs Multi-lateralism: Lessons for Bangladesh from Indo-ASEAN Experience. The Dialogue was arranged by the Centre for Policy
Dialogue, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Special Briefing
7 July, Residence Palast, Brussels

A special presnetation by Professor Shambaugh. We have organised this briefing with the European Policy Centre. Unlike most of our other events, this one will be from 16:30 to 18:00.

Islam and Democracy: Indonesia's 2004 Elections and Beyond
Thursday, 6 May
Embassy of Indonesia, Avenue de Tervuren 294, 1150 Brussels.

Speakers included Dr Salim Said, Department of Social and Political Science, University of Indonesia, and Dr Francois Raillon, Director of Research, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, with discussant Dr Tazeen Murshid, Université Libre de Bruxelles.

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Regional Security and the Fight Against Terrorism: A View from Pakistan
6 November 2003, Scotland House, Brussels

A policy briefing by Mian Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.

This policy briefing is co-sponsored by the European Policy Centre.

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EU's Policy towards the DPRK: Engagement or Standstill?
Thursday 16 October 2003, European Parliament, Brussels

Speakers:
Glyn Ford, Member of the European Parliament
Dr Axel Berkofsky, Research Fellow, European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels
Dr Soyoung Kwon, Research Associate, East Asia Institute, University of Cambridge

This special briefing is jointly organised with the support of Glyn Ford.

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New Challenges Facing ASEAN: Singapore's Viewpoint
29 January 2003

Professor S. Jayakumar, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of Singapore, addressed a breakfast policy briefing jointly organised by the European Policy Centre and the European Institute for Asian Studies.

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