One of our main activities is organising and hosting Special Briefings on pertinent topics of EU-Asia relations. Beginning with an informal lunch, the Briefings usually last for 1.5 hours, including questions.

Attendees include EIAS members and other interested parties.

Experts wishing to discuss a possible topic for a Lucheon Briefing are invited to contact EIAS Direct Dr Willem van der Geest.

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.

The European Security Strategy stresses the importance of an effective multilateral system and acknowledges the role of regional organisations to strengthen global governance. The need for intraregional and interregional cooperation is becoming more and more evident.

The workshop will be followed by a Public Forum (16h15-18h30). Dr. Sebastian Bersick, Prof. Wim Stokhof and Dr. Paul van der Velde (European Alliance of Asian Studies) will present their latest book on "Multiregionalism and Multilateralism: Asian-European Relations in a Global Context". The following discussion will be initiated by a keynote speech by Mr. Fan Weimin, Political Counsellor, Mission of the People's Republic of China to the EU.

Invitation Letter (pdf)

Programme (pdf)

Reply Sheet (pdf)