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Tuesday, 01 January 2013
Korea-EU FTA One Year On
by Vladimir Hlasny

The free trade agreement between Korea and EU was signed on 15 October 2009, and came into force on 1 July 2011. Under the FTA, the EU agreed to eliminate or phase out tariffs on 96% of goods, and Korea for 99% of goods, within three years. Within five years,

Thursday, 20 September 2012
EU-China Summit: Can a Love-Hate Relationship Become a Long-Lasting Marriage?
by Alice Rezková

The relationship between China and the EU has been and will always be a complicated affair given their very different historical and cultural backgrounds. However, despite any quarrels from the past, now is the time to overcome past animosities and to pursue a common goal of ‘happily ever after’.

Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Dr Gerhard Sabathil (Director, East Asia and the Pacific, European External Service)
...on EU foreign policy during the euro crisis and EU's place in the Asia-Pacific economic integration.
by Gerhard Sabathil

Interview was conducted by Daniel Novotny (Global Europe).

Dr. Sabathil, could you briefly go through what is the biggest challenge to your work at this moment.
Our big challenge for the moment is to keep our foreign policy strong and constant despite the obvious situation of the euro zone,

Friday, 13 July 2012
Shada Islam (Head of Policy, Friends of Europe)

…on the need for Europe to learn from Asia and the ineffective use of the EU’s ‘soft power’.
by Shada Islam

The interview was conducted by Jakub Janda (Global Europe).

Madam Islam, Europe has been going through an immensely wide variety of discussions on how to deal with its own economic crisis. The newly elected French Socialist President argues for boosting economic growth by fiscal expansion while the German Chancellor

Thursday, 12 July 2012
The Impact of the European Debt Crisis on the EU-US-China Triangle
by Zhang Xiaotong

The impact of the European debt crisis is so profound that the EU, the US and China – within their triangular relationship referred to as “G-3” – all have to adapt to a fast-changing and largely uncertain future, a future shaped not by Europe’s strength, but by its possible absence.

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