Seminar: Bag om EUs “strategiske partnerskaber”

Time: Thursday, 28 April at 14 -16 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, 1401 Copenhagen K

Background

At the European Council meeting in September 2010, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton put the topic ofstrategic partnerships on the agenda.

Time: Thursday, 28 April at 14 -16 hours

Venue: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, 1401 Copenhagen K

Background

At the European Council meeting in September 2010, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton put the topic ofstrategic partnerships on the agenda.

The aim of the summit was to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by the Lisbon Treaty by boosting the dialogue on the global role of the EU.

Strategic partnerships were one of the answers to this question. As the world is becoming increasingly multi-polar there is a need for the EU to strengthen dialogue and formal ties with the rising powers.

Countries like China, India and Brazil are gaining influence economically as well as politically with a high speed and Europeis trying to find the best ways and means to deal with these countries.

Strategic partnerships with a range of the rising powers seem to be the EU’s answer to this question. The precise definition of this concept, however, remains rather unclear.

What does a strategic partnership mean and what does it entail? And who should be the EU’s partner? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this seminar, which besides the general perspective will focus on two cases, EU-China relations and Denmark’s relations with India.

SPEAKERS
* Giovanni Grevi, Senior Researcher, FRIDE, Madrid
* Jonas Parello-Plesner, Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR, London
* Ravinder Kaur, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
* Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

PROGRAMME
14.00-14.05
Introduction – Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.05-14.25
EU and Strategic Partnership – Giovanni Grevi, Senior Researcher, FRIDE, Madrid

14.25-14.45
EU-China Relations – Jonas Parello-Plesner, Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR, London

14.45-15.05
Denmark-India Relations – Ravinder Kaur, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen

15.05-15.15
Coffee Break

15.15-15.00
Open Discussion

Chair: Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use the online registration form.

And do so no later than Wednesday 27 April at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.

Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), The Conference Section, Strandgade 56, 1401 Kbn K, tlf. 32 69 87 51, e-mail: [email protected] og web: www.diis.