On October 31, in follow up to the Korea Global Forum Seoul event organized by EAI, the institute took the Ministry of Unification's Korea Global Forum to Europe, where it co-organized a closed roundtable meeting with the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels titled: "East Asia's Changing Regional Order and the Korean Peninsula: Lessons and Prospects from the European Experience." Together with the Unification Ministry officials, 20 Korean and European experts gathered to discuss North Korea’s nuclear program, humanitarian issues, as well as Korean unification and integration.
09:45-10:10 |
Welcoming & Congratulatory Remarks
Welcoming Remarks
Kerstin Born-Sirkel, Director of External Relations, CEPS
Congratulatory Remarks
KIM Hyung-Suk, Senior Representative for Inter-Korean Dialogue, Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea
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10:10-11:30 |
Session 1. “Challenges in Dealing with the North Korean Nuclear Programme”
Moderator Steven BLOCKMANS, Head of EU Foreign Policy, CEPS
Presenters H.E. Jacek BYLICA, Principal Advisor and Special Envoy for Non-proliferation and Disarmament, European External Action Service KIM Jaechun, Professor, Sogang University
Discussants All Participants
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11:30-11:45 |
Coffee & Tea
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11:45-13:00 |
Session 2. “Addressing Humanitarian Concerns in North Korea”
Moderator LEE Sook-Jong, President, EAI
Presenters Steven BLOCKMANS, Head of EU Foreign Policy, CEPS JOO Hyung-min, Professor, Korea University & Chair, Center for North Korean Studies, EAI
Discussants All Participants
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13:00-14:00 |
Luncheon
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14:00-15:20 |
Session 3. “Integration and Unification – From Germany to the Korean Peninsula, From Europe to East Asia”
Moderator Kerstin BORN-SIRKEL, Director of External Relations, CEPS
Presenters CHO Hong Sik, Professor & Director of the Institute of Social Science, Soongsil University Alfred STEINHERR, Professor, Free University of Bolzano & Honorary Chief Economist, European Investment Bank
Discussants All Participants
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15:20-15:30 |
Closing Remarks LEE Sook-Jong, President, EAI
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