The Outlook of Taiwan-Hungary and Taiwan-EU Relations during EU Presidency for Hungary in the First Half of 2011

European Union Centre in Taiwan is now recruiting a new Executive Director (due on 15 Aug., 2010)

Time: 4 Aug., 2010

Time: 12-14 July, 2010
Host: EUTW & EU centre at NDHU

Belgium has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 Jul., 2010.

From 1 July to 31 December 2010, it is Belgium’s turn to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). This is a real challenge, especially as we now need to take into account the many changes set in place by the Lisbon Treaty since it came into force on 1 December 2009.

The Prospects for an EU – Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
Since the 1990s there has been a significant expansion of free trade agreement (FTA) activity globally, this trend being most pronounced in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific. By the mid-1990s only a small handful of FTAs were in operation in the region but by the late 2000s over 80 agreements had been concluded, the vast majority (85 to 90 percent) being bilateral in nature.
Owing to Taiwan’s contested diplomatic status, Taipei has hitherto only managed to conclude agreements with a few official diplomatic partners in Central America, these being of very minor significance in trade terms. However, the advent of FTA negotiations between Taipei and Beijing in 2009 / 2010 could potentially break the diplomatic constraints on Taiwan’s FTA policy, and possibly open the path to talks with the European Union, which itself is looking to establish FTA partnerships with key Asian economic partners.
In this presentation, FTA expert Professor Dent examines the prospects for an EU – Taiwan free trade agreement over forthcoming years. Professor Dent is in East Asia’s International Political Economy, University of Leeds, with abundant and in-depth researches on Asia-Pacific FTA and Regionalsim, and experiences as the penal viewer and director to numerous international training programme and Seminars around the world as well.

Time: 16:10~17:30 (Thursday, 8 April, 2010)
Venue: International Conference Hall, College of Social Science and Management (B1), NCHU
Address: 250 Kuo-Kuang Rd., Taichung, Taiwan
Topic: “Challenges for the Future of the European Union”
Language: English
Speaker’s Biography: see attached.

Organizer: European Union Centre at NCHU

NTU EU Club and TKU Graduate Institute co-hosted “EU Night” party on 11 Dec. 2009. With the presence of representatives from EETO, Sweden, Czech , Austria and other honorable guests, The party showed warm welcome to EU students and bridged friendships between EU and Taiwan.

The summer school is held on a biannual basis. This year’s summer school aims to assist middle school and high school teachers gaining a better understanding of EU. The main courses the summer school offers this year includes introduction to the European Union, European economy, culture, history, European higher education system and policies. This year’s summer school is held in Tamkang University (TKU) and National Dong Hwa University (NDHU).

The 2009 EU Climate Change Exhibition aims to raise awareness on climate change issues, and the need to take action and fight against climate change. The exhibition kicks off at Taipei City Government on 17 June, 2009.

The EU Climate Change Exhibition is a national exhibition that were also exhibited in National Taiwan University (NTU), National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), National Sun Yat Sen University (NSYSU), and National Dong Hwa University (NDHU).