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EU Study Tour – Day 2 – Friends of Europe Thinktank and the House of European History
Wednesday 20 September By Robert Monterosso The 20th of September signalled the first day of official activities on the 2017 EU Centre for Global Affairs Study Tour. First on the itinerary was a visit to Friends of Europe, a leading Brussels-based European think tank, which is apolitical and aims to connect people, stimulate debate, and […]
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Clash of the Old and the New World of Wine in China | A Case Study of Competition, Innovation and Prosecco
By Dr Danny Friedmann In its push for international acceptance of product names on its “claw back” list as Geographical Indications (GIs), the EU is on an offensive to make this happen via the Lisbon Agreement, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, bilateral trade agreements and a strategy of awareness-raising campaigns. This article will […]
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EU Study Tour – And We’re Off!!
Tuesday 19 September By Maddy Terrell From left to right: Alia Papageorgiou, Griff Blewett, Robert Monterosso, Maddison Briggs, Kari Seeley, Jane Drake-Brockman, Sofia Valero, Maddy Terrell, Leighton McDonald-Stuart & Ben Pascoe-Purvis Eight law, arts and economics students, who barely know each other, with two weeks’ notice are heading to Europe. What started off as nervous […]
EU Centre Study Tour 2017
To deepen the bilateral relationship between the EU and Australia, and to celebrate 60 years since the Treaty of Rome was signed, the EU Centre for Global Affairs will conduct a two-week Study Tour to the EU during the upcoming September mid-semester teaching break. The study tour is led by Professor Richard Pomfret, Jean Monnet Chair of […]
EU Australia sign Framework Agreement on closer cooperation
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, signed the EU-Australia Framework Agreement on 7 August in Manila, the Philippines. The signing of the Framework Agreement marks the beginning of a new era of strategic cooperation […]
Professor Richard Pomfret will hold Jean Monnet Chair on the Economics of European Integration
The EU Centre for Global Affairs Annual Grant Program recipient Professor Richard Pomfret has been named Jean Monnet Chair on the Economics of European Integration. This prestigious three-year appointment will commence in September 2017 and is funded by the Partnership Initiative of the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme. The primary objective of the Chair is to […]
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E-Commerce and Digital Trade – and the European Single Digital Market
On July 28 2017, the Director of the EU Centre for Global Affairs, Jane Drake-Brockman, participated in a research workshop co-hosted by the Institute for International Trade and the World Trade Institute in Bern, Switzerland. After a broader overview of recent global developments on e-commerce and digital trade, the workshop included a session devoted to discussion […]
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EU Centre High Schools Outreach: Glenunga International High School
On the 7th of August, the EU Centre for Global Affairs intern and Advanced Economics student at the University of Adelaide, Robert Monterosso, delivered a presentation to sixty International Baccalaureate year 12 students studying economics at Glenunga International High School. The presentation, modelled on to represent a university lecture, discussed the economics of the Euro, […]
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EU Studies Association Asia Pacific Conference and Postgraduate Workshop 2017
The European Union Studies Association Asia Pacific (EUSAAP) welcomed scholars, professionals, and postgraduates to Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo to take part in a Conference and Postgraduate Workshop “The Roles of the EU and the Asia Pacific in the Global Era Politics, International Relations, Economics and Law” that took place during 1-2 July 2017. The conference […]
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Harnessing the Commonwealth Advantage in International Trade
Jane Drake-Brockman, Director of the EU Centre for Global Affairs, was invited to address a Commonwealth Secretariat workshop “Harnessing the Commonwealth Advantage in International Trade” in London, on July 13. The one-day event was hosted by Pinsent Masons and opened by The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. What is the Commonwealth advantage? A Commonwealth […]