May 2018
KF-VUB Korea Chair Press Event in Seoul
This KF Global Center press event is held in the framework of a KF-VUB Korea Chair presentation week that will feature daily visits to a wide range of Korean government institutions, universities and organisations based in Seoul. The KF-VUB Korea Chair is the primary contact point in Europe on policy issues related to Korea and the Korean Peninsula. It is the first and only such Chair in Europe. It is a joint initiative between the Korea Foundation (KF) and Free University of…
Find out more »KF-VUB Korea Chair Seoul Launch: Towards Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the EU-ROK Partnership
The launch event features a panel discussion entitled "Towards Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the EU-ROK Partnership" on Monday 28 May (16:00 – 17:30) at Seoul Square (EU Delegation Building, 3Fl., Seoul Room). Programme : 1. Welcome remarks by EU Ambassador Michael Reiterer 2. Opening address by Director General Jung Ki-hong, Director General, European Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. Panel discussion: "Towards Peace on the Korean Peninsula and the EU-ROK Partnership" Moderator…
Find out more »Seminar on ‘European Perspectives on Change and Continuity on the Korean Peninsula’
As part of the Seoul launch week activities, KF-VUB Korea Chair Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Linde Desmaele participated in a lecture on "European Perspectives on Change and Continuity on the Korean Peninsula". The lecture was joined by Joëlle Hivonnet, charge d'affaires of the EU Embassy, and Laura Bicker, BBC Seoul correspondent. It was organised in cooperation with the Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies (YINKS) and the Yonsei-EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. Follow the link to an article on the Yonsei-EU Jean Monnet Centre's website.
Find out more »June 2018
Talking Towards Peace? The North Korean Crisis: an expert roundtable discussion on the DPRK
The presidency of Donald Trump has coincided with an advancement in North Korea’s ability to project its growing nuclear arsenal to the American mainland. The result of both factors has seen a new level of tensions between Pyongyang, Washington, D.C. and its allies. Unusually, the Trump administration has focused much more capital on pushing China to enforce economic sanctions on the regime. While there has been much analysis over the administration’s willingness to use the threat of military force on…
Find out more »2nd Brussels Korea Breakfast Roundtable: on spring of diplomacy in the Korean Peninsula
Professor Kim Sung-han, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University and former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, kicked off the meeting with an analysis of the recent flurry of diplomatic activities in the Korean Peninsula. Issues discussed with attendees included the main takeaways of the inter-Korean summit, the significance of the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, and the prospects of denuclearization and peace with North Korea. The…
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