In 2013, Brussels and Beijing launched the EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, an ambitious goal-setting document covering a wide range of initiatives in the fields of ‘peace and security’, ‘prosperity’, ‘sustainable development’, and ‘people-to-people exchanges’.
As the 2020 deadline approaches, hurdles and tensions remaining in both bilateral ties and at global level certainly complicate the achievement of many of the goals set in the Agenda. Nevertheless, the EU and China still could be facing an unprecedented opportunity to step up their cooperation.
The Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC), the European Economic and Social Committee and the EU-China Research Centre of College of Europe are pleased to invite you to the International Conference ‘EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation’ on May 13, 2019 in Brussels, in presence of H.E. Zhang Ming, Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union.
This conference brings together a wide range of top-level international academics, practitioners and policymakers to set the stage for a crucial stocktaking exercice, aimed at assessing the scale and scope of both progress and problems in telations between the EU and China, as well as their mutual perception.
Agenda:
09:00 Registration
09:30 Opening greetings and introduction
• Opening greetins and introduction
• Welcome speech
09:45 Keynote Addresses: The EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation
10:30 Coffe break
11:00 Panel 1: Traditional Issues, Non-Traditional Actors
• Chair: Dr. Jing Men, Director EU-China Research Centre – College of Europe
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Panel 2: Collective Efforts for Sustainable Development
• Chair: Mr. Bernard Dewit, Chairman Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC)
15:30 Panel 3: Changing Economic and Political Dimensions
• Chair: Dr. Duncan Freeman, Research Fellow EU-China Research Centre – College of Europe
17:15 Closing remarks
You will find here the full programme and list of speakers
Venue:
European Economic and Social Committee, Room VMA3
Rue Van Maerlant 2
1000 Brussels
Registration:
This conference is exclusive for BCECC members. Registration for this conference is free of charge for members.
Please confirm your presence by filling in the online form here before May 8, 2019.