Once hailed as a wonder material, plastic has become a threat to life Written by H.E. Erik Solheim, Vice-chair of the Europe – Asia Center, former UN Deputy Secretary General and Executive Director of UNEP When plastic was introduced in the United States in the 1950s, it was seen as the wonder material. We couldContinue reading “H.E. Erik Solheim, Vice-chair of the Europe – Asia Center: Fight the blight”
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Webinar: Global Gateway – Implications for EU-Asia Relations
Global Gateway is the first EU connectivity strategy that aims at narrowing the global investment gap, estimated at 13 trillion Euros by 2040. Launched in December 2020 Global Gateway is to offer both a strategic framework and a normative-institutional model for practical cooperation in global infrastructure development based on clear principles, key areas, and dedicated sources of financing.
Webinar: Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act –Opportunities and challenges for EU – China relations
East meets West Expert Series An Expert Roundtable organised by the Europe-Asia Centre, Brussels – October 2022 The Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) marked a substantial legislative step of the European Union towards strengthening the European’s “strategic autonomy”, central concept expected to also strengthen EU’s multilateral action reduce external dependenceContinue reading “Webinar: Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act –Opportunities and challenges for EU – China relations”