The EU and Japan: Engaging in Southeast Asia amidst the return of power politics

Roundtable Discussion - In cooperation with KAS Asia-Pacific Department (Berlin) and KAS Vietnam

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation Multinational Development Policy Dialogue (KAS MDPD) kindly invites you to a closed-door round table on the EU's and Japan's engagement in Southeast Asia amidst the return of power politics. Together with experts from Europe, Japan and Southeast Asia we would like to explore main development needs of the countries in Southeast Asia and, based on these, to examine how Japan and the EU could better align their efforts to boost regional value-based development.

Navigating Stormy Wheather: Dissecting the European and U.S. Contribution to Security and Stability in Iraq

In this seminar we stress the Iraqi perspective on European and U.S. security engagement in Iraq. The question at stake: What does Iraq need from its European and U.S. allies to succeed in protecting its people and securing its territorial integrity? How can Europe and the United States continue to contribute to the capacity building of the Iraqi security sector? On an international level, what are the common interests that would allow for a wider strategic Baghdad-Brussels-Washington partnership to ensure security, stability, and a geopolitical balance? Lastly, what could be the EU's input to the region—especially in light of the prospective results of the current U.S.-Iraqi strategic dialogue? Is Brussels prepared to take on greater responsibility?

New EU Taxonomy and Asian Financial Markets

Join the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for an interactive webinar on Sustainable Finance in the EU and Asia, exploring how to foster cross-regional cooperation on ESG in financial markets – to be held on 07 July 2020, 10-11 AM (CET) / 4-5 PM (Singapore Time)

Business and Human Rights Innovations in the EU and Latin America

Join the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Rule of Law Programme Latin America and the Multinational Development Policy Dialogue in Brussels for this interactive online discussion on the challenges and opportunities of promoting responsible business conduct and human rights provisions in Latin America, to be held on 1 July 2020, 16.00-17.30 (CEST).

Deutschland übernimmt den Vorsitz im Rat der Europäischen Union

Heute, am 1. Juli 2020, übernimmt Deutschland die Präsidentschaft des Rates der Europäischen Union für die nächsten sechs Monate.

Der Beginn der deutschen Präsidentschaft des Rates der Europäischen Union fällt mit dem Beginn vierwöchigen deutschen Vorsitz im Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen zusammen.

Nachhaltigkeit und Entwicklung: die Agenda 2030

Online Live Debatte

Am 26. Juni 1945 wurde die Charta der Vereinten Nationen unterzeichnet. Dieses 75-jährige Jubiläum soll zum Anlass genommen werden, einen Blick auf die Errungenschaften und die aktuellen Herausforderungen der Vereinten Nationen und der über Jahrzehnte prägenden liberalen, regel-basierten, multilateralen Weltordnung zu werfen.

India’s Neighborhood Policy: Opportunities, Tensions, and the COVID Challenge

Indo-Pacific Roundtable Series

The Indo-Pacific Roundtable Series brings senior policy makers and experts from the region to Brussels for invitation-only, roundtable discussions covering a wide range of economic, foreign and security policy issues. We aim to provide a snapshot of the most important debates and trends in the Indo-Pacific and analyze what they mean for Europe and for Europe-Asia relations. In its first year, the Series will focus on the topic of connectivity and how countries are seeking to build infrastructure and networks connecting the Indo-Pacific. The Indo-Pacific Roundtable Series is a joint initiative of The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. The first discussion will focus on connectivity in South Asia, how countries in the region are increasing integration and responding to the COVID19 crisis, and the future of Europe-India cooperation on connectivity issues.

Rule of Law Challenges in Africa and the European Neighborhood

How Should the EU Respond?

Join the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Brussels and the World Justice Project for an interactive online-roundtable discussion on the rule of law, fundamental rights, and constraints on executive powers in Africa and the European Neighborhood in times of COVID19, to be held on 27 May 2020, 15-16.30 (CET)

Dreaming of a Global Carbon Price

Join the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Brussels for an interactive online-roundtable discussion on the feasibility of a Global Carbon Price, to be held on 20 April 2020, 15-16.30 (CET)

Watchdog Asia Network Launch

Investigative journalism in Asia faces a number of challenges. With journalists being threatened and attacked and criminal libel laws frequently being used against them, the press freedom index across the continent remains low. As an answer to these various challenges, Watchdog Asia was founded in 2016 to support, promote and actively produce investigative journalism and ethical reporting across Asia. The network of senior journalists and editors from various Asian countries aims at strengthening independent cross-border and data-driven journalism by providing resources and networking opportunities to investigative journalists in Asia. The launch event will be an opportunity for an exclusive group of senior journalists, editors, think tank representatives and European officials to learn about Watchdog Asia's work and the existing challenges to investigative journalism across Asia. A light dinner and drinks will be provided.