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Brexit and a two-union Europe

July 1, 2016

Because of the shock of Brexit, one may be forgiven for overlooking the fact that this week could rightfully be called “the week of trade bloc summits”. In Europe, the 27 remaining leaders of the EU have gathered for two days in Brussels to adopt a common position concerning the upcoming withdrawal of Great Britain… » read more

Posted by Florian Pantazi

External Relations

, Central Europe, E.U., Latin America, trade, trade bloc, USA

ASEAN summit prepares for economic downturn

April 10, 2012

The 20th ASEAN summit took place last week in Cambodia. It ended after two days with a Phnom Penh Declaration, which basically reiterates the members’ commitment to establishing the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. The summiteers were greeted in the capital’s Peace Palace by huge billboards depicting the smiling faces of the Chinese president Hu… » read more

Posted by Florian Pantazi

External Relations

, ASEAN, Asia, China, Japan, trade bloc

The Phnom Penh Agenda

June 3, 2009

Overshadowed by increased military tension in the Korean peninsula, the 17th EU-ASEAN Summit held in Phnom Penh last week has nevertheless achieved a few notable successes. Before the start of the meeting, Ms Benita Ferrero-Waldner had expressed the view that : “the EU and ASEAN are two successful examples of regional integration in the world”… » read more

Posted by Florian Pantazi

English, External Relations

, ASEAN, trade bloc

Crisis Spurs Integration in Asia

February 28, 2009

The ASEAN countries’ annual summit meeting starts today in Thailand amid calls for more economic integration between its members. Its main objective is the creation of a common market in the region by 2015. The urgency of finalising agreements leading to the creation of a common market in Southeast Asia is understandable. The economic crisis… » read more

Posted by Florian Pantazi

English, External Relations

, ASEAN, Taiwan, trade bloc

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Florian Pantazi is an historian and geopolitical consultant.

Austerity fuels the spread of poverty March 3, 2015
At the end of February, Caritas International has released its 2015 Report on poverty within the European Union. According to its authors, six years of enforced budgetary authority have gravely affected 125 million EU citizens who are now forced to live under the poverty thresholds of their respective countries.The worst-hit countries are EU members such […]
Florian Pantazi
Eugène Buret on Poverty October 22, 2014
One hundred and eighty years ago (1834) , the newly-founded Academy for Moral and Political Sciences in Paris organized a competition for the best research paper on the causes and various manifestations of poverty in Europe. The best research paper on the subject, which won its author a 2,500 francs prize offered by baron Félix […]
Florian Pantazi
Le pape François et "l'économie des retombées" May 18, 2014
L'Eglise romano-catholique a toujours été concernée avec les aides pour les pauvres, leur éducation et leur bien-être. Les derniers trente ans, toutefois, la plus puissante église chrétienne du monde a pris congé de ce devoir millénaire, sous les pontificats des papes Jean Paul II et Benoît XVI. Pendant cette période, le problème de la pauvreté […]
Florian Pantazi

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Brexit and a two-union Europe

ASEAN summit prepares for economic downturn

The Phnom Penh Agenda

Crisis Spurs Integration in Asia

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