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The Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University presents Bruno Maçães, State Secretary for European Affairs in the Portuguese government. Maçães offers a Portuguese perspective on Europe's future. The event is moderated by Alan [...]Berger, Retired editorial writer for international affairs at the Boston Globe.
Our "EU Inside Out" series - funded in part by a grant from the European Commission Delegation in Washington DC - addresses, broadly, the theme of democratic politics under conditions of globalization from an "inside" point of view. Centering the conversations around global challenges, which by their nature do not yield to nation state solutions (whether economic crisis, transnational terrorism, or global warming), highlights the value of the European Union as a model for transnational cooperation, regional integration, and cultural coexistence.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Finance, Law and Policy at BU.
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2013 marks 20 years since the "Velvet Divorce," or the break up of Czechoslovakia into two independent states. Our conversation with the Czech and Slovak Ambassadors who discuss subsequent developments in their countries, in particular, since joining [...]the EU. Questions pursued include what the EU is becoming, how its policies and institutions are evolving, how its role as international actor is enhanced (or not) in response to new global challenges, and why, under conditions of globalization, its relationship with the United States remains more important than ever. Moderated by Alan Berger, Retired editorial writer for international affairs, Boston Globe.The "EU Inside Out: Conversations with European Ambassadors" series is funded in part by a grant from the European Commission Delegation in Washington DC.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Finance, Law & Policy at Boston University and the Czech and Slovak Association of Boston
October 23, 2013
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