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National Assembly Future Institute Co-Hosts Seminar: "Europe and Korea in an Era of Global Crisis and Transition"

Discussion on Labor Politics and Strategic Approaches to China in Europe and Korea

On September 20 at 1:20 p.m., the National Assembly Futures Institute co-hosted a seminar titled “Global Crisis and the Era of Transition, Europe and Korea” in the 8th and 9th Conference Rooms of the National Assembly Members' Office Building. The event was jointly organized with the offices of Members of the National Assembly Kim Tae Sun and Kim Wi Sang, the Korean Society of Contemporary European Studies, the Institute of EU Studies and Humanities and Social Sciences Institute of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and EURAXESS Korea. The seminar featured discussions on the strategic approach of the EU to China, the Brussels Effect, and labor politics in Korea.

At the opening ceremony, welcoming remarks were delivered by Kim Tae Sun, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Wi Sang, a member of the People Power Party. Congratulatory messages followed from Yoon Sung Won, President of the Korean Association of European Studies; Kim Myeon Hoe, Director of the Humanities and Social Sciences Institute at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; and Tomasz Wierzbowski, Head of EURAXESS Korea. In the subsequent seminar, the Institute of EU Studies and the Humanities and Social Sciences Institute of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies hosted a panel discussion on the theme “The Brussels Effect and the Global Expansion of EU Regulations.” The Korean Association of European Studies held a panel discussion on “The EU and Major European Countries’ Strategic Approaches to China.” Finally, the National Assembly Futures Institute conducted a panel discussion on the theme “Korean Labor Politics: Where Are We Heading?”

The seminar booklet for “Europe and Korea in an Era of Global Crisis and Transition” is available on the National Assembly Futures Institute’s website.