Madariaga Report-6 March 2013The Sino-Latin American tie has been strengthening in recent years forming a new kind of South to South relationship between both nations. Between 2000 and 2011, Latin American exports to China increased almost 18 times, from accounting for under 2 percent of Latin American trade to 11 percent. FDIs have followed a similar path of growth and bilateral high-level visits have multiplied. This new relationship raises various challenges. Will these new economic ties bolster growth or will it increase specialisation in the primary commodities sector, leading to deindustrialisation and overdependence on China’s demand and investments? Does it add to or diminish the margin of manoeuvre in Latin America’s relations with the US and the EU? Finally, how do these new links influence the functioning and relations between the BRICS, and more specifically between China and Brazil? A Citizen’s Controversy with Jiang Shixue, Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Renato G. Flôres Jr., Professor, Graduate School of Economics/EPGE, Special Aide to the President and Head of International Intelligence Unit of the Presidency/IIU at the Fundação Getulio Vargas The debate was moderated by Pierre Defraigne, Executive Director, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation.  Jiang's Presentation
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Pierre Defraigne - Executive Director, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation 30 April 2013, BrusselsSpeech delivered at the Conference "The EU and Emerging Powers", organised by the Center for European Studies at UCL, Centre for Global Governance Studies KU Leuven, College of Europe, Department of Political Sciences Ghent University, Department of Political Sciences ULg, Institute for European Studies at ULB, Institute for European Studies at Université St Louis, and Institute for European Studies at VUB, held on 29-30 April, 2013, at the European Parliament in Brussels. Read the speech |
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Pierre Defraigne - Executive Director, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation Citoyens Engagés - mai 2013Depuis l'apparition de la crise économique, la politique économique européenne se résume en un seul mot : austérité. Pourtant, une autre politique économique européenne qui soit synonyme de relance de l’économie, de croissance, d’emplois de qualité et de solidarité est envisageable. Il convient de réfléchir sur le rôle du budget européen, comme véritable budget d’investissement, et sur la mise en place d’une politique industrielle qui permette à l’Europe de générer des emplois et une véritable prospérité à ses citoyens. Mais, plus globalement, il convient de travailler à la définition de propositions concrètes qui constitueraient les bases d’un plan alternatif pour la politique économique européenne. Contribution de Pierre Defraigne au projet "Citoyens Engagés" et publié sur le site http://www.citoyensengages.be/, projet à l'initiative du Parti Socialiste belge et de l'Institut Emile Vandervelde. Pour voir la présentation sur le site cliquer ici  pour lire le texte complet
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Madariaga Report - 7 February 2013With the entry into force of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Eurozone is finally equipped with a permanent rescue mechanism. However, many argue that the EFSF/ESM system, not being a proper transfer union, allows conditionality without any impact on the AAA countries' borrowing costs. Are Northern countries free-riding on the imposition of discipline, benefiting from negative interest rates, asset stripping opportunities in peripheral countries, and draining talents from their universities? How to internalise the costs of discipline in order to take into consideration its long-term consequences for the economies of peripheral states? A Citizen’s Controversy with Ronald Janssen, Senior Economic Advisor, European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC), and Ognian Hishow, Senior Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The debate was moderated by Pierre Defraigne, Executive Director, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation. Ognian Hishow's Presentation Ronald Janssen's Presentation Report |
Madariaga Report - 5 February 2013The rise and opening up of China to the world has led it to develop a soft diplomacy built on the ideas of a ‘peaceful rise’ and a ‘harmonious society’. Through official speeches or tools such as the Confucius Institutes, CCTV or the Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese government tries to influence public opinion and propagate Chinese culture and the image of the PRC. However, European perceptions of China and of its role in international relations are still rather mixed: on the one hand, there is a positive appreciation of the “Chinese miracle”, and on the other a questioning of China’s credibility as a soft power on the world stage, mainly because of the one-Party system, although the CPC is given credit for China’s development performance. At the same time, the EU’s soft power is being challenged because of the absence of cohesion among EU Member States mainly around three issues: sovereignty transfers, the social model and the Transatlantic partnership. The issue of credibility inevitably raises the problem of a mutual trust deficit in the EU-China bilateral relations and more generally in international relations. Is soft power accessible to a one-Party system like China and to a coalition system like the EU? What are the causes of the lack of mutual trust? What can be done to enhance mutual trust between these two partners and on the international stage? An expert roundtable with Prof. Olivier Arifon, Information and Communication Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Dr. Gao Fei, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Study Center of China Diplomacy, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing and Dr. Joëlle Hivonnet, China Division, European External Action Service The debate was moderated by Pierre Defraigne, Executive Director, Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation. Report |
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