Dr Tzogopoulos a Delegate in the Second BRF

Dr George N. Tzogopoulos was a Delegate in the Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation. Dr Tzogopoulos participated in several meetings and attended the opening ceremony held in Beijing on 26 April 2019 …

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Why Europe Needs China

EU policy-makers are right in working to create better presuppositions for European companies. But in so doing, they are wrong in painting China an adversary […]

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CIFE EU-China Winter School

From 13 until 28 January 2019, CIFE – in cooperation with the Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen, ASKO Europa-Stiftung, and the Centre of European Studies of Universität Trier – organised a winter school […]

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Copelouzos Group and China Energy join hands

On 5 July 2018, the Chinese Company CHINA ENERGY INVESTMENT CORPORATION Ltd, the largest energy producer of the world, not only from conventional sources but also from renewables, and the largest oil by coal producer in the world, and COPELOUZOS GROUP […]

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China’s policy in the Middle East and the Mediterranean

The Kadir Has University Center of International and European Studies (CIES) Commentary  series offers op ed style insights on topical issues of interest to the research areas the CIES focuses on. In a recent commentary, Dr George Tzogopoulos analyses China’s policy in the Middle East and the Mediterranean […]

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International conference on China’s role in the Balkans

In the context of the international conference ‘Security and Stability in the Western Balkans’, which took place on 12 March in Athens, a panel discussion on the new Silk Road in the Western Balkan region was organised. Speakers were Dr Jens Bastian (Southeast Europe Association), Dr George Tzogopoulos […]

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A discussion with Dr Jens Bastian on China’s role in the Balkans

Since a few years the European interest in China is growing. This is not only about trade and economics. Today, China constitutes the second biggest market for the EU. It is also driven by research on how Sino-European relations could develop in the near future, in particular what the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative means for the Old Continent. The institutional framework […]

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Η άνοδος της Κίνας και το διεθνές πεδίο

Η πρωτοβουλία της Ζώνης και του Δρόμου αποτελεί από το 2013 και μετά το βασικό όχημα της κινεζικής εξωτερικής και οικονομικής πολιτικής. Οι λόγοι για τους οποίους αναπτύσσεται η εν λόγω πρωτοβουλία τα τελευταία 4,5 περίπου χρόνια είναι πολιτικοί και οικονομικοί […]

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China, France to play bigger global role after Macron visit

In 1964 Chairman Mao Zedong and General Charles de Gaulle decided to establish diplomatic relations between China and France opening a new chapter in their relationship. Since then the bilateral relationship has grown at the economic, political and cultural level […]

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The EU, China and the Trump effect

Τhis policy paper published by Centre International de Formation Européenne assesses perspective for relations between the European Union and China during the presidency of Donald Trump. In particular, it focuses on new opportunities as well as on diffcult challenges.

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