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The interaction between gas and electricity on system level in Northwest Europe
March 11, 2010. The Clingendael International Energy Programme is pleased to announce that on March 16, the Energy Workshop “.“The interaction between gas and electricity on system level in Northwest Europe” will take place. Read more »
AN OPEN MARKET? Political Obstacles and Chinese Investment in Europe
March 4, 2010. 5th of March this International Conference will be arranged by Clingendael Asia Studies and Nyenrode Business University at Institute Clingendael. This one-day International Conference addresses the relationship between economic and political considerations that are relevant for the inflow of Chinese investments into Europe. These considerations relate to both European governments and Chinese investors. At present, Chinese investments in Europe represent only a fraction of the total bilateral investment flows (Chinese FDI inflow into the European Union was 0.1 billion euro in 2008). This is set to change in the coming years, however. In September 2009 Wen Jiabao, China’s premier, announced that Beijing would use its foreign exchange reserves to support and accelerate overseas expansion and acquisitions by Chinese companies. Estimated at more than 1,500 billion euro, the Chinese foreign exchange reserves are the largest in the world. Read more »
Conference announcement: Enriching the Planet – Empowering Europe
February 25, 2010. On the 26st and 27th of April 2010, Clingendael Institute, in close cooperation with the government of the Netherlands, organises an international high level conference on EU policies regarding the management and protection of natural resources. The conference will focus on causes and consequences of scarcity of natural resources, such as energy, food, water and minerals, and will discuss what can be done at the EU level to catalyse the transition towards a more sustainable economy. Participants of the conference will be senior policy-makers and outstanding experts. Participation is upon invitation only. For more information, please visit the conference website at http://www.clingendael.nl/resourcescarcity.
Energiebeleid en de Noordwest-Europese markt: Brandstofmix en infrastructuur
February 8, 2010. The most recent Clingendael Energy Paper Energiebeleid en de Noordwest-Europese markt: Brandstofmix en infrastructuur (“Energy Policy and the Northwest European market: Fuel mix and infrastructure”) analyses the key challenges in formulating a meaningful and effective national energy policy in the context of a regionalizing Northwest European market, focusing in particular on the fuel mix and infrastructure aspects. Read more »
The US regulatory system, an inspiration for Europe? A perspective from the FERC
February 4, 2010. The Clingendael International Energy Programme is pleased to announce that on February 25, Mr. Michael McGehee of the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), will give a presentation on “The US regulatory system, an inspiration for Europe? A perspective from the FERC”. In his presentation, Mr. McGehee will elaborate on the regulatory framework regarding gas infrastructure projects in the United States. In addition, he will point out the differences between the EU and the US on this matter. The FERC is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. Read more »
Changes in Consular Assistance and the Emergence of Consular Diplomacy
February 4, 2010. The latest issue in the Clingendael Diplomacy Paper series, by Clingendael Research Fellow Maaike Okano-Heijmans, analyses the consequences of change in individual and collective (crisis) assistance by foreign ministries, arguing that consular activity increasingly has the potential of being 'upgraded' to a diplomatic matter that becomes a concern in relations between two (or more) countries. Okano-Heijmans finds that as consular challenges grow and government funding decreases, foreign ministries in the years ahead need a forward-looking consular diplomacy strategy to balance the tension between securing national interests and protecting the narrow interests of individual citizens. The paper is published by the Clingendael Diplomatic Studies Programme. Download PDF »
The EU, China and India: The Promise of Trilateral Engagement
February 4, 2010. While the EU does engage with China and India in multilateral forums that it promotes, such as the Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM), a more focused and regular trilateral engagement is likely to be more effective over the longer term in influencing and shaping the Sino-Indian relationship. Download PDF »
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