Category Archives: EU Press Releases

Joint Press Statement Structured Dialogue meeting between European Union and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region explores ways to deepen relations. To view the full document, click...
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S T A T E M E N T by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of respected Uighur academic Ilham Tohti “The EU condemns the life sentence for alleged “separatism” handed out today to Uighur economics professor Ilham Tohti, which...
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Speech by Vincent Piket, Head of the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macau, on the occasion of the UN International Day of Peace, 20 September 2014 Click for full speech: Peace Forum 20 Sep 2014 Photo credits: Photo: http://www.myhero.ws/hero.asp...
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso visited Hong Kong during his two-week trip to Asia and inaugurated the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao on 23 Nov. In the speech, he...
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In this lecture, ECB President Mario Draghi explains the current far-reaching process of reform in Europe. He argues for a ‘more perfect union’ in which sovereignty is determined by the capacity to contribute to the public good. The decision to...
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In his speech at the American Council on Germany, the Council for the United States and Italy and the French-American Foundation, Mr Regling argues that the ‘euro crisis’ was caused both by national governments’ disregard of budgetary rules and international...
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[Summary] Since the handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China in 1997, the European Union and its Member States have closely followed political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). In order to...
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