Advocacy and Public Policy
Symposium
The ANU Centre for European Studies and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium hosted a symposium on Advocacy and Public Policy on Thursday 3 March. The keynote speaker, Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance, was welcomed and introduced by H.E. Jean-Luc Bodson, Ambassador of Belgium…
Jewish and Israeli life today in Germany
Seminar
Eldad Beck is the Berlin-based correspondent of the Israeli daily “Yedioth Ahronoth.” He has been covering Germany, Central Europe and the EU since 2002. He is one of the rare Israeli journalists who reported from countries such as Iran, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan about major events in…
Equality and Convergence in the Nordic Societies in the Long Run: Europe and Other Comparative Mirrors
Lecture
In this paper we analyze Nordic longrun economic performance and wages by focusing on convergence (or divergence) over time among the Nordic countries and whether they converged toward the economic leaders, such as Europe, UK and USA, in particular time periods…
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow scheme - research mobility in practice
Other
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) support structured training, mobility and career development for researchers in Europe. They aim to ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills and innovation. The actions date back…
The European Union’s Foreign Policy in Challenging Times.
Seminar
Emma Nicholson was born in Oxfordshire and brought up on a small family farm. Her father was a Member of Parliament and like her mother came from a long line of politicians, farmers and businessmen. Emma entered the House of Commons in 1987 for a large, West Country farming constituency. She took…
French-Australian Water and Land Management Initiative: Publications launch
Other
The French-Australian water and land management initiative was developed in collaboration with the French Embassy in Australia in 2010, following on from substantial existing collaboration in the sector. The first fora of the initiative were held in Montpellier in 2011 and Canberra in 2013,…
The Right to Vote and Restrictions on Eligibility: a Critical Assessment of the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights.
Seminar
The talk considers the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on voting eligibility and the interpretation of Article 3 of the Protocol I of the ECHR (A3P1). This jurisprudence has not clearly distinguished between the desirable level of scrutiny, on one hand, for questions relating…