Media Release: Wednesday 29 August 2012 5.30 – 6.30pm
50 years ago, in March 1962, Sir Edwin McCarthy took up his position as the first Australian Ambassador to the EU. Since then EU-Australia relations have had their ups and downs but today the relationship is broader, deeper and stronger than ever – but many challenges lie ahead.
Every month this year, two or three Ambassadors and/or High Commissioners from EU Member States, together with Australian Ambassadors to Europe and other experts, will gather at the ANUCES to talk about their country and why it joined the EU, their current position and how their country interacts with Australia. Most of the events will be recorded and broadcast by Radio National’s “Big Ideas” program, and filmed by the Sky A-Pac Channel.
This month we are fortunate to be joined by H.E. Mr Enrique Viguera, Ambassador for Spain to Australia, H.E. Mr Krassimir Stefanov, Ambassador for Bulgaria to Australia and New Zealand, and Mr Noel Campbell, Official Secretary and Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of New South Wales, who will together discuss the fifty years of relations between Australia and the EU. Joining them will be Mr Paul Bongiorno, National Affairs Editor at Network Ten, who will moderate the discussion.
Venue: ANU Centre for European Studies, 1 Liversidge Street (Bldg 67C), Canberra
Parking: please see the Visitor Parking Map
RSVP: euaustralia@anu.edu.au by Monday 27 August 2012
ANUCES is an initiative involving four ANU Colleges (Arts and Social Sciences, Law, Business and Economics, and Asia and the Pacific) co-funded by the ANU and the European Union.
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European Union Centre at RMIT
Building 5, Level 2, Room 21
T: +61 3 9925 8214
F: +61 3 9925 8820
E: eucentre@rmit.edu.au
