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EU VIEWS
Celebrating the 60th years of the Signature of the Rome Treaties
by Franz Jessen - March 25, 2017 - 12:00am
Today the European Union will mark 60 years since the signature of the Rome Treaties, the first step towards a united Europe.
The country of the warm hearted people
by Guy Ledoux - August 5, 2015 - 10:00am
On the occasion of my first visit to the Philippines back in 1992, I was struck by the hearty welcome of all my interlocutors whether at the airport or in government offices. At the time I was working for the European...
We Inspire Each Other
by Guy Ledoux - March 12, 2015 - 12:00am
After four years in this country I cannot count the number of times I have come across Europeans visiting or working in the Philippines with their own story of how this country and its people have inspired them — ...
Defeating terrorism to protect who we are
by Guy Ledoux - February 5, 2015 - 12:00am
Japan is 10,000km from Syria but this week’s horrific murder of two Japanese hostages was a reminder, if one were needed, of the inter-continental nature of the terrorism challenge we are all facing and the...
The New Year greetings card from the European Union
by Guy Ledoux - January 1, 2015 - 12:00am
Back in the eighth century, under the Emperor Charlemagne, New Year in Europe was celebrated on Christmas day. It is only in the fifteenth century that New Year started to be celebrated on the 1st of January.
The EU and the Philippines together against cybercrime
by Guy Ledoux - November 27, 2014 - 12:00am
Who hasn’t received an e-mail from a close friend stranded somewhere or having had an accident asking for an urgent money transfer?
Europe and Asia meet in Milan
by Guy Ledoux - October 30, 2014 - 12:00am
The dynamic Italian city of Milan often evokes images of fast cars and fashion catwalks but this month it made the front pages for very different reasons.
The Philippine flag in Europe
by Guy Ledoux - October 2, 2014 - 12:00am
As Ambassador of the European Union to the Philippines, I had the privilege of participating in the visit of President Aquino to the Brussels based European Institutions in early September.
Beyond trade and aid
by Guy Ledoux - August 28, 2014 - 12:00am
The thirty Filipino students who just left for Europe on an European Union Erasmus Mundus scholarships might be surprised to receive a visit from their President next month.
The EU and ASEAN: Natural partners
by Guy Ledoux - July 25, 2014 - 12:00am
Daily headlines in South East Asia speak about the region’s impressive economic achievements.
The European Parliament elections matter to the Philippines
by Guy Ledoux - May 29, 2014 - 12:00am
The world’s largest multi-state democratic exercise took place in Europe this weekend with citizens from the 28 member States electing a new European Parliament that will co-legislate for 500 million Europeans...
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