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The EU Centre in Singapore aims to promote knowledge & understanding of the European Union, its institutions, policies, and impact on Singapore and the region. We work with different partners to raise the awareness of the EU, its relationship with Asia and its global role through various events, research and policy briefs. The activities of the EU Centre are funded by the European Commission and the two hosting universities– NUS and NTU.

European history: what non-Europeans don't always know

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The renowned historian Prof Norman Davies gave a public lecture, jointly organised by the EU Centre and the NUS Department of History, on European history: what non-Europeans don't always know. Read the event report.

Electricity market integration: EU & ASEAN

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The EU Centre has published a working paper by Gustav Boëthius on Forging the ties the bind: Comparing the factors behind electricity market integration in the EU and ASEAN. The paper examines the forces that drive electricity grid integration in the EU and ASEAN. Although there are a number of short-term political and economic barriers to electricity market integration, there are also compelling economic, environmental and energy security benefits of establishing large-scale and dynamic electricity markets in the long-term. Download paper here.

EUC photography competition open

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The EUC photography competition Imagining the Future: Europe and Southeast Asia was launched on Europe Day and submissions will be accepted till 9 August. Information on the competition can be found here. Follow EUC on twitter and facebook for more updated relating to the competition.. good luck!

New resource package: regional organisations & conflict management

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The EU Centre has launced ‘The Role of the UN and Regional Organisations in Conflict Management’, a resource package for teachers of GCE ‘A’ Level History, General Paper, and ‘O’ Level Combined Humanities/Social Studies on topics relating to the United Nations, peacekeeping, the EU and the Aceh conflict. Download it here.

Europeanisation of Social and Employment Policies: Greece & Turkey

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The EU Centre is presenting a research seminar on Europeanisation of Social and Employment Policies in Member and Accession States: A Comparative Analysis of Greece and Turkey, by the Centre’s Associate Fellow, Dr Ozgun Sarimehmet Duman, on 22 May 2012. Click here to register.

Europe Day 2012 dialogue and competition launch (report)

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The EU Centre commemorated Europe Day on 9 May with a dialogue between Tan Qiuyi (Journalist, MediaCorp) and Philipp Aldrup, a photographer on the topic of 'Photography, memory and cultural diversity", held at the National Library Building. This event tied in with the launch of EUC's photography competition. Ambassador Marc Ungeheuer opened the event with a short speech. Please find the report here.

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