FRIDE - The role of the European Union in an age of globalisation

The role of the European Union in an age of globalisation

Casa de GaliciaMadrid, Spain 05/12/2007

Description

The latest event in the “FRIDE in Casa de Galicia” series of seminars, focusing on the role of the European Union in an era of globalisation, took place on Wednesday, December 5.

France’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hubert Védrine, presented his new report, requested with fortuitous timing by President Nicolás Sarkozy, examining the main challenges that France and the EU must confront in a modern, globalised world.

His reflections centre on global attitudes, politics and economics, and also on issues of foreign policy, including defence and international influence. The document also analyses the potential advantages and disadvantages of maintaining, or modifying, existing policies.

About the author
Hubert Védrine has held various posts in the French administration. In 1981, President François Mitterrand named him diplomatic adviser and in 1988 he took on the role of spokesman of the Elysée Palace, before becoming its Secretary General from 1991 to 1995. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2002, during the presidency of Jacques Chirac.