Hang Together: Why the EU needs to Confront China on Rights
New article by Sophie Richardson from Human Rights Watch on the EU’s role in confronting China on human rights ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of June 4.
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Lithuanian President meeting with Dalai Lama highlights importance of EU solidarity
Euractiv published an article by ICT’s EU Policy Director, Vincent Metten, on the importance of the meeting between Lithuanian President Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite and the Dalai Lama, held on September 11, 2013.
EU human rights strategy: one year on
The European Observer published an article by British MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament Edward McMillan-Scott on the current EU human rights strategy and its shortcomings.
Tibet self-immolations cloud EU-China summit
In this opinion piece published by Euractiv, ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten calls on the EU’s new Special Representative for Human Rights to raise Tibet with China’s prime minister on the margins of the next EU-China Summit, due to take place in Brussels on 20 September.
Should the EU lift the arms embargo on China?
The EU may consider lifting its arms embargo on China in order to improve cooperation with the country, writes ICT Brussel’s Eu Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Euractiv on 25 February 2011. However, he argues that the bloc ought to consider such a move in the context of human rights.
Will Ashton attend Nobel ceremony?
The EU needs a strategic approach to its dealings with China, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.
Choosing the direct, democratic approach
Chris Patten understates the nature of US engagement on the issue of Tibet, an engagement that the EU could learn from, write ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.
The Obama-Dalai Lama meeting should inspire European leaders
The meeting between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama should inspire European leaders not to shun the Tibetan leader, argues ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Euractiv.
Clouds over Tibet
China is reluctant to find solutions to difficult problems, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this oped published by Politico.
Europe needs a united front on Tibet
In the face of China’s consistently intense pressure, the EU needs to end its equivocation and put up a united front, writes ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.