On June 24, HUFS Jean Monnet EU Centre in cooperation with the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) successfully hosted an academic symposium on the topic of “A decade of Korea-EU FTA: Looking back, looking forward”.

The symposium was very timely held, coinciding with the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Korea-EU FTA in July 1, 2021, which marks ten years since the Korea-EU FTA was provisionally applied. Professor and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Si-Hong Kim opened the symposium, followed by speeches from the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea H.E. Maria Castillo Fernandez, Chairperson of the ECCK and CEO of Schenker Korea Dirk Lukat, former ROK’s Ambassador to the EU, Vice Foreign Minister (ret) and Senior Adviser at Kim & Chang Ahn Chong-ghee, who all shared their insights on how the FTA has contributed to businesses, people, and society.

The panel discussion that followed was moderated by Christoph Heider, President of the ECCK and included distinguished experts from Korea and Europe, namely Professor Yoo-Duk Kang and Professor Bong Chul Kim from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Professor Andrew Millard from Busan University of Foreign Studies, Professor Frank Rövekamp from Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Ludwigshafen, and Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Kings College London.

Video of the Symposium:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQ2pNGMkTQ