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More on backpage 29.11.2017 wed th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO PreSIdent oF the InStItute oF euroPeAn StudIeS oF MACAu ‘If Macau turns only to mainland China, it will lose many opportunities’ Renato Marques its people and economy a much [more] sustainable future.” HE need for Macau to conti- According to the expert on Ma- nue to relate to and negotiate cau-EU relations, long ago (in T MARQUES RENATO directly with the outside world is a 1993) Macau was granted a status question of stability and sustaina- that allows the region to establish, bility for the future of the region, by its own initiative, relations with according to the president of the foreign countries and internatio- Institute of European Studies of nal organizations. Macau. José Sales Marques was These relations, that he clearly speaking during a conference tit- stated to be “external relations” led “60 Years after the Treaties of and not “foreigner relations,” are Rome: What is the Future for the clearly written in the Macau Basic European Union?” taking place at Law, he said. They state Macau the University of Macau. The event is allowed to give itself a leading broadly addressed the different role to represent China in the es- aspects of relations between China tablishment of relations and com- and the European Union (EU). munication channels to the Por- Speaking at a session titled “Ma- tuguese-speaking countries under cau-EU Relations for a New Era,” Forum Macau. Sales Marques said, “According to Sales Marques fears that the cur- Macau history, Macau was always rent developments and priorities more prosperous when it had one established by the Central Gover- hand into mainland China and nment that attribute several roles another in the outside world,” to the region might lead people in adding, “If Macau turns only to the wrong path due to policies and José Sales Marques mainland China it will lose many measures being extremely focu- opportunities to engage itself in sed on mainland China which will a much wider context and give have consequent effects between the relations with others, in parti- mic relations and Trade” and the center – means [one] center for cular the European Union. “Legal system,” taking note of the tourism and leisure, that’s what AN INDEX TO ACCOUNT DEGREE OF Regarding the relations between historical background and roots of we have now; one platform – is the Macau and the EU, Sales Marques Macau’s legal system being based platform between China and Por- ‘MAINLANDERIZATION’ also mentioned that Macau is pro- on the Portuguese and European tuguese-speaking countries; and bably, “the only region of the world models. one base – and that’s the base for JAVIER WRANA, a scholar EU and the “non-conceptual idea” that has a dramatically unbalan- Questioned on the current im- cultural dialogue between Macau, from the University Rey Juan of “mainlanderization” of the SAR ced commercial trade balance in portance of the EU for Macau and China and other cultures so [the] Carlos in Spain, had the idea to that could jeopardize the role of which the European Union has a possible consequences related to EU is not a priority for Macau and create an index that could account Hong Kong as a “Global City.” significant surplus due to the large the Brexit, Sales Marques said, I think we need to come to this for the degree of “mainlanderi- After the presentations, Wrana quantity of imports from the EU, “Frankly speaking, I don’t think conclusion very clearly and those zation” in Macau. The idea came launched the challenge, saying by the region, namely of luxury Macau will gain too much from who live here would understand as a reply to a talk by Kenneth that he was available “to create an Chan, a speaker from Hong Kong index to study precisely the evo- goods,” a fact that results directly Brexit; Hong Kong is too impor- what I’m saying.” Baptist University. During his talk, lution of what can be considered from its economic development. tant [on what matters to the re- Also addressing topics on the re- Wrana proposed an index to sta- ‘mainlanderization’ on both the Regarding the latest develop- lations with UK], this is the first lations of China and the EU were tistically quantify the “Evolution Macau and Hong Kong regions,” ments in these relations, Sales reason,” he said. “The other reason Francis Snyder and Ni Lili, from of relative weight in global terms and subsequently launched such Marques says that currently there is regarding the priorities settled Peking University and Shenzhen of the EU versus China,” while a challenge to both the University are only two areas in which coo- for Macau that are very clear and Graduate School, Javier Wrana, Chan addressed the relations of of Macau and Hong Kong Baptist peration and exchange between written down on the Greater Bay from the University Rey Juan Carlos the neighboring region with the University. Macau and the EU are happening, area,” concluding, “there are three in Spain and Kenneth Chan, from specifically in the fields of “Econo- points [to focus on]: first – one Hong Kong Baptist University. Conference closes the EU Academic Program at UM RGANIZED by the of Law of the UM, was continuation of studies world,” Castro said, ad- To address topics on the OEuropean Union the last big event of the about the EU, the Asso- ding, “the EU is a leader EU is particularly impor- Academic Program - EUAP-M program. ciate Professor from the in some fields, such as tant in Macau, Castro said, Macao (EUAP-M) of The program that now Faculty of Law and one climate change [approa- “due to the roots of the law the University of Macau closes was introduced of the main organizers of ches] and in other aspec- and in terms of its values MARQUES RENATO (UM), the conference with the hope of contri- the event, Paulo Canelas ts an important strategic and juridical culture.” “60 Years after the Trea- buting to a better know- de Castro, told the Times. partner of the world that In terms of outcomes, ties of Rome: What is the ledge of the EU in the “These [events] are im- [is] dominated by the Castro noted that the pro- Future for the European context of Macau and of portant as the EU is one global agenda [of coun- gram will work as a “tonic Union?”, held for the last China and aiming to be of the main actors of tries like] the US, Russia for future relations; that’s two days at the Faculty a spring-board for the the currently globalized and China.” our hope and our goal.” Paulo Canelas de Castro www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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