ordinære møder

Meeting 23 April 2026, from 9.30 to 11.00, SPINELLI 5G3

Exchange of views on:

- RoK's AI Basic Act and perspectives of cooperation with the EU in this area with

  • Professor Yoon Hye-sun, Graduate School of Law, Hanyang University of Law
  • Mr Ibán García del Blanco, Former Member of the European Parliament (former EP rapporteur on the Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics, and related technologies, and former AI Act EP negotiator)
  • Mr Juha Heikkilä, Adviser for International Aspects of AI in DG CNECT

and on:

- EU-South Korea Green Partnership: implementation and challenges on climate and environmental protection, clean and just energy transition, sustainable finance, and disinformation, with

  • Ms Caroline Edery, Head of Unit for Diplomacy, Directorate for International Affairs and Climate Finance, DG CLIMA

Meeting 5 February 2026, from 9.00 to 10.30, SPAAK 6B54

Exchange of views on South Korea's foreign policy in the East Asian context and perspectives of cooperation with the EU with:

• HE María CASTILLO FERNÁNDEZ, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, European External Action Service (EEAS)

• Professor Jae-Seung LEE, Director of Ilmin International Relations Institute and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence, Korea University

Exchange of views on democratic resilience in South Korea with:

• Professor Jongryn MO, Professor of International Political Economy, Yonsei University

Meeting (in camera) 20 November 2025, from 9.00 to 10.00, SPAAK 6B54

- Exchange of views on the trade and economic relations between EU and South Korea with Mr Marco CHIRULLO, Acting Head of Unit B1 - Far East Asia DG Trade - European Commission

- Exchange of views on the latest developments in the EU-ROK relations with H.E. Ugo ASTUTO, European Union's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

Meeting 2 October 2025, in camera, 12.00-13.00, SPAAK 6B54

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Exchange on Views with RoK Minister of Unification, Mr Chung Dongyoung on 2 October 2025, in room SPAAK 6B54 from 12.00-13.00. In camera meeting.

DKOR ordinary meeting, 27 March 2025, 9.30-11.00, SPAAK 6B54

Exchange of views on the new world order imposed by the US administration and its implications for EU-Korean Peninsula relations with:

· Prof. Jae-Seung LEE, Director of Ilmin International Relations Institute and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence, Korea University

· Ms Lin GOETHALS, Director of the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)

DKOR ordinary meeting, Thursday 6 March 2025, 9.30-11.00, Spinelli 3E3

Exchange of views on EU-ROK cooperation in the areas of cybersecurity and disinformation with:
  • Mr Filip GRZEGORZEWSKI, Head of Division for Information Integrity and Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, EEAS
  • Ms Manon LE BLANC, Coordinator for Cyber Issues and Deputy Head of the Hybrid Threats and Cyber Division, EEAS
  • Dr. So Jeong KIM, senior research fellow of Hybrid Threat Research Center, INSS and adjunct research fellow of CSIS
  • Ms Elena DE LA CALLE VIAN, Cybersecurity Policy Officer, National Security Department, Cabinet of the Presidency of the Government of Spain, Representative in the Management Board of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
  • Ms Raluca CSERNATONI, Researcher Fellow, Carnegie Europe and VUB
  • Mr Matej ŠIMALČÍK, Executive Director, Central European Institute of Asian Studies

Meeting (in camera),Thursday 6 February 2025, 9.30-10.30, Spinelli 1G1

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Exchange of views with a Delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea composed by:

Ms HAN Jeoung Ae (Head)- Member of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee

Mr KWON Chil Seung- Member of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee

Mr YOO Sang-bum- Vice-Chair person, Legislation and Judiciary Committee

Ms KIM Mi Ae- Vice Chairperson, Health & Welfare Committee

Mr PARK Sang Hyuk- Member of the National Policy Committee

DKOR ordinary meeting, 3 July 2025, 10.00-11.30, SPINELLI 5E2

***In camera***

4. Exchange of views with H.E. María CASTILLO FERNÁNDEZ, Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea

5. Exchange of views with H.E. Jeonghyun RYU, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Belgium, European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

***End of in camera***

6. Exchange of views following the 3 June elections in RoK and the implications for the relations with the EU with:

· Prof. Jae-Seung LEE, Director of Ilmin International Relations Institute and Director of the Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence, Korea University

· Ms Lin GOETHALS, Director of the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS)


DKOR ordinary meeting (in camera), Thursday 16 January 2024, 9.30-10.30, Spinelli 3G2

Exchange of views on the latest developments in the Republic of Korea and the implications for the relations with the EU with:
• HE Maria CASTILLO FERNÁNDEZ, Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea
• Mr. Thomas FRELLESEN, Head of Division for Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific, EEAS

DKOR meeting: 5 December 2024, 9.30-10.45, SPINELLI 1E2, Brussels

Exchange of views on the relations between the EU and the Republic of Korea in the context of the Russia-DPRK Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

• Mr Prof. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Head of Department & Professor of International Relations, Department of European & International Studies, King's College London

• Ms Lin Goethals, Director at the European Institute for Asian Studies