Prof. Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director of ERIA, visited Europe from January 24 to February 2, 2014 and visited several prominent institutions there.

On January 24, 2014, Prof. Nishimura visited Swedish Permanent Delegation to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium and had a meeting with H.E. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, the President of European Union. (the left photo) Prof. Nishimura explained about ERIA's flagship projects and recent publications. Both had wide discussions on ASEAN Economic Integration in 2015 and global issues.

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-Mr. Matt Dann, Secretary General, Bruegel Institute, Brussels on January 24

-Prof. Patrick Messerlin, Chairman of European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Brussels on January 24

-H.E. Mr. Kazuo Kodama, Ambassador of Japan to the OECD, Paris on January 27

-H.E. Dr. Crawford Falconer, Head of Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), OECD, Paris on January 27

-Prof. Philippe Burrin, Director, Graduate Institute Geneva (right) and Prof. Richard Baldwin, Professor of International Economics, Co-Director, Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) (left) on January 28

-Prof. Dominique Arlettaz, Recteur, Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland on January 28

-Prof. Dr. Thomas Cottier, Professor of Law, Managing Director, World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern, Switzerland on January 29

-Prof. Robin Hoggard, Director of External Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (right) on January 30

-H.E. Dr. Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House, London