On May 30th, 2016, dean of Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po and a former Prime Minister of Italy, Enrico Letta gave a lecture to SNU students on the timely topic of “Future of EU Integration between Brexit and Grexit.” Following Prof. Taeho Bark’s introductory remarks, Professor Letta began the lecture by introducing the paths of European integration in various aspects as political, social, and economic development. He mentioned that big values are shared by the European integration and the Asian community which calls for more active cooperation between Europe and Asia. Along with this message, Professor Letta also shed a light on many challenges faced by Europe as one can infer from the Brexit debate and upcoming referendum. After sharing his thoughts on the future of European integration, he concluded with a strong message: trust formation through multilateralism and abandonment of nationalism is most important in order to sole the roots of these issues and global challenges faced by today’s world.
