50 years ago, in March 1962, Sir Edwin McCarthy took up his position as the first Australian Ambassador to the EU. Today the EU-Australia relationship is broader, deeper and stronger than ever. But many challenges lie ahead.

Every month this year, two or three Ambassadors and/or High Commissioners from EU Member States, together with Australian Ambassadors to Europe, will gather at the ANUCES to talk about their country and why it joined the EU, their current position and how their country interacts with Australia.

Some of the conversations will be held in Melbourne and a number of them will be recorded and broadcasted by Radio National’s “Big Ideas” program, and filmed by the Sky A-Pac Channel. For the list of conversations, please, scroll down or click here.

CES Visiting Scholar Laura Clarke has been filming the conversations series to produce a short documentary film. The documentary is out now. (The trailer to the documentary is available below).
 

Australia and the European Union in Conversation from Hickory Hill Productions on Vimeo.
 

Australia and the European Union in Conversation (trailer) from Hickory Hill Productions on Vimeo.