A study on economic cooperation in the EU and East Asia: can Franco-German cooperation be a model for Japan and Korea?

• Park, Sang Chul ^[1]
  1. [1] Tech University of Korea, Korea
• Localización: Cuadernos europeos de Deusto, ISSN 1130-8354, Nº 70, 2024, págs. 65-97
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.18543/ced.2990
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Un estudio sobre la cooperación económica en la UE y el Este asiático: ¿puede la cooperación franco-alemana ser un modelo para Japón y Corea?
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    La integración económica ha sido una de las cuestiones más importante desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, particularmente en Europa, dada la destrucción y ruina en la que quedaron muchas naciones europeas. Tras la enorme devastación, los líderes políticos europeos comenzaron a repensar cómo restaurar Europa económica y políticamente para consolidar una paz a largo plazo en el continente. Los dos países principales, Francia y Alemania, iniciaron este proceso basándose en la reconciliación y firmando el Tratado del Elíseo, texto jurídicamente vinculante. Desafortunadamente, los países de Asia Oriental, Japón y Corea del Sur, siguieron un camino diferente, sin procesos de reconciliación más allá de una cooperación económica de facto. Como resultado, la colaboración entre ellos aún no es sólida y presenta debilidades que no permiten un diálogo sostenible. Este artículo investiga cómo y por qué el tándem franco-alemán ha desempeñado un papel fundamental en la integración de la UE. Se describen, además, cuáles son los factores de éxito de la cooperación franco-alemana. Por último, pero no menos importante, se analiza si el modelo franco-alemán puede trasladarse o no a la cooperación económica entre Japón y Corea.

    Recibido: 31 enero 2024Aceptado:  05 marzo 2024

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    The economic integration has been the most important agenda since the Second World War particularly in Europe because many European nations were heavily destroyed and ruined. After the severe destruction, European political leaders started to rethink how to restore Europe economically and politically in order to establish a long-term peace in Europe. The two major countries, France and Germany, initiated this based on reconciliation processes and signed on the Elysee Treaty that is legally binding and known as the de jour approach. Unfortunately, East Asian countries, Japan and South Korea took a different path, without reconciliation processes, based on the de facto approach only for economic cooperation. As a result, it is not solid yet, but contains fragile risks for the two countries to cooperate in a sustainable way. This paper investigates how and why Franco-German tandem has played core roles in the EU integration. Furthermore, it argues what are successful factors for Franco-German cooperation. Last, but not least, it analyzes whether the Franco-German model can be adapted for the Japan-Korea economic cooperation or not.

    Received: 31 January 2024Accepted:  05 March 2024

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