[Guest Editors’ Remarks] Special Theme 2: Asian and European Economic Integration at a Crossroads

+Corresponding Author: Camélia Turcu University of Orléans LEO. Rue de Blois, 45067 Orléans Cedex 2, France. E-mail: camelia.turcu@univ-orleans.fr Acknowledgments: We wish to thank Professor Seongeun Kim, Editor of the Journal of Economic Integration, for giving us the opportunity to publish this special issue. Many thanks also to Yunhoe Kim, Managing Editor of the journal, for her excellent support. Our special thanks to the journal referees, the discussants, and the participants at the INFER Annual Conference 2019, for their insightful comments and suggestions. We are also grateful to our three keynote speakers and to all the colleagues and INFER board members who contributed to the excellent organization of the INFER Annual Conference 2019.