Strengthening EU-ASEAN partnership, an urgent necessity
With its ten member states, this association, founded in 1967, now has a population of 650 million inhabitants, more than the 450 million of the
A very rapid economic growth
The
Less integration than in the
The degree of integration of
“The shock of the COVID-19 crisis remains very strong in the
The health crisis as such has been quite well managed by the
“Europe has mobilised over €800 million through the Team Europe initiative to help the
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Vaccine security, a battleground for influence in the region
The only viable exit strategy of the health crisis is a vaccine and that is the reason why vaccine security has become a new battleground for influence in the region. In August,
For our part, we chose a multilateral response: the EU is mobilising €400 million in guarantees to support the COVAX initiative for a global supply of vaccines for citizens across the world, in poor and rich countries. We have proposed during our meeting that experts from EU and
Reboot the economy
The second priority for
“Having been the number one source of Foreign direct investment (FDI) in
Having been the number one source of Foreign direct investment (FDI) in
Building up on our numerous EU-ASEAN programmes
In parallel, we will build on our numerous EU-ASEAN programmes to facilitate trade and integration to speed up economic recovery. The launching of the
But the focus of
“Around 40% of the EU's foreign trade goes through the
“The EU looks forward to the conclusion of the talks on a substantive and legally binding Code of Conduct in the
All parties should refrain from the threat or use of force and from any provocative actions. Instead, they should resolve disputes through peaceful means, such as the dispute settlement mechanisms under the
Asian security is closely linked to European security
Asian security is closely linked to European security. That's why, for example, we are working with our
The US-China economic and geopolitical rivalry is making
The significance of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP)
In this context, the planned signature of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), negotiated since 2012 with
To summarise, while others choose to undercut multilateralism,
“ASEAN will always find in the EU a trustworthy, reliable and predictable partner. We have only a clear and public agenda: to defend the rules-based international system. ”
Therefore I gave to my counterparts and to the public in the region the strong message that they will always find in the
The EU-ASEAN partnership is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
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SOURCE European External Action
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