EU-ASEAN Business Council
EU-ABC
The mission of the EU-ABC is to: Advocate for European business interests in the ASEAN region; Push for the reduction and eventual elimination of barriers to trade (both tariffs and NTBs); Facilitate trade and investment between Europe and ASEAN; Collaborate and interact with the ASEAN Secretariat and other related bodies; Contribute to and promote pan-ASEAN economic integration; Support the establishment of an EU-ASEAN free trade agreement, and FTAs between the EU and ASEAN Member States in the meantime; and, Work to support other areas of key policy interest to advance EU-ASEAN relations including, but not limited to, sustainable development, energy transition and the greening of supply chains, digital economy, harmonisation of standards etc.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Kevin Keary (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
2 May 2023 · EU-ASEAN Relations
Meeting with Kevin Keary (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
16 Nov 2022 · EU-ASEAN business summit
Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
14 Dec 2021 · • EU-ASEAN Business Council presenting their activities and its role in the ASEAN region. • Exchange of views on implementation of EU Indo-Pacific strategy and industrial policy, including on strategic value chains.
Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)
12 Dec 2019 · EU-ASEAN cooperation
Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner) and
12 Dec 2019 · Trade Issues
Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore
23 Oct 2019 · EU-Singapore relations
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
18 Oct 2018 · EU-ASEAN trade relations
Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
18 Oct 2018 · Trade and economic relations with ASEAN
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
2 Oct 2017 · state of play of bilateral FTAs and Region-to-Region FTA between the EU and ASEAN
Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
2 Oct 2017 · Exchange on EU-ASEAN economic and trade relations, including ongoing FTA negotiations
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
10 Mar 2017 · EU-ASEAN Business Summit
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
10 Mar 2017 · EU-ASEAN region-to-region FTA
Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
14 Nov 2016 · meeting with Mr Kanak, the Chairman of EU-ASEAN Business Council
Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)
14 Nov 2016 · EU-ASEAN trade and investment links
Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
14 Nov 2016 · EU-ASEAN Trade relations
Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
14 Nov 2016 · to explain to you their work in promoting the trade and investment interests of European business in the region
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner) and
3 Mar 2016 · EU-ASEAN relations
Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
14 Sept 2015 · 1) Debrief from Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur in August; 2) Possible ways to cooperate in future; 3) Pol. outlook for ASEAN-region.
Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
14 Sept 2015 · Discuss ongoing events
Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and
14 Sept 2015 · Trade and investment opportunities