Building strategic partnerships between countries and world regions is essential to contribute to the promotion of international peace, stability and prosperity. In the face of global challenges, the establishment of trusted and comprehensive cooperation agreements between like-minded partners serves to develop innovative solutions in pursuit of common goals for the people and the planet.
EU-ASEAN: forging forward a 47-year cooperation history
The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have a 47-year history championing cooperation and multilateralism. Marking this milestone, the EU and ASEAN published the ‘ASEAN-EU Blue Book 2024-2025’, launched officially on 8 May 2024 at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta.
The Blue Book underscores the strategic partnership between ASEAN and the EU and showcases new cooperation programmes under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. The publication serves as a testament to the robust and comprehensive cooperation between ASEAN and the EU with the aim of ensuring regional peace and security, fostering sustainable connectivity, promoting free and fair trade, and advancing sustainable development across ASEAN.
The Blue Blook highlights the support of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence for the strengthening of CBRN risk mitigation in the Southeast Asia, contributing to safety and security across ten partner countries in the region.
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‘In 47 years of ASEAN-EU relations, we have proven the strength of our strategic partnership and what we can do together in the face of global challenges. This Blue Book offers a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted and deep relationship between our regions and the commitments of our two regions to join hands in the pursuit of our common goals.’
H.E. Sujiro Seam, Ambassador of the European Union to ASEAN.
‘The ASEAN-EU Blue Book continues to serve as a valuable platform in showcasing the EU’s meaningful support towards ASEAN community-building efforts, the potential of our Strategic Partnership as well as the progress and key achievements in the implementation of the ASEAN-EU Plan of Action (2023-2027). I share the significance of the Blue Book in advancing the visibility of our partnership to generate awareness among all stakeholders in our regions.’
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN
Contributing to CBRN risk mitigation in Southeast Asia
The support of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence for the strengthening of CBRN risk mitigation capacities in the Southeast Asia region is showcased on the ASEAN-EU Blue Book 2024-2025, among EU-funded projects contributing to the safety and security of partner countries in the region. Particularly, the Blue Blook highlights the following projects:
- Project 61: SEACHEM - Sound Management of Chemicals and their Associated Wastes in Southeast Asia
- Project 62: On-site Technical Support to the EU CBRN Centre of Excellence (CoE), Regional Secretariat in Manila
- Project 81: BIOSEC - Enhanced Biosecurity in South-East Asia
To know more about the EU CBRN CoE support for the strengthening of CBRN risk mitigation in the Southeast Asia region, please visit the Southeast Asia Regional Secretariat page
The ASEAN-EU Blue Book 2024-2025 underscores the strategic partnership between ASEAN and the EU and showcases new cooperation programmes under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. The publication serves as a testament to the robust and comprehensive 47-year cooperation between ASEAN and the EU with the aim of ensuring regional peace and security, fostering sustainable connectivity, promoting free and fair trade, and advancing sustainable development across ASEAN.
The Blue Blook highlights the support of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence for thestrengthening of CBRN risk mitigation in the Southeast Asia, contributing to safety and security across ten partner countries in the region.
Details
- Publication date
- 15 May 2024
- Authors
- Service for Foreign Policy Instruments | Joint Research Centre
- CBRN areas
- Bio-safety/bio-security
- Border control and monitoring
- Crisis management
- Denying support for misuse and terrorism
- First response
- Illicit trafficking
- Import/export control
- Investigation and prosecution
- Legal framework
- Post incident recovery
- Protection of material/facilities
- Public and infrastructure protection
- Public health impact mitigation
- Safeguarding information diffusion
- Safety and security
- Transit and trans-shipment control
- Waste management
- CBRN categories
- Chemical
- Biological
- Radiological
- Nuclear
- CoE Region
- SEA - Southeast Asia