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1 LAST UPDATE: 1 Oct 2013 EU-ASEAN ACTION TRACKER based on Bandar Seri Begawan Plan of Action to Strengthen the ASEAN EU Enhanced Partnership ( ) Plan of Action Recent / ongoing activities Planned activities and objectives 1. Political and Security Cooperation Continue to hold biennial ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meetings (AEMM) and the annual ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the EU (PMC)+1, supported by regular meetings of the ASEAN-EU Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) ; - EU-ASEAN Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) on 17 January 2013 in Jakarta - EU-ASEAN SOM on May 2013 in Hanoi - HRVP participation in ARF Ministerial Meeting, July 2013 and Post-Ministerial Conference - EU will host next EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in March Next Joint Cooperation Council anticipated January Encourage substantial EU contribution in the areas of maritime security; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; peacekeeping operations; military medicine; counter terrorism - Preparations underway (with Indonesia) for track-1,5 EU-ASEAN workshop on Maritime Cooperation aimed at sharing EU lessons learnt in joint management of natural resources as well as other issues related to the maritime cooperation - EU and ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Workshop to be held in Jakarta in November Start implementing IfS project on reinforcing ASEAN crisis response capacities - EU and ASEAN agreed at Brunei Ministerial to i) strengthen ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA); ii) strengthen capacities of national emergency response centres; iii) promote experience-sharing in civilian-military cooperation in emergency response. - Instrument for Stability (IfS) project ( 3 Million) ongoing to strengthen the capacity of AHA and of - Continuation of ECHO activities with ASEAN in emergency response - Next meeting of EU-ASEAN SOM on Trans-national Crime (SOMTC) in June to discuss possible EU-ASEAN Work Plan on Trans-national Crime, including counter-terrorism, and Arms Smuggling - High-level conference on Managing Complex

2 some national centres ; ECHO activities International crises, 3-4 December, Brussels. - Director of the AHA Centre and a Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN attended the inaugural meeting of the EU Crisis Platform organised on May 2013 in Brussels. Mission planning conference on crisis response. - Next EU-ASEAN SOM on Trans-national Crime (SOMTC) should notably aim to discuss a EU-ASEAN Work Plan on Trans-national Crime, including counterterrorism, and initiative on Arms Smuggling - dates tbc Enhance the role of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), with ASEAN as the primary driving force, in promoting peace and stability, as well as dialogue and cooperation, in the Asia-Pacific region - EU became a party to ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in HR attended ARF Ministerial on 2 July in Brunei - Underline commitment of the EU, as party to ASEAN TAC, to be an active and constructive player in the new Asian regional architecture, in particular ARF - EU co-chairing ISG on Confidence-Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy and Defence Officials Dialogue with Myanmar in Co-sponsor ARF events during next inter-sessional year - EU Member States to confirm their interest and submit concept papers to EEAS for discussion in COASI - EU to host Conference/ Roundtable discussion on Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in 2014 (in the sidelines of 2014 ARF SOM) 2

3 - Reiterate EU interest in joining East Asia Summit Further support cooperation & enhancement of ASEAN capacity on mediation, reconciliation, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding through workshops, seminars, exchanges of best practices and other capacity building initiatives as well as explore cooperation with the ASEAN institute of peace and reconciliation in accordance with its ToR - Examine funding possibilities under the Instrument for Stability or other instruments (FPI & DEVCO). - Violent extremism, organised crime and trafficking could for example be the subject of a workshop Promote the exchange of experience in maritime-related issues and sharing knowledge and expertise in the sustainable joint management of marine resources - Preparations underway (with Indonesia) for track-1,5 workshop on maritime cooperation (sharing of lessons learnt, including on joint management of natural resources). This may provide inspiration and help promote a more united approach to these issues within ASEAN against the backdrop of negotiations on a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea - EU and ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Workshop to be held in Jakarta in November 2013 (cf.1.2.2) Strengthen cooperation on maritime security, such as in combating sea piracy, armed robbery against ships, hijacking and arms smuggling, in accordance with relevant universally agreed principles of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) Convene ASEAN Senior Officials Meetings on Transnational Crime (SOMTC)-EU Consultations in the margins of ASEAN SOMTC to promote dialogue and cooperation on ways to tackle transnational - See EU-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Workshop to be held in November in Jakarta. Determine next steps in view of outcome of the seminar. - ASEAN had proposed to hold next EU-ASEAN SOM on Trans-national Crime (SOMTC) in June 2013 in Vietnam, which would notably aim to discuss a EU- ASEAN Work Plan on Trans-national Crime, including 3 - Hold EU-ASEAN Trans-national Crime (SOMTC) at a date to be determined. EU to provide ideas for draft work plan.

4 crime in accordance with the respective domestic laws and policies on transnational crimes counter-terrorism, and initiative on Arms Smuggling. Cambodia had finalised a separate concept paper on cooperation with the EU in the Management of Trade in Small Arms (ASEAN wishes the EU to be its first dialogue partner to support and facilitate a SOMTC meeting on smuggling of small weapons) Promote cooperation to address unintended consequences of enhanced connectivity particularly in countering trafficking in persons, and peoplesmuggling in ASEAN and the EU in accordance with the respective domestic laws and policies on trafficking in persons and people smuggling and support the implementation of the ASEAN Leaders Joint Statement in Enhancing Cooperation against Trafficking in Persons in Southeast Asia through measures such as information sharing and the use of technologies relevant to border management and document security - EU-ASEAN SOMTC will include consultations on the fight against trafficking in human beings - Regional Conference Migration and Development: Taking Stock of the Situation in Southeast Asian Countries took place in Manila on December 2012 within the framework of the MIEUX Project "Advancing Regional Cooperation on International Migration among Southeast Asian Countries. - New EU cooperation project ( 3.4 Million) on Migration and Border Management with ASEAN decided 1 August Strengthen EU-ASEAN dialogue on migration. - Consider visa facilitation for ASEAN diplomats. - EU's experience in Common Visa Policy and Shengen System to be part of the ACCC visit to Brussels (Feb 2014) - Start of the implementation of the new Migration and border Management project including visa simplification; stakeholder s workshop in second quarter 2014; Cooperate in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, through existing applicable disarmament and non-proliferation treaties, conventions and instruments such as the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in accordance with the respective domestic laws and policies on the - On the back of bilateral consultations launched with Indonesia and Vietnam, start building support within ASEAN on prospect of gradual EU engagement with ASEAN Defence Minsters + 8 process. As a start, get invitation to attend a working group meeting of ADMM+8 as "special guest of the chair"? - EU HRVP Ashton participated in Shangri La Dialogue 4

5 matter on Security in Asia (June) Cooperate in combating illegal transfer and excessive accumulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in accordance with the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all Its Aspects and the respective domestic laws and policies on the matter Promote cooperation in mitigating risks associated with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials, and facilitate transfer of technology, exchange of expertise and physical or legal requirements, best practices and capacity building through the CBRN Centre of Excellence in Southeast Asia in accordance with the respective domestic laws and policies on the matter Support the work of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), as the overarching body for the promotion and protection of human rights in ASEAN through regional dialogues, seminars, awareness raising activities, exchange of best practices and other capacity building initiatives aimed at enhancing the promotion and protection of human rights through technical cooperation programmes as well as giving support to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) - Cambodia has taken the lead, on behalf of ASEAN, in working out proposals to launch new EU-ASEAN cooperation against SALW smuggling - EU-sponsored "CBRN Centre of Excellence in South- East Asia" was inaugurated in March 2013 in Manila, which will aim to foster sharing of experience on CBRN risk mitigation - EU stepping up engagement with ASEAN human rights bodies, building upon the recently-adopted ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and the balanced and well-received EU reaction to it. - Members of the ASEAN Commission on the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) visited Brussels on February EUSR for Human Rights Lambrinidis met the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), 6-10 May 2013 in Jakarta. 5 - EU and ASEAN to agree steps for future cooperation against SALW smuggling, on the basis of Cambodian proposal - Raise CBRN cooperation and identify ASEAN's areas of joint interest to be covered by CBRN meetings in the context of EU-ASEAN SOMTC meetings as well as of other ASEAN sectoral bodies covering this area. - Identify joint topics for practical cooperation with ASEAN Human Rights bodies (AICHR, ACWC), notably building on ACWC visit to Brussels and visit of EUSR Lambrinidis to AICHR - Organise second visit of Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) to Brussels, Organise a meeting to facilitate exchange of best practices on HR among relevant regional organisations (EUSR HR' proposal).

6 - Additional funding ( 3.3 Million) under the READI programme decided on 31 July 2013 with priority for Human Rights cooperation Continue to support the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Blueprint 2. Economic Cooperation Continue to convene regular consultations between ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the EU Trade Commissioner, and regular meetings of the ASEAN-EU Senior Economic Officials (SEOM-EU) - 12 th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht Consultations took place in Hanoi, back to back with the 3 rd ASEAN-EU Business Summit (8-9 March 2013). On this occasion, a new ASEAN-EU Trade and Investment Work Programme for was agreed, which includes a number of region-to-region activities aimed at enhancing the trade and investment relations. This includes efforts to re-launch a number of sectoral dialogues (on issues such as trade facilitation, customs, standards, investment, services, and new trade issues such as green technologies and sustainable green etc.). - In 2013, bilateral FTA negotiations will continue with Vietnam and Malaysia and start with Thailand Encourage public-private sector dialogue and business-to-business engagement, with the aim of effectively representing both ASEAN and EU business interests through high-level meetings between business representatives and senior officials in ASEAN and the EU. Encourage the Cf Conference to be organised in Singapore under the FTA project with the participation of ASEAN trade officials, business representatives (EU&ASEAN), with the support of the AEBC (October 2013); - Support the organisation of ASEAN-EU Cconomic Dialogue 6

7 implementation of the ASEAN-EU Business Summit recommendations including through supporting the ASEAN-EU Business Council (AEBC); Conference organised by FR&DE in Jakarta (October 14-15) with the support of ARISE Implement the ASEAN Regional Integration Support Programme by the EU (ARISE) as a key instrument for supporting ASEAN integration with its specific focus on strengthening the overall process of ASEAN economic integration and assisting progress towards achieving the free flow of goods within ASEAN through enhanced trade facilitation measures and progress towards removing non-trade barriers, as well as strengthening the capacity of the ASEAN Secretariat to support AEC implementation and integration - Implementation of ARISE programme ( 15 Million) started end of Technical assistance team has started to work on standards, transit, ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) etc. ARISE has a specific component ( 3 Million) to provide institutional support to the ASEAN Secretariat. Assessment whether part of the EU Customs Transit System could be transferred to ASEAN to develop faster the ASEAN System (Close cooperation with TAXUD and ARISE) Continue dialogue and cooperation in the agreed sectors under the Regional EC-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (READI disaster management, science and technology, information society and energy). Expand READI as a key instrument for reinvigorating ASEAN-EU Relations by focusing on a modern policy agenda on issues of mutual interest, such as climate change, employment and social affairs, civil aviation including support of ASEAN integration Support the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) including technical assistance on all aspects of connectivity, - READI dialogue activities have been widened to include Human Rights (1.3.1), education and climate change. - READI financed the visit of 7 ASEAN delegates to Brussels in occasion of the European Civil Protection Forum in Brussels on the 15 and 16 May EU supporting ASEAN connectivity through: i) ASEAN Air Transport Integration project; ii) Border Management project; iii) institutional capacity- 7 - Organise 5 day visit of the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Connectivity (ACCC) to visit EU institutions in Brussels. (February tbc)

8 particularly in the areas of infrastructure, transport, customs and communication technology aspects of connectivity, and institutional connectivity building; iv) mutual recognition of technical standards; v) customs transit systems; vii) EU cooperation in Science and Technology, which encourages ASEAN research institutions to team up etc.). - Explore possibility for EIB to invest further in ASEAN Connectivity (e.g. Trust Fund, which may finance feasibility studies for private investment in connectivity projects) - New EU Support to Higher Education in ASEAN (EU- SHARE) programme ( 10 Million) will help to promote people-to-people connectivity decided on 31 July Start implementation of EU Support to Higher Education in ASEAN (EU-SHARE) programme by launching Call for Proposals. - The East Asia Summit (EAS) in November 2012 added Connectivity as a new area for cooperation. A key opportunity for the EU to demonstrate its. - See Cooperation in civil aviation (2.4.1) and higher education (3.1.1) En dialogue and cooperation between ASEAN and EU through the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) on issues relating to regional connectivity - cf Encourage European Investment Bank (EIB) to invest in ASEAN Member States - Explore potential for EIB to invest further in ASEAN Connectivity Intensify interaction between ASEAN and EU on ICT, notably on the implementation of the priority projects of the ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2015 and supporting ASEAN in working towards the - EU workshop with ASEAN Telecom Regulators Committee on 8 April in Hai Phong on spectrum for digital TV and digital dividend spectrum. 8 - First deliverables on an improved ASEAN coordination on spectrum management - Exchange of experience on EU regulatory / policy

9 development of transparent, coherent and harmonized ICT regulatory frameworks, in particular on spectrum management and broadband development, as well as sharing information and expertise on efforts at reducing regional roaming charges - Study Tour to Brussels and Germany of ASEAN senior officials in charge of radio spectrum policy (17-21 June) - EU workshop with ASEAN Telecom Regulators Committee on 8 April in Hanoi. approach on ASEAN priorities for the implementation of the ASEAN ICT Masterplan. - Workshop on internet governance related issues on 4 July in Bangkok - Workshop on broadband based content and services on 19 August in Manado, Indonesia Continue to support, including through technical assistance, the gathering and availability of reliable statistical data at regional level, in order for ASEAN to be able to assess its current evolution as an integrated economic region and support further integration measures - The EU-ASEAN Statistical Capacity Building Programme (EASCAB) contributes to these objectives. - Invitation to participate in the Eurostat-EFTA-UNECE seminar on statistical global assessments and light peer reviews in Ukraine, on June 2013 was extended to ASEAN. However, they did not participate. - Discussions with Central Statistical Organization of Myanmar to organize a capacity building workshop in the second half of 2013 on Eurostat s handbook Essential SNA: building the basics. - A follow-up programme to EASCAB Institutional Capacity Building for ASEAN Monitoring and Statistics called COMPASS, with a budget of 7.5 million, will start most probably early Open invitation to ASEAN to participate in a one-week study visit at Eurostat in November 2013, open to any interested developing country (on a first come first served basis). The objective of the visit is to share experience of Eurostat and European Statistical System. (Comment: this has been done with previous support EASCAB and can be done again with COMPASS, building on previous achievements). No interest to participate from ASEAN as yet. 9

10 Reaffirm the ultimate goal of a regional ASEAN-EU FTA. The ASEAN-EU FTA will build on the bilateral agreements with the individual ASEAN Member States and will take into account their different levels of development and capacity to carry out comprehensive trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation. Implement the EU programme on Enhancing ASEAN FTA Negotiating Capacity as a key initiative to pursue the above objective - Bilateral EU FTA negotiations were concluded with Singapore in December Negotiations are underway with Vietnam and Malaysia and starting with Thailand. - The EU programme on Enhancing ASEAN FTA Negotiating Capacity (ending mid 2013) contributes to build capacity of ASEAN Member States. - Identify topics of interest and potential interested countries to be invited in the statistical seminar that Eurostat will organise in Asia in the period Sustainable and inclusive economic integration and trade is expected to be one for the priority areas for EU cooperation with ASEAN under the cycle Implement the ASEAN-EU Trade and Investment Work Programme endorsed by Economic Ministers in May This includes: (1) high level policy dialogue both at Ministerial and Senior officials' level, (2) enhancing business dialogue, (3) ensuring sectoral dialogues on trade related issues between ASEAN-EU officials and (4) ensuring optimum benefits from EU-funded trade related projects for ASEAN countries - A new ASEAN-EU Trade and Investment Work Programme for was agreed at the AEM-EU Consultations in Hanoi on 8 March 2013, which includes a number of region-to-region activities aimed at enhancing the trade and investment relations. This includes efforts to re-launch a number of sectoral dialogues (on issues such as trade facilitation, customs, standards, investment, services, and new trade issues such as green technologies and sustainable green etc.) Promote understanding of each other s legislation and regulations on trade and investment, including anti-dumping, subsidies, tariff and nontariff measures, such as sanitary and phytosanitary - ARISE programme contributes to such an understanding. + SANCO Programme 10

11 (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT) Continue technical assistance to ASEAN in the area of intellectual property rights, as a means to contribute to enhancing the ASEAN intellectual property system Continue technical assistance to ASEAN in the areas of standards, quality and conformity assessment to reduce technical barriers to trade - ECAP III project has been launched in 2012, which aims to support the ASEAN Intellectual Property System (including seminars on Geographical Indications). This will involve the Office of the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (OHIM). - The ARISE project contributes to these objectives Continue cooperation in the development of an ASEAN Customs Transit System, which will improve customs clearance and transit in ASEAN, through technical assistance and by strengthening the capacity of the Customs Administrations and the ASEAN Secretariat See Enhance cooperation in the SPS field which would cover issues of mutual interests such as food safety, animal (including fishery) and plant health with the aim of enhancing the international competitiveness of the ASEAN Member States in these sectors, as well as strengthening the food safety, animal and plant health standards in the region and regional integration. As a consequence, this cooperation would contribute, in addition, to enhancing both Parties market access (ASEAN See

12 exports to the EU and EU exports to ASEAN countries) following the respect of the importing Party s SPS measures and SPS import requirements Strengthen ASEAN-EU cooperation on civil aviation with the aim of promoting air travel between the two regions and cooperation for safety, and security - The ( 5 Million) ASEAN Air Transport Integration Project (AATIP) contributes to promoting a safe, secure and sustainable ASEAN single aviation market. Implementation involving the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) started end of The EU and ASEAN prepare the EU-ASEAN Aviation Summit. - The EU-ASEAN Aviation Summit is jointly organised by the European Commission (DG MOVE) and the ASEAN as represented by the ASEAN Air Transport Working Group and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Summit is hosted by the Government of Singapore on February Vice- President Kallas will attend Explore cooperation, inter alia human resources development and capacity building, in innovative applications in the use of satellite navigation systems and related applications (EU), including Galileo - Explore potential for cooperation with Galileo Promote the development of alternative energy, and also nuclear energy particularly nuclear energy safety - EU cooperation underway with some countries of ASEAN (e.g. Vietnam) on nuclear safety (under Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation INSC). + Support from READI on energy Continue to implement the ASEAN-EC Energy Work Plan adopted in 2009 in Chiang Mai, Thailand by focusing, in particular, on Energy efficiency and conservation, Renewable Energy, and Regional 12 - One of the focal areas for EU ASEAN cooperation envisaged for is climate change including mitigation aspects supported by renewable energy and energy efficiency and disaster management.

13 Energy Policy and Planning as well as explore additional areas of cooperation in the field of energy security and poverty eradication Develop information exchange and cooperation in the area of tourism between ASEAN and EU, including undertaking joint promotion, marketing and holding conferences and workshops on tourism - European Commission (DG ENTR) currently exploring whether some aspects of its cooperation in tourism with Latin America could not be replicated with ASEAN. - Upcoming visit of Commission Vice-President Tajani to Myanmar and Vietnam in November should help to advance cooperation in tourism Continue to promote mobility of students and academics between ASEAN and EU higher education institutions 3. Socio-Cultural Cooperation - Erasmus Mundus and Marie Curie Actions are providing opportunities for cooperation between higher educational institutions in ASEAN and the EU, including notably mobility of students, researchers and academic staff - EU MS award scholarships to students and scholars in ASEAN. The number is a multiple of EU scholarships - Erasmus for All and Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions will continue to support EU-ASEAN cooperation between higher education institutions in , notably through providing opportunities for mobility. - EU Support to Higher Education in ASEAN (EU-SHARE) programme ( 10 Million) will support regional cooperation on quality assurance, qualification frameworks, credit transfer and student mobility. - Consider an "EU-ASEAN Year of Youth" in 2015 or later. Identify the potential country coverage and contents of such an initiative, on the basis of previous in-house experience (China) and with support from DG EAC of the Commission Support the initiatives of the ASEAN University See the ASEAN university Network is an 13

14 Network and promote mutual recognition and student mobility in ASEAN important stakeholder of the EU-SHARE programme( 10 million) (see 3.1.1) Explore new cooperation in promoting ASEAN awareness to its citizens - Given similar experiences with China and India, explore potential added value of regular civil society consultations/giving "people-to-people" dimension to relationship. Some potential support from EU Economic and Social Committee Enhance cooperation on the Asia Highly Pathogenic and Emerging Diseases Programme (HPED) and reflect on future cooperation for preventing and mitigating risks at the interface between animals/humans and ecosystems - An EU programme on highly pathogenic diseases is under implementation, covering ASEAN and other Asian countries Enhance cooperation on promoting gender equality and socio-economic women empowerment and to promote women s participation in all fields and at all levels - Members of the ASEAN Commission on the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) visited Brussels on February. Following up on this visit, ACWC members will a list of priority projects, drawing from their work plan, for which they would welcome EU support (funding, sharing of expertise). READI facility can provide funding Enhance cooperation on the implementation of the Work Programme for the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) and strengthening of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), through - EEAS and ECHO eager to enhance cooperation with ASEAN (ASEC and ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance AHA) in crisis response. - Study visit, financed under READI, to Brussels on June 2012 to Brussels and Rome involving 14 - Disaster management is one of the priorities envisaged for cooperation with ASEAN. This will contribute to achieving the objectives of AADMER. - Draw lessons learned from the exercise, with a view to continue organizing such exercises on a regular basis.

15 activities such as development of a monitoring and evaluation system for AADMER and the Work Programme, comparative studies on ASEAN s and EU s disaster management set-up, knowledge sharing and institutional strengthening, joint exercises, and networking among the two regional disaster management mechanisms ASEAN Secretariat, AHA Center and ACDM Member. Outcome was a roadmap for longer-term partnership and collaboration between ASEAN and EU, i.e. ASEAN-EU Partnership Roadmap for Institutional Strengthening of Disaster Management And Emergency Response ( ). - DG ECHO, together with READI, organised the visit of 2 ASEAN delegates to the European Civil Protection Forum May Climate change and disaster management will be among the focal areas envisaged for ASEAN-EU cooperation IfS project ( 3 Million) is strengthening the capacity of AHA and of some national centres. - Continue supporting coordinated EU-ASEAN response to disasters through participation in joint exercises, such as the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise 2013 (ARF DiREx 2013). The exercise was co-hosted by Thailand and Republic of Korea and it is aimed at advancing coordination in response to disasters. It is a follow-up of two ARF Disaster Relief exercises held in 2009 and 2011, respectively. - DG ECHO is financing the participation of teams from three EU Civil Protection Mechanism Participating States (AT, BE and LU) in the international exercise DiREx 2013, which took place in Thailand on 6-11 May

16 Continue dialogue between Committee of Science and Technology (COST) and the EU to promote cooperation in research and technology and innovation under the Framework Programme 7 (FP7) and its successor programme HORIZON Strengthen ASEAN-EU dialogue in the field of R&D including in applied S&T, as well as to reinforce the policy dialogue - EU-ASEAN Year of Science in 2012, with broad range of awareness-raising activities. - Study Visit of National ASEAN Committee on S&T (COST) Chairmen to Brussels (YoSTI) - More than 212 ASEAN research organisations link up with EU organisations under Research Framework Programme 7 ( ). They receive a total of 27,4 million from the EU and contribute themselves 12.2 million. - New Horizon 2020 programme foresees increased cooperation opportunities with ASEAN. On the basis of broad consultations carried out with European research institutions and business as well as with ASEAN, DG RTD has identified green technologies and food security as priorities for its cooperation with ASEAN under Horizon First ASEAN-EU Science, Technology and Innovation Days from January 21st - 23rd in Bangkok, with the participation of the Director General of RTD. - Next meeting EU-ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) will take place in April 2014 in Jakarta Facilitate the exchange and mobility of scientists and researchers in accordance to the respective laws, rules, regulation, and national policies - MARIE CURIE programme ongoing (cf.3.1.1). - Concerning research DG AGRI is also interested in topics such as wines and spirits counterfeiting, sustainability, ex post evaluation of FTAs including GIs protection Enhance cooperation in the field of food security to support the implementation of the ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework and the Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security (SPA-FS), and the Resolution and Plan of Action on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region - Contacts are on-going in this regard. 16

17 Towards Support sub-regional cooperation to promote social-economic development and sustainable water management, including the Lower-Mekong region, drawing out experiences from the EU s Strategy for the Danube Region, and promote the sustainable use of inland waters, coastal and marine environment through public awareness campaign to highlight the global importance of inland waters, coastal and marine environment in addressing food security, maintaining ecosystem services, as well as protecting marine environment including coral reef preservation - EU has committed 4.95 million EUR to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to boost its efforts in responding to the region s climate change challenges. - The ASEM Seminar on Water and River Basin Management A Green Growth Approach took place (Can Tho, 21 March 2013) - Outreach to ASEAN countries in the margins of RFMO meetings, tuna tagging programme IOTC Continue to promote biodiversity conservation and management in the region, including through the work of ASEAC Centre for Biodiversity - Negotiations on FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements with Malaysia and Thailand; preparations for negotiations with Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar Ratification of VPA with Indonesia Signature with Malaysia Expand and diversify cooperation in promoting biodiversity conservation and management, maintaining ecosystem services and protecting marine environment ; work with relevant regional bodies and initiatives Support ASEAN in implementing the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAS) through technical assistance and capacity building Dialogue on CITES-related issues, in particular trade in reptiles products from Indonesia Maintain and develop contacts with ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network Strengthen cooperation to address challenges - ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change met with - Cooperation with ASEAN in view of strong mitigation 17

18 of climate change by reducing air pollution, adapting to and mitigating global warming and improving the global environment and support the ASEAN Climate Change Initiative (ACCI) the EU on March in Phnom Penh in order to exchange views on the ASEAN Action Plan on Climate Change. A regular EU-ASEAN policy dialogue on Climate Change was re-launched in a bilateral meeting on 27 August in Jakarta. commitments in the planned 2015 global climate change agreement. - Maintenance of regular EU-ASEAN consultations on Climate Change. - Support to the implementation of the ASEAN Climate Change Action Plan through the EC regional and bilateral portfolios Implement measures aimed to build capacities in the ASEAN Secretariat as well as in other ASEAN institutions - The ARISE programme includes a 3 Million component for this purpose Promote exchange programmes between ASEAN and EU institutions, in particular between the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission - A draft Memorandum of Understanding on staff exchange was submitted by the EU to ASEAN in 2012, which did not meet consensus among ASEAN Member States. - MoU proposal to be relaunched Explore the establishment of institutional linkages between Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union (COREPER), including through the exchange of officials, and the sharing of best practices and visits - ASEAN CPR (now including new members who did not take part in the 2010 visit) would be interested in visiting EU institutions in Brussels again. No date set yet. This might take place later this year or early next year e.g. to feed into preparations for the next EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in 2014 in Belgium Submit progress report of the implementation of the Plan of Action to the annual Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) +1 session with the EU, and the 18 - Prepare progress report for submission to PMC to be held in July 2013 (date tbc).

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