EU, ASEAN promote partnership in environment protection, sustainable development
Brussels (VNA) – The European Union (EU) on November 18
launched a Green Team Europe Initiative in partnership
with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The initiative was launched by Commissioner for International
Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen during the
3rd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Sustainable Development.
The initiative, backed by a 30-million EUR grant from the EU
budget, is hoped to strengthen the EU-ASEAN partnership in areas
including climate action, environmental and biodiversity protection, clean
energy transition, disaster resilience, prevention of illegal logging, wildlife
trafficking and air pollution.
This initiative provides the framework for coordinated green
action between participating Team Europe partners (Austria, Denmark, France,
Germany and Romania, as well as the European Investment Bank) and ASEAN member nations,
seeking synergies between their respective political frameworks, especially the
European Green Deal and the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
The Initiative will be implemented both at national and regional levels in the
ASEAN region./.