Brussels, 14 April 2010

The Asia Europe-Meeting [ASEM] established in 1996, is holding its 8th summit of Heads of States in Brussels 4-5 October of this year. ASEM now consits of 45 member states with new members (Australia, Russia and New Zealand) joining and with an expanding matrix of activities operating under its banner. Its main task is to intensify the contacts between Asia and Europe. Most of the activities of ASEM are coordinated by the Asia-Europe Foundation [ASEF] in Singapore. ASEM is funded by the member states and the European Commission.

Programme 2010 (precise subjects, titles and dates to be confirmed)

May

East Asia Community: how realistic an idea? [Brussels Briefing]

June

Rethinking EU's Asia development policy [Brussels Briefing]

ASEM: Conference on sustainable development [Brussels Briefing]

July

The EU's Afghanistan Pakistan stabilization challenge [Brussels Briefing]

September

ASEM summit curtain raiser. This will consist of 2 briefings on ASEM [Brussels Briefing]

October

Regional Integration Series 2. Conference on Connecting Civil Societies of Asia and Europe: A Social Pillar for Asia and Europe?

2-3 October / Brussels ASEF / EUforAsia Secretariat

November

Early warning system for conflicts in Asia and Europe [Brussels Briefing]

December

EU and North Korea [Brussels Briefing]

Programme 2011 (precise subjects, titles and dates to be confirmed)

Regional Integration - How does Financial and Monetary Co-operation strengthen European and Asian Economic Stability?

(Place and date to be confirmed)

Asia-Europe Roundtable on Sustainable Development: Pollution and Health (Venue and dat tbc)

7th Asia-Europe Roundtable on Conflict Management

(Asia, date tbc)

Asia-Europe Roundtable on Sustainable Development: How can Europe and Asia Cooperate to forestall or manage the looming water and public health crisis

(Venue and date tbc)

The Europe-Asia Policy Forum: Recapitulation and Way Forward

(Brussels, November or December)

See Actvities completed

in 2010

Regional Integration: Stakeholder- Roundtable: Eu through the eyes of Asia, (April 9)

ASEM Outlook (April 14)

Reforming Global Governance (March 24)

Chinese foreign policy: perceptions and misperceptions (5 February)

Japan's view of major trends and policies in Asia (28 January)

EU-Indonesia: preparing for a new era of cooperation (26 January)

in 2009

Asia-EuropeEnvironment Forum: Track 2 Panel on Climate Change, Copenhagen (Denmark) (15 December)

Subproject 3: Asia-Europe Round Table: Minority Conflicts. Towards an ASEM Framework for Conflict Management, Letterkenny (Republic of Ireland) and Derry (Norther Ireland) (10-12 June)

EuforAsia Brussels Briefing: The ASEAN Charter. A Milestone in ASEAN History (29 April)

Launch Event at the European Parliament, Brussels (29 April)