Asia-Europe Economic Meeting

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)
2. International Trade facilitation
3. The Asia-Europe Foundation

The objectives of the subject “The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)” are the following:

1. To understand the aims of the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting
2. To know the work areas of the ASEM
3. To analyse the trade facilitation programs of the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting

Sample of the subject: The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)

Description of the Subject: The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM).

The ASEM (Asia-Europe Economic Meeting) is an informal process of dialogue and cooperation bringing together twenty-eight member economies of the European Union (UE) with nineteen Asian Countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat.

The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting addresses political, economic, and cultural topics, with the objective of strengthening the economic relations between the Asian Countries and Europe.

The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting Headquarters are in Singapore.

The topics discussed at the Summits of the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting include:

1. Trade Facilitation and international trade security and development
2. Regionalism and multilateralism
3. Liberalisation of information and communication technology (ICT)
4. Foreign direct investment (FDI)

At the global level, the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting cooperates with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) and the World Trade Organisation (Regional Trade Agreements).

The only institution in the Asia-Europe Economic Meeting is the Asia-Europe Foundation, a global not-for-profit foundation, responsible for promoting cultural, intellectual and people-to-people contacts between the Asian Countries end Europe.

The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM) members are Australia, Austria, the ASEAN Secretariat, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, The Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, The United Kingdom, Vietnam,

In the ASEM countries are virtually all the largest religions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism...)

The Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM) belongs to the economic spaces of the Sinic-Buddhist Civilisation, the Hindu Civilisation, the Western Civilisation and the Islamic Civilisation.