The 23rd Meeting of the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held in Jakarta on February 4, 2016

The meeting carried on the excellent momentum in strengthening ASEAN-EU relations, following the successful conclusions of the 20th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels on July 23, 2014, the informal ASEAN-EU Leaders’ Meeting held in Milan in October 2014 and the ASEAN-EU Post-Ministerial Conference in Kuala Lumpur in August 2015, as well as the Informal ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in November 2015 in Luxembourg.
The discussion of the meeting focused on a wide range of issues, including strengthening trade and investment relations between both regions, joint cooperation in non-traditional security areas, such as maritime security and cyber security, as well as possible adoption of the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement.
ASEAN representatives welcomed the increase in EU funding for development cooperation projects from €70 million to €170 million in the period 2014-2020 to help boost ASEAN integration, in support of the implementation of the newly adopted ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together and its Blueprints.
ASEAN-EU Dialogue Partnership will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 2017.
Press-release at the official ASEAN web-site
Follow up the meeting statement