- The Twenty-second ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) – EU Trade Commissioner Consultation was held on 22 September 2026 in Manila, Philippines. The Consultation was co-chaired by H.E. Ma. Cristina A. Roque, Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines and H.E. Ms. Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission, representing H.E. Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency.
- The Meeting noted that based on ASEAN’s preliminary statistics, two-way merchandise trade between ASEAN and the EU reached USD 318.8 billion in 2025, while foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from the EU to ASEAN amounted to USD 31.3 billion in the same year. These figures placed the EU as ASEAN’s third-largest trading partner and largest source of foreign direct investment in 2025, while according to the EU statistics, ASEAN placed as the EU’s third-largest trading partner in goods outside Europe.
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