Following the adoption of the Bandar Seri Begawan Plan of Action to strengthen the ASEAN-EU Enhanced Partnership (2013-2017), the 12th AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultation in 2013 endorsed the ASEAN-EU Trade and Investment Work Programme (TIWP) for 2013-2014 to improve two-way trade relations and investment between ASEAN and the EU, as well as supporting broader integration within ASEAN, and between ASEAN and the EU. To date, there have been eight (8) ASEAN-EU TIWP, the latest being ASEAN-EU TIWP 2026-2027 that was endorsed by the 21st AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultation in 2025. The areas of cooperation covered in the ASEAN-EU TIWP 2026-2027 include (i) Consultation at the Economic Ministers level, (ii) Consultations at the Senior Economic Officials level, (iii) Dialogue with the private sectors, (iv) Capacity and technical assistance.

A project under the EU-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package which focuses on strengthening economic and trade connectivity between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and within ASEAN itself. It aims to improve: (i) the policy and regulatory environment for fair, sustainable trade and investment in ASEAN; (ii) digital connectivity capacities; and (iii) knowledge and capacities for sustainable value-chain management (environmental, economic & social) among ASEAN institutions and the private sector.

This project is designed to facilitate sustainable infrastructure investments in the ASEAN region (covering sectors such as transport, energy and digital) in line with ASEAN’s connectivity and economic community blueprints. Its key outputs include: recommendations to improve regulatory, institutional and planning frameworks for sustainable infrastructure; identification and development of sustainable infrastructure investment projects in ASEAN; and enhanced coordination of the EU “Team Europe Initiative” on sustainable connectivity.

This project seeks to reinforce intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement across ASEAN countries in line with EU standards and international agreements. Its core objectives are to: strengthen ASEAN member states’ legal and regulatory frameworks on IP; support development of a coordinated ASEAN IP policy framework/action plan; build the technical capacities of ASEAN IP offices and competent authorities; and raise awareness among the private sector and the public on creation, protection, utilisation and commercialisation of IP.

This project aims to enhance EU-ASEAN cooperation on climate change, sustainable management of natural resources, sustainable food systems and the clean energy transition. It provides capacity-building, technical assistance, peer-learning and dialogues to reduce environmental impacts and climate-related disaster risks in ASEAN.

The ASEAN-EU Business Summit serves as a platform for strategic dialogue between the public and private sectors of ASEAN and the EU. The first ASEAN-EU Business Summit (AEBS) was held on 5 May 2011 at the margin of the 10th ASEAN-EU Trade Commissioner Consultations and the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta. The 2nd ASEAN-EU Business Summit was held on 1 April 2012, at the margin of the 11th AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The 3rd ASEAN-EU Business Summit was held on 8–9 March 2013 at the margin of the 12th AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultations. The 4th AEBS was held on 23 August 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the margin of the 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting. The 5th AEBS was held in March 2017 at the margins of the 15th AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultations, in Manila.

Thus far, the AEBS focused its discussions in the sectors of infrastructure, agri-food, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and services. Recommendations arising from the AEBS and sectoral discussions had been presented to the AEM-EU Trade Commissioner.