Lobby organisation
EU-ASEAN Business Council
Business group · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Singapore · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, EU-ASEAN Business Council appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The mission of the EU-ABC is to: Advocate for European business interests in the ASEAN region; Push for the reduction and eventual elimination of barriers to trade (both tariffs and NTBs); Facilitate trade and investment between Europe and ASEAN; Collaborate and interact with the ASEAN Secretariat and other related bodies; Contribute to and promote pan-ASEAN economic integration; Support the establishment […]”
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“[…] of an EU-ASEAN free trade agreement, and FTAs between the EU and ASEAN Member States in the meantime; and, Work to support other areas of key policy interest to advance EU-ASEAN relations including, but not limited to, sustainable development, energy transition and the greening of supply chains, digital economy, harmonisation of standards etc. Work on the prevention of illicit trade in ASEAN […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 10 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Wouter Beke | EU–ASEAN economic cooperation |
| 13 May 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Trade policy priorities |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Trade relations |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Cristina Maestre | EU-ASEAN trade and investment relations |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Thierry Mariani | L'actualité des relations commerciales et d'investissement entre l'UE et l'ASEAN, notamment les négociations commerciales en cours avec l'Indonésie, la Thaïlande et les Philippines. |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Svenja Hahn | EU-ASEAN trade relations, ongoing FTA negotiations with ASEAN countries |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Bart Groothuis | EU-ASEAN relations |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Seán Kelly | Free Trade Agreements Asia |
| 2 May 2023 | Bernd Lange | General exchange of view |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Mohammed Chahim | Green Deal |
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