About ASEMASEM is a vital forum for dialogue between Europe and Asia. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is the main multilateral channel for communication and dialogue between Asia and Europe since 1996. As one of the four “coordinators” of ASEM, the European Commission underpins the process. ASEM involves virtually the whole of Asia and Europe. The 45 ASEM partners represent half of the world’s GDP, almost 60% of the world’s population and 60% of global trade. See "ASEM: strengthening relations between Asia and Europe ".
ASEM brings together educators and researchers. One key achievement of ASEM is the Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN) the first large-scale research and education network connecting regional researchers in Asia and Europe. Over 60 million users now have access to improved internet network performance providing mutually beneficial global research collaboration. ASEM brings together other non-governmental stakeholders: lawmakers, businesses and civil society. Civil society groups, parliamentarians and the business community meet at the the Asia Europe People’s Forum, Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership and Asia-Europe Business Forum, held every two years alongside ASEM Summits. ASEM brings together the peoples of Europe and Asia. The Singapore based Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) funded by ASEM partners promotes understanding and collaboration between the peoples of Asia and Europe through cultural, intellectual and people-to-people exchanges. ASEF’s outreach to civil society and the wider public and the ASEM InfoBoard managed by ASEF provide transparency on the ASEM programme. ASEM is a continual dialogue between Asian and European governments. In the intervening two years - between Summits – many inter-governmental ASEM meetings maintain the momentum of Asia Europe-dialogueon all political, economic, social and cultural issues of mutual interest to the partners. |  |
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ASEM's forward-looking agenda is set in biennial Summits. ASEM government leaders meet at Summits every two years - alternating between European and Asian locations. The 