Duration: 2016-2024
 
Amount: €20 million
 
Corresponding actions in the EU-ASEAN Plan of Action:

• 1.7. Promote Cooperation on human rights and good governance (b)
• 2.1. Expand Trade, Business and Investment   (d)
• 2.2. Strengthen the role of the private sector and Public-Private Partnership  (a)
• 2.3. Strengthen Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (b)
• 2.4. Strengthen Cooperation in Transport, Energy and ICT (a, d, f)
• 2.5. Enhance cooperation in sectors on food, agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry (c, b)
• 2.6. Enhance cooperation on research and innovation, Science and Technology (b, d)
• 3.3. Promote gender equality, well-being, rights and welfare of women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities and migrant workers (a, c)
• 3.5. Address regional and global environmental challenges and promote sustainable development (e, i, h, k)

 
The Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument (E-READI) is an EU-funded development cooperation programme that facilitates dialogue forums between the EU and ASEAN in priority policy areas of joint interest across all three ASEAN Community pillars:

• Political and Security
• Economic
• Socio-Cultural

 
The overall objective of the E-READI is to support ASEAN integration aiming at poverty reduction through inclusive and sustainable growth, while the specific objective is to support the implementation of the ASEAN Community blue prints, drawing on European experience and know how through sectoral policy dialogues. It is a follow-up of the READI and READI Human Rights programmes.
 
The potential areas for dialogue consist of human rights, maritime cooperation, peace and reconciliation, science and technology, ICT, energy, forestry, trade related aspects not covered by other EU-ASEAN projects, and climate change, disaster management, environment, education, working toward achieving sustainable development goals, as well as capacity building. However, other areas may emerge during the implementation period of the facility.
 
 
More info:
 
E-READI brochure