Our Role

The EU Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam was established in Jakarta on 6 September 1988. It is one of over 140 diplomatic missions that represent the EU around the world.

The EU Delegation’s role is to promote EU polices and to build closer ties with Indonesia and Brunei.

Indonesia is the first ASEAN country to have concluded a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with the EU, which governs our overall relation and cooperation. The PCA – signed in 2009 and in force since 2014 – encompasses dialogues in various areas: Political Dialogue, Security Dialogue, Human Rights Dialogue, Trade and Investment, Development Cooperation, Environment and Climate Change, as well as Fisheries and Maritime Affairs.

We work closely with the embassies of the EU Member States. The EU Delegation coordinates the EU local consultation mechanism in Indonesia, at the level of ambassadors and of advisors covering political, commercial, consular and other fields. It represents the EU in all matters governed by EU policies and adopted positions.

Our Office

The EU Delegation has full diplomatic privileges and immunities with the Head of Delegation accorded full ambassadorial status.

The work of the EU Delegation is supported by different functional sectors:

Based in Jakarta, our premises also accommodate the EU Delegation to ASEAN and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Regional Representation for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. We represent the EU in Brunei on a non-residential basis.

Human Rights focal point

About the European Union

The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 Member States. Together, the EU has built a zone of stability, democracy and sustainable development whilst maintaining cultural diversity, tolerance and individual freedoms. In 2012, the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for advancing the goals of peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. The EU is the world's largest trading bloc, and the world's largest source and destination of foreign direct investment. Collectively, the EU and its Member States are the largest donors of Official Development Assistance (ODA), providing more than half of ODA globally.

The 27 Member States of the EU (in protocol order) are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.