The Evolution of EU-ASEAN Relations: Legal Framework and Policy Change

歐盟與東南亞國協關係之演變：法律架構與政策變遷

本文從法律架構與政策變遷兩個面向，探討歐盟與東南亞國協雙邊關係之演變。藉由檢視主要法律架構，本文呈現雙邊關係之深化過程：在1980年之歐洲共同體與東南亞國協合作協定之基礎上，逐漸加入合作協定與夥伴與合作協定。此外，本文並呈現在全球歐洲策略以來，雙邊關係之動態發展，並強調歐盟藉由夥伴與合作協定在東南亞扮演更積極角色之企圖。本文並分析歐盟與東南亞國協之關係，從政府間主義轉向雙邊主義對於雙邊關係可能之影響。

This article looks at the evolution of EU-ASEAN relations, covering legal framework and policy change. By examining major legal instruments, it illustrates how the legal framework governing the EU-ASEAN relation becomes deeper by adding Cooperation Agreements and Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with individual ASEAN member countries to the 1980 EC-ASEAN Cooperation Agreement. It also exposes the dynamic nature of EU-ASEAN relations spurred by the Global Europe strategy and highlights the EU’s ambition to play a greater role in South-East Asia through its Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with individual ASEAN member countries. It then assesses the shift from region-to-region approach to individual ASEAN member country approach and probes into future directions of EU-ASEAN relations.