The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) will hold its 44th Board of Governors in the city of Barcelona on July 6 and 7. The board, which meets once a year, will be attended by the governors of 50 countries, 30 from Europe and 20 from Asia, plus one representative from the European Union and one from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat.
The purpose of the ASEF Board of Governors is to review and approve ongoing Asia-Europe Foundation projects and programs. Thus, two meetings are scheduled for July 4 and 5: the Finance and Audit Committee and the Executive Committee, while the two plenary sessions will be held on July 6 and 7.
Casa Asia’s general director, Javier Parrondo, is also the Spanish governor in ASEF. Casa Asia has maintained a close collaborative relationship with ASEF since its inception. In 2019 it organized as a local partner of ASEF, three official programs that took place in Madrid on the occasion of the 14th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: 3rd ASEM Cultural Festival, 9th ASEM Model, and. 12th ASEF Journalists Seminar. This 2023 Casa Asia will collaborate with the University of Salamanca in the organization of the 5th ASEF Young Summit Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS5) that will take place in Salamanca from September 12th to 16th, and will be held in the city of Salamanca from September 12th to 16th. at the ASEF Linkup, Asia-Europe Culture Diplomacy Lab, to be held in Singapore in October.
The Asia-Europe Foundation
ASEF is the only permanent institution in the process Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)It was created in February 1997 by the governments and organizations participating in ASEM, the main multilateral forum created a year earlier to facilitate political, economic and cultural cooperation between Asia and Europe, and to jointly address major global challenges. ASEM has 52 members: 50 member countries, of which 30 are European and 20 Asian, plus the EU and the ASEAN Secretariat.
ASEF is a non-profit intergovernmental organization based in Singapore, whose main task is to promote understanding, relations and cooperation between people, institutions and organizations in Asia and Europe through the implementation of projects and programs related to culture, education, governance, economics, sustainable development, public health and media.
