The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Where to and how?

On 18 October, the EUISS together with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, and Casa Asia organised a roundtable discussion entitled "The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Where to and How?” in Barcelona.

Ahead of the next edition EU-Indo-Pacific Forum in February 2024, the meeting sought to discuss the EU's implementation of its Indo-Pacific Strategy and assess its current assets and vulnerabilities in a swiftly changing region, and how to improve it moving forward.

The meeting brought together EU and Indo-Pacific experts including Directors of Asia-Pacific departments from EU Member States to discuss this issue and provide concrete policy orientations for a strengthened EU within that space.