ECONOMIC CONNECTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)

Authors

  • Iliyan Mateev University of agribusiness and rural development

Keywords:

economic relations, foreign trade, integration

Abstract

This article discusses the establishment and the activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), focusing on its economic relations with the European Union. Data on the EU's external trade with the ASEAN member countries and the ASEAN foreign trade partners in the EU for 2016 are presented, according to which the largest share of over 78% of total trade is for Germany, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Belgium and Italy.

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