Join European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala and Minister Aung Myo Min of Myanmar's National Unity Government for a discussion on how the international community should focus its efforts to best support the restoration of democracy and respect for human rights in advance of the two-year anniversary of the coup.

This episode brings together European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Burmese-American journalist Aye Min Thant to discuss the situation in Myanmar 500 days after the February 2021 military coup, as well as the responses of ASEAN and the EU.

Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee and David McAllister, chair of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee, join our hosts for a discussion on the future of ASEAN-EU cooperation on ensuring peace and security in the Indo-Pacific.

Joined by Brunei Legislative Council member Nik Hafimi Abdul Haadii and member of the European Parliament Catharina Rinzema, this episode delves into how trade agreements and policies should be designed to ensure that both women and men enjoy its benefits.

This episode focuses on how both the European Union and ASEAN have managed the ongoing global health crisis, on differing approaches as an opportunity for interregional learning, as well as on the next steps. 

We are joined by the EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans and Dr Ong Kian Ming, a Malaysian member of parliament and former government minister.

The focus of the first EPinASEAN podcast is on the EU and ASEAN strategic partnership and inter-regional mutual learning. 

Guests are MEP Reinhard Bütikofer and Dr Yeo Lay Hwee, Director, EU Centre in Singapore. 

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