Thailand-EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Abstract

In this article, the researcher focuses on Thailand - EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), its background by using the concept of inter-regionalism and bilateral agreement as framework for analysis. Finding show that the PCA will enhance the political dialogue in a wide number of policy areas such as environment, energy, climate change, transport, science and technology, trade, employment and social affairs, human right, education, agriculture, counter-terrorism, the fight against corruption and organized crime, migration and culture.  The background of the PCA began from inter-regional relationship between ASEAN and European Union in 1978.  The two parties began a process of PCA in 2004 and ended in 2022.  The PCA will positively shape Thailand-European Union relations in the near future.