EU provides €850,000 for Viet Nam’s disaster recovery efforts
VGP - The EU has provided Viet Nam with €850,000 to help the Southeast Asian nation overcome the devastating consequences of recent natural disasters.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (R) and Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Paola Pampaloni co-chair the 6th meeting of the Viet Nam–European Union (EU) Joint Committee on the implementation of the EU-Viet Nam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA )in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2025 - Photo: VNA
Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Paola Pampaloni announced the aid at the 6th meeting of the Viet Nam–European Union (EU) Joint Committee on the implementation of the EU-Viet Nam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Brussels on Sunday.
Pampaloni said, some countries such as Luxembourg, Germany, and the Czech Republic have sent the first relief shipments to Viet Nam.
The EU regards Viet Nam as an important partner in the Asia–Pacific region and highly values the nation's socio-economic development achievements and international integration efforts, she noted.
She called on Viet Nam to actively participate in projects under the Indo-Pacific Cooperation Strategy and the Global Gateway Initiative.
Le, for her part, called on the EU to support Viet Nam in effectively taking advantage of initiatives such as EU's program to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe (Erasmus+), EU's key funding program for research and innovation (Horizon Europe), and the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).
Le also informed Viet Nam's strong measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and urged the EU and its member states to soon consider lifting the "yellow card" against Vietnamese seafood exports.
The two sides vowed to strengthen all-level delegation exchanges, work to effectively implement the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and encourage the remaining six EU member states to soon ratify the EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).
Viet Nam and the EU affirmed their commitment to further expanding cooperation in potential areas, especially trade and investment, green economy, digital transformation, circular economy, sustainable fisheries, clean energy transition, science and technology, innovation, infrastructure and climate change response, the officials underlined.
They suggested Viet Nam and the EU consider science–technology and innovation as a new pillar of cooperation.
The two sides pledged to promote multilateralism and the role of the United Nations, and affirming that maritime disputes should be resolved by peaceful means on the basis of international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982). Both sides underscored the need to ensure security, safety, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.
Viet Nam and the EU also reaffirmed their priority to strengthening ASEAN–EU Strategic Partnership, promoting cooperation in trade and investment, addressing global challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, environmental issues, and pandemics, and contributing to green and sustainable development in subregions, including the Mekong subregion./.
