[{"bbox": [83, 106, 1145, 161], "category": "Text", "text": "strategic interests and priorities in Thailand, of enhancing the EU-Thailand partnership, and of raising Strategic Communication (via public campaigns) and Public Diplomacy as part of a campaign (where relevant)."}, {"bbox": [83, 185, 1145, 239], "category": "Text", "text": "These political objectives are also strongly linked to our ASEAN interests and cooperation. This Facility and the funding from the regional instruments, under the framework regional TEIs, will be mutually reinforcing."}, {"bbox": [83, 264, 1145, 346], "category": "Text", "text": "The Multi-Annual Indicative Programme for Thailand is limited to dialogues facility, technical assistance, and strategic communication and public diplomacy under the form of a Cooperation Facility to support EU strategic interests and priorities in Thailand."}, {"bbox": [83, 370, 1145, 687], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility will support and facilitate political dialogue between Thailand and the European Union, including support to key policy dialogues linked to the PCA and the FTA, business cooperation, regulatory framework convergence, economic diplomacy and security issues as well as a continued **dialogue on the SDG agenda**, including sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, environmental issues and the fight against climate change. Strengthening the economic partnership between the European Union and Thailand, especially enhancing open, sustainable and assertive trade and investment will be essential. Good Governance, including anti-corruption and rule of law, and ensuring an inclusive and sustainable recovery are cross cutting issues, which will be emphasised in all aspects of the cooperation with a view to strengthen the role of Thailand in ASEAN and as a partner in Multi-lateral fora, as well as in security sectors such as cyber-security and maritime security. Furthermore, the Facility will support ongoing dialogues with civil society and the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III). Finally, the Facility will cater for enhanced strategic communication and public diplomacy efforts of the EU in Thailand."}, {"bbox": [83, 715, 1145, 903], "category": "Text", "text": "The Cooperation Facility consists of a wide range of flexible tools, which should allow for fast assistance and implementation of technical assistance, studies and peer to peer exchanges of experiences where needed. It will also deliver results and enable advocacy on some of the fundamental values of the EU, namely human rights, a strong civil society and gender equality. The facility will allow for an even more coordinated approach, reacting better and faster to emerging crises and challenges. Through strategic communications activities targeting general citizens, in particular those in the 18-35 years old cohort, it will enhance the public awareness, understanding and approval of the special relationship between the EU and Thailand, as set out in the Global Gateway strategy."}, {"bbox": [83, 927, 1145, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "Initiatives envisaged under the ASEAN Green Team Europe Initiative would potentially complement activities undertaken under the Cooperation Facility. The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiatives foreseen under this annual action plan will be complemented by other contributions from Team Europe partners. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective partners' meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [83, 1086, 1145, 1273], "category": "Text", "text": "The action supports the EU strategic interests and priorities in Thailand. The action is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy, including the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the EU-ASEAN Plan of Action 2018-2022, the new European Consensus on development, the external dimension of the European Green Deal including its sustainable finance and green bond chapters, as well as the other main priorities of the European Commission, including Green Partnerships, Digitalisation, Sustainable Growth and Jobs, Migration and Mobility, Gender Equality (GAP III) as well as Partnerships for Human Development, Peace and Governance."}, {"bbox": [100, 1318, 339, 1349], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2. Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [83, 1362, 303, 1390], "category": "Text", "text": "Short problem analysis:"}, {"bbox": [83, 1414, 1145, 1495], "category": "Text", "text": "Thailand is stuck in the **middle income trap**, and the fight to overcome this trap has been made very challenging by the pandemic and the enormous challenges it has brought with it for the Thai economy. For many years, Thailand has been considered among the most unequal in the world and the pandemic worsened the situation."}, {"bbox": [83, 1520, 1145, 1654], "category": "Text", "text": "Thailand is a key ally of the EU in ASEAN and a driver of ASEAN integration in a number of key areas, including on non-traditional security issues at the national and regional level. The Royal Thai Government is strongly committed to the SDG agenda and domestic policies are well aligned to the 2030 agenda through the philosophy of sufficiency economy, which advocates for a balanced way of living and aims at improving human well-being as a development goal."}, {"bbox": [1144, 1663, 1158, 1684], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "5"}]