Alex Melamed

EU diplomat -
Expressed views are my own

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

Future-proofing Malaysia's finances 🇪🇺🇲🇾

EU Ambassador @DaerrRafael opened the 2026 Fiscal Responsibility Summit, joining Deputy Finance Minister YB @LiewChinTong and @IDEASMalaysia in tackling fiscal sustainability amid global crises. Supporting partners. It's in our DNA.

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

Dual 5G network model = higher investor confidence. EU Ambassador to Malaysia @DaerrRafael highlights how this strategy strengthens Malaysia's appeal to global tech investments.

📌Full story here: https://t.co/VISqsr0Cu8

[Free Malaysia Today @fmtoday]

Trade will spur deeper ties with Malaysia, says EU envoy
#FMTNews

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

Thank you Malaysia for successfully hosting the 4th round of 🇪🇺-🇲🇾 FTA negotiations! Constructive exchanges kept us on track toward a comprehensive, ambitious and mutually beneficial agreement, with 3 more chapters closed. Looking forward to continuing in Brussels this September.

[Michalis Rokas @MichalisRokasEU]

The not so nice side of otherwise beautiful Struga. A huge landfill few hundred metres from the town’s main water supply, houses, Drim river & Ohrid lake. 🇪🇺 is financing a sustainable regional solution in Novaci w grants &EBRD loan. An urgent solution to this hazard is needed!

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

We welcome Malaysia’s ratification of the MEUPCA — a strong signal of our shared commitment to closer cooperation and effective multilateralism.

We look forward to further strengthening our partnership across trade, green growth, innovation and regional cooperation.🇲🇾🤝🇪🇺

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

Europe Day reminds us what unites us: peace, trusted partnerships, mutual respect and solidarity. As 🇪🇺-🇲🇾 ties deepen, the EU remains a reliable partner committed to shared prosperity and stronger cooperation for our peoples.

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

That’s the 🇪🇺-spirit!

EU & 27 Member States = 1 Team Europe

Celebrating #EuropeDay in 🇲🇾 with our Malaysian friends and global partners.

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

Strengthening semiconductor partnerships between Europe and Southeast Asia 🌏🤝

EU Ambassador Rafael Daerr opened the handshake@SEMICON session on ‘Europe–Southeast Asia: Building Semiconductor Partnerships’ yesterday. @SEMIconex

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

Important & insightful exchange with 🇲🇾’s Attorney General, YBhg. Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki bin Mokhtar. Encouraged by the strong positive trajectory of 🇪🇺–🇲🇾 relations. Reliable partnerships are built on predictable rules-based frameworks. Looking forward to deepening our cooperation.

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

Pleasure to meet Governor Dato Sri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour of @BNM_official. Amid global shifts, close coordination among trusted partners matters more than ever. 🇪🇺 remains a reliable partner for 🇲🇾 in boosting trade, investment, and financial cooperation for shared prosperity.

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

What does a “leader” look like?

At this year’s Interfaith Iftar, alongside International Women’s Day, we explored leadership from religious and societal perspectives 🚧🔨

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

A pleasure to meet again with Minister @joharighani! We welcomed the concrete progress in EU–Malaysia FTA negotiations. Three rounds in only 8 months - and more to come in 2026. Great to see ambition in both substance and pace.

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

We also discussed investments, semiconductors and critical raw materials - to further deepen the EU–Malaysia partnership. 🇪🇺🇲🇾

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

Delighted to meet with Datin Paduka Anizan Siti Hajjar Adnin, Deputy Secretary General for Management Services at @MalaysiaMFA yesterday.

​We had a productive exchange on our shared priorities for protecting women’s rights.

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

The Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia is hiring in the following position:

📑 Accounts Clerk - LA III

Application deadline: 16 March 2026

🔗 Find out more about the role and apply via https://t.co/cznMnSIgv7

#EUinMalaysia 🇪🇺🤝🇲🇾

[EU in Malaysia @EUinMalaysia]

Yesterday, we marked four years of Ukrainian resilience since Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Co-organised with the Embassies of Ukraine, Austria, Germany and Poland, our event 'Standing With Ukraine: Four Years of Resilience event reaffirmed our steadfast commitment to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

Inspiring & productive meeting with Dato’ Seri @AmirudinShari, Menteri Besar of Selangor, a key EU partner in 🇲🇾 with EU firms active from aerospace, automotive & semicon to energy & pharma—creating jobs & opportunities for local suppliers. We agreed to deepen this partnership.

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

4/ At Universiti Malaysia Sabah (@UMS_EcoCampus), discussions on Erasmus+ participation highlighted how EU–Sabah cooperation also strengthens education, skills and people-to-people ties—investing in long-term resilience and shared prosperity.

[Rafael Daerr @DaerrRafael]

1/ On 3–4 February, I visited Sabah 🇲🇾 and was honoured to meet Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, Tun Musa Aman, and Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Our discussions underlined a clear message: the EU is a reliable, long-term and substantive partner of Sabah and Malaysia. 🇪🇺🤝🇲🇾