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Strategic Partnership between Japan and Romania
During the Japan-Romania Summit Meeting held on 7 March 2023, a Strategic Partnership between Japan and Romania was signed by Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Klaus-Werner Iohannis, President of Romania.
EU and Japan meet during 4th Competition Week to reinforce cooperation on competition policy
Officials and experts from the EU and Japan met online from 6 to 8 June 2023 to discuss and exchange good practices in competition policy and enforcement.
Joint Committee with the European Union takes place in Tokyo
On 28 March, the European Union and Japan reviewed recent progress under their Strategic Partnership Agreement in Tokyo, during their first in-person Joint Committee since 2020.
Interview series: the people behind EU-Japan cooperation
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is launching a new series of articles meant to introduce the individuals and organizations making EU-Japan collaboration possible. Here below is a snippet of the interview with our first guest: Sophie Bocklandt, General Manager, Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan - BLCCJ.
Highlighting contributors to EU-Japan cooperation: Sophie Bocklandt
Who are the people making EU-Japan collaboration possible? Enjoy our first interview with Sophie Bocklandt, the General Manager at the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BLCCJ).
EU signs agreement boosting air services with Japan
With a view to enhancing air services with Japan, on 20 February 2023, the Swedish presidency of the Council signed on behalf of the EU an aviation agreement with one of the Union’s most important partners in Asia. The agreement will give all EU air carriers non-discriminatory access to routes between the EU and Japan, thereby promoting open and fair competition.
Innovation: Supporting cooperation between Europe and Japan
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is one of the 6 winning regions of the European programme "International Urban and Regional Cooperation" IURC EU-Japan, which supports cooperation for innovation between European regions and Japanese prefectures.
The EU and Japan held their second High-level Economic Dialogue
Held on the 25 October, this second meeting of the HLED confirmed EU-Japanese strategic alignment on key economic and geopolitical challenges.
EU-Japan Centre MoU with Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce
EU-Japan Centre and Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce sign a Memorandum of Understanding to broaden their cooperation.
EU Ambassador to Japan Visiting the Centre
On 28 September, the newly appointed EU Ambassador to Japan, Mr Jean-Eric Paquet, visited the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation head office in Tokyo for a presentation of the Centre's activities to support the cooperation between European and Japanese businesses.
The EU and Japan open Horizon Europe association talks
Leaders at the EU-Japan Summit taking place in Tokyo agreed to start exploratory talks on Japan’s possible association to the EU's key research & innovation funding programme Horizon Europe. Association is the closest form of international cooperation on research and innovation with third countries, and it could pave the way for an intensified cooperation in research and innovation between the EU and Japan.
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