EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) – High-level conference

Following the signature of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on 17 July this year, the EU-Japan follow-up committee will organise a mission to Japan in November, with the aim to continue to strengthen cooperation and ties between the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and its main partners in Japan. In this context, a high-level conference will be organised in Tokyo on 13-14 November. With focus on the EPA, discussions will cover the role of the civil society in monitoring the EU-Japan EPA as well as opportunities for trade, investment and cooperation following the signature of the agreement. A second part of the conference will be dedicated to the opportunities and challenges associated with technological change.