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Japan and the EU - The Free Trade Agreement as a Pathfinder to Closer Cooperation

In late 2012 the EU’s trade ministers granted the EU Commission with the permit to start free trade negotiations. Since then, three negotiation rounds took place; the next round is scheduled for spring 2014.

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After the financial and economic crisis in the EU and years of low growth rates and deflation in Japan, both parties hope for new economic upswing. The EU in particular wants Japan to further open its market by lowering non-tariff barriers. Japan is supposed to show first results on this by spring 2014. However, the negotiations between the EU and Japan cannot be looked at in isolation: While the EU is in talks with the US about the TTIP-Agreement, Japan is also negotiating with the US through the TPP. Accordingly an interesting triangular setting emerged, influencing the EU-Japan FTA.

PROGRAM

11.30am

Welcome Remarks

  • Dr. Gerhard Wahlers

    Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

    Deputy Secretary General and Head of Department European and International Cooperation

  • Takeshi Nakane

    Ambassador of Japan to the Federal Republic of Germany

  • Tadayuki Nagashima

    JETRO Tokyo

    Executive Vice President

11.45am

Introduction

  • Shigehiro Tanaka

    Japanese Ministry of Economy

    Trade and Industry

    Director-General, Multilateral Trade System Department

  • Yorizumi Watanabe

    Keio Universiy

    Shonan Fujisawa Campus

    Professor, Faculty of Policy Management

12.05pm

Panel Discussion

  • Shigehiro Tanaka

    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

    Director General Multilateral Trade Systems Department

  • Yorizumi Watanabe

    Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa Campus

    Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management

  • Peter Berz

    European Commission

    Head of Unit Far East

  • Knut Brünjes

    Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

    Deputy Director Department External Trade Policy

  • Dr. Lasia E. E. Bloß, LL.M.

    Federal Foreign Office – Political Division

    Desk Officer Japan

Moderation:

Paul Linnarz

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – Japan Office

Regional Representative for Economic Policy and Resident Representative for Japan

1.15pm

Lunch Buffet

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Venue

Academy of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Tiergartenstr. 35,
10785 Berlin
Deutschland

Arrival

Speakers

  • Tadayuki Nagashima
    • Shigehiro Tanaka
    • Yorizumi Watanabe
    • Peter Berz
    • Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer
    • Frank Hartmann a.o.

Publication

"Die EU ist einer der wichtigsten Handelspartner Japans": Experten bilanzieren die ersten Schritte hin zu einem europäisch-japanischen Freihandelsabkommen
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