The EU Delegation is organizing the ‘EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Progress Seminar’, which will be held through a series of webinars.

The seminar will seek to take stock of the progress on the EU-Japan EPA and will bring together representatives from academia, industry and trade associations, as well as the public sector. It will take place over three days, with each day covering a different aspect of the EPA and inviting a varied panel of speakers.

Topics that will be covered:

Day 1 (November 24 – 09:00-10:00 am CET/16:00-17:00 pm JST)

- Presentation of EPA Progress Report
- Presentation of Business Survey
- Success stories

Day 2 (November 25 – 09:00-10:00 am CET/16:00-17:00 pm JST)

- Leather and footwear market in Japan

Day 3 (November 26 – 09:00-10:00 am CET/16:00-17:00 pm JST)

- Presentation of Guide on Public Procurement

Each study/report will be introduced by one of the experts and is followed by contributions from business discussants and a Q&A session.

Please sign up to the links in the programme agenda below to register for each of these events.

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Related documents
- EU-Japan EPA Progress Report (1 February 2019-31 January 2020)
- Study on the impact of the EU-Japan EPA on the Leather Products Market in Japan (August 2020)
- Guide for EU Suppliers on Government Procurement in Japan (September 2020)