EU-Japan cooperation

Minister for the Economy, Enterprise, and Strategic Projects Silvio Schembri, accompanied by the Ambassador of the Republic of Malta, André Spiteri, and other Maltese representatives, recently travelled to Japan to foster stronger ties between the two countries.

On 13-15 January 2025, Barcelona hosted the High-Level Symposium on "EU-Japan Collaboration in High-Performance Computing (HPC)".

From 31 March to 7 April 2025, Tokyo will host the EU-Japan Digital Week, a key event bringing together academia, research, industry, business, and policymakers from Japan, the European Union, and other Indo-Pacific countries.

Who are the people behind EU-Japan cooperation efforts? What is their story, and how did they become involved in developing international cooperation? The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is happy to introduce the 8th instalment in the series – an interview with Mrs. Andreia Brizido, General-secretary of the Japanese-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILJ).

Who are the people making EU-Japan collaboration possible? Enjoy our eighth edition with Andreia Brizido.

At the end of October, leading experts from business, politics, and media came together in Tokyo to take part in the 32nd German-Japanese Forum (DJF), the Japanese-German Track 1.5 Security Dialogue, and other meetings to discuss global challenges and future opportunities for cooperation.

The EU-Japan Centre is happy to introduce the seventh installment in a series of articles introducing the individuals and organisations making EU-Japan collaboration a reality – an interview with Marta Szczygiel, the Head of the Foreign Trade Office in Tokyo at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency.

The 26th Annual Meeting of the EU-Japan Business Round Table will address economic security, industrial competitiveness and other issues. Dr. Endo (Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation) and Dr. Garijo (Chair of the Executive Board and CEO, Merck) will co-chair the meeting.