EU-Japan cooperation

On 1 April 2025, the EU and Japan held their 8th Digital Policy Dialogue in Brussels to enhance cooperation in key digital areas.

The EU-Japan Centre promoted EU-Japan business cooperation in Africa and presented existing joint projects in the infrastructure sector.

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.