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The EU-Japan Business Round Table will meet in Brussels in April
The 27th meeting of the EU-Japan Business Round Table (or “BRT”) will take place in Brussels on Thursday, 16 April 2026.

Annual Meeting 2026

27th EU-Japan Business Round Table Annual Meeting - 16 April 2026

Brussels, 16 April 2026 - The 27th Annual Meeting of the EU-Japan Business Round Table took place in Brussels and online. It was co-chaired by Dr. Nobuhiro Endo (Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation) and by Jeremy Grossas (Representative Director & President, Merck Biopharma Japan who was standing in for Belén Garijo, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck and BRT co-Chair).

2025 Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy
2025 Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy
EU and Japan reaffirm close cooperation on trade and economic security
The EU and Japan reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening their cooperation on trade and economic security at their 6th High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) on 8 May 2025.
DG Trade expands online business support for EU service exporters
DG Trade has expanded the scope of its online Trade Assistant for Services and Investment to cover one hundred services sectors across four of the EU’s key trading partners: Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and the UK.
EU-Japan Joint Dialogue with Civil Society
On 3 March, Japanese and European civil society met for an online joint dialogue to discuss trade and sustainable development. Cross-cutting topics included due diligence and corporate social responsibility initiatives aimed at preventing violations of human and labour rights.
The EU and Japan held their second High-level Economic Dialogue
Held on the 25 October, this second meeting of the HLED confirmed EU-Japanese strategic alignment on key economic and geopolitical challenges.
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