Strasbourg, 11/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - Wounded by the earthquake and tsunami which devastated its north-east coast on 11 March, Japan is hoping for an announcement at its annual summit with the EU on 27-28 May that negotiations on a bilateral free-trade agreement will open very shortly. This is too soon for EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht. He wants to study the feasibility of such a pact after the summit.
“Discussions are still on-going with Japan. In my opinion, it is not yet...