Brussels, 22/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On the sidelines of the G20 ministers' meeting on Saturday 19 July, European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht and Japan's Minister for the Economy, Industry and Trade Toshimitsu Motegi agreed to accelerate the free-trade negotiations between the EU and Japan (which were launched in June 2013) - with a view to concluding an agreement by the end of 2015.
De Gucht and Motegi agreed to ask their negotiators to prepare a roadmap for this. The next...