EU and Japanese negotiators made a new breakthrough in the 17th round of technical talks on an EU-Japan free-trade deal in Brussels on 26-30 September, moving towards the final stages in the negotiations.
A source at the European Commission told EUROPE on Friday 30 September that "the round had allowed good progress at technical level and several chapters are now almost finalised". "However, much work is still needed, especially in the key areas of the negotiations, such as tariffs,...